Update on the House....

A LOT of progress has been made on the house....take a look -

January 22, 2011 - starting to roof the house!

January 29, 2011 - The roof...including the shingles are on
Trim is up and windows are in!!!

January 29, 2011 - view of the back

January 20, 2011 - starting to frame for the fireplace....

Everytime I go out to the house, I just get more and more excited.  I dream about curtains and pillows almost every night these days!  It's actually quite annoying b/c I have had trouble sleeping....I feel like a kid at Christmas!  I have made a lot of progress with decorations...bedding...fabric...etc. lately so that has been fun too.  I picked paint colors (Porter Gale Force, Earl Gray, Spiced Vinegar, Heavy Cream & a couple others) and have purchased some fabric to hopefully make some drapery panels for the dining room.  I also bought some great fabric to recover some french arm chairs that I bought off craigslist as well as some to make a couple pillows and a throw for the master bedroom.  LOTS of projects to do over the next month or two...plus packing....and moving!!  I plan on using a lady in cookeville for some of the sewing projects.  The skirt I made (or attempted to make) at the sewing class I took last year didn't give me too much encouragement for my natural sewing abilities. 

The house is in target to be finished by the beginning of April.  Fingers crossed....I'd really like to move in by April 15th (my birthday) at the latest!  I also had my frame walk this weekend.  I picked where the electrical outlets and other stuff like that would go...we talked about the fireplace and custom desk area and how all of that would come together.  Seems strange to choose outlet locations, but it's time to start the wiring inside.  Apparently you have to have certain types of outlets for certain things....like I want a freezer in my garage and they have to put a dedicated outlet for that.  (I'm buying part of a cow....for steaks and stuff....yummy!)  They also started plumbing and they will start the brick this week.  They will also spray the trim this week...and order the cabinets.  I have a few more light fixtures to pick out and get ordered.  It's going to be a busy couple of months.

I hope you guys enjoyed this great weather these past couple of days.  I spent some time with my sister and the kids and we had a good time throwing rocks, making calzones, reading books, etc.  Carter is starting to say more words now (like "ook"...i.e. book) and he crawls at lightning speed.  Here is one picture of him from tonight -

Have a great week.

Katy

Just Pictures....

I'm feeling kinda worn out this week....so I'm just going to post some pictures.  Enjoy! 

Yes....this is me shoveling SNOW out of my house!  Snow Snow go away!

January 15th....second floor is framed...starting on the upstairs!

Front view...finally...something I can walk in!!! YAY!

WOW!

I haven't been to the house much lately...work has been busy and it will be for the next month or more.  BUT...I didn't have to work today so I headed to the house first thing this morning (in my pajama pants) and WOW...they have accomplished SO much in two weeks!  Here's a few pictures from today.  You will notice one is as me standing on the front porch in the same place I stood on the last post....but this time, there is a house behind me!!

Standing on the front porch!

Walking down the stairs into the basement..

Looking up at the house from the back yard

It really is AMAZING how much they have gotten done.  The inside first floor and basement are completely framed, so I can walk through all the rooms and see how big (or small!) they are and imagine what they will be like in just a couple months from now!  It's finally all coming together and it's even more exciting than I imagined!  

Since the last post, I have met with my builder once to discuss all the remaining details.  Since that meeting...paint has been the biggest thing on my mind.  I think I have just about nailed the colors down and I have also started a little online shopping.  Here are a couple of things I have ordered lately:

2 twin duvet covers with powder blue embroidery...I also got towels,
rugs, shams, bedskirts, etc.  From Pottery Barn for the "twin" bedroom

A natural microfiber headboard with silver nailheads from Ballard Designs

Pillows!  Hopefully for the master bedroom...Ballard Designs

I'll share paint colors a little later this week.  Hopefully I will get some of these fun things in the mail this week and I can decide 100% what colors I want.  AND, hopefully next weekend, the second floor will be framed.  Alrthough, the possibility of 4-7 inches of snow tonight and tomorrow could delay us again!