Life is good!

We've moved our furniture in! It is a complete mess but we are loving it! Not even close to being finished with the house but at least we sleep in our room, on a real mattress sitting on a real bed frame. Life is good.



2 weeks ago! This scene made me start crying... I've missed my furniture so much!

After we moved everything in, Russ went to the piano first. This is a picture I snapped without him knowing it. Another tear jerker... I love when he plays!

Living room - furniture has already been moved around several times!

Russ's shop a complete mess while working on the countertop for our island.

Here is the most massive countertop I've ever seen! It is so awesome!

First coat of finish!

We took a quick trip to Atlanta last weekend for the Wood Workers Fair. (Yes, you read that correctly. Remember, I am married to the next star on "This Old House.") Stopped at IKEA (heart) and came home with this iron bed for the guest room! Love, love, love!

This was my first Saturday morning waking up in my house with furniture! I had to take some pics to remember this moment! Here is the guest room - you can see the island counter top leaning against the window. We are hoping to have the island in place by the end of this weekend.


My real bed and real mattress after getting out of bed this morning!

Last night I picked out the legs for our island from a magazine picture. When I woke up I headed to the shop to find my husband making them. He is most awesome!!

On July 20th we happily celebrated 1 year since we started on the house! Looking back over the past year, we are amazed at our progress! This time last summer we were slaving away in the heat while digging a foundation, laying brick, etc. I'm so happy those days are OVER!! We are really close to being completely finished... well, at least ready to move in some furniture. It will be nice to sit on a couch and live "Rubbermaid box" free! The floors are being urethaned this week and we will be able to move in some stuff this weekend. Here are some pics from our work this summer!


Back porch ceiling with light. We decided to keep the pine it's natural color.


Back porch with "required" railings... yuck! Don't worry, those are coming down and it will eventually be a screened porch.


Russ said the railings looked like a hog pen so he added "oink" to the loveliness!


Front porch with railings. We will paint the top of them "Charleston Green."


Lights, numbers and blue ceiling.


CABINETS!!!!


Under major construction... I can't believe I actually lived in this for MONTHS!


Door trim looking into the dining room.


Working on wainscoting.

Granite counter top.


More cabinets.


The first meal... grilled cheese.


The beloved 6 burner Wolf.


Russ doing the backsplash. Gray crackled tile.


Backsplash without grout.


Grouting - dark gray grout.


We are only missing doors, island, fridge and dishwasher!


Love the gray walls! Thunder by Ben Moore.


Bathroom still not finished!


Looking into master closet.


Our bedroom.


Looking down hall from our bedroom.


Guest bath - the only room COMPLETELY finished... sans door.




Dining room with wainscoting.


Looking into dining from living. We haven't hung the dining room light yet but it is awesome! It is a huge drum shade with a chandelier inside. Really cool!


Living room.

More of dining room.


Guest bedroom with fancy window treatments...


Guest closet and doorway. Ben Moore Sycamore Tree is the color.


Floors with 1st coat of urethane!! This is as of tonight! Boy I wish I could walk around and see the rest!