Welcome Back!

I've been away from the blog but I've been busy. I've helped complete my neighbor/friend's house, we travelled to North Carolina for Christmas with my three sisters, and I had total knee replacement. All is well.

Several of you have inquired as to the status of Dick's new house. Now it is a lovely home. Here are a few of the last pictures of getting the house assembled.

The drywallers in action. They created a beautiful smooth

ceiling in the open area of kitchen and living room.  The

kitchen will be getting a beadboard ceiling and the rest of 

the house very light texture.

These guys are craftsmen; it's a dirty job though

Drywall is done, painting has started. The beautiful green

kitchen and all the sunlight are stars

The red wall on the left is the stairway wall at the front of

the house. The door is into the laundry/mud room and the

hall leads to the master suite. On the right you see the green

of the kitchen.

Kitchen cabinets are delivered along with vanities etc. 

Cabinets under installation; house is coming together

Grass cloth just installed to the walls in the master bedroom

Birch forest wallpaper in master bath along with tile floor;

vanity sink and shower are onyx.

Fireplace tiles are installed. They are the large versions of the

kitchen backsplash tiles. We had them cut down so they would

work together. Where you see the octagon in the ceiling, it will 

hold a fan and not a light. 

Plumber is working on the sink etc. As you can see the 

gorgeous beadboard ceiling is in along with the quartz

counters and beautiful backsplash tile. It's coming together.

Window in the laundry room. This is a great functional room.

It holds the pantry, broom closet, washer, dryer and large 

utility sink along with a bench and hangers for the mudroom.

His home includes a finished basement. This view is from

the family room looking into the two guest rooms, one 

yellow and one red. The pendant light will hang over the

game table. The natural light is wonderful down here.

The next blog will show the finished product. I hope you like it. I am so proud of this home and so grateful that my dear friend, Dick, asked me to work with him on it. It was a blast.