More of the house...

Coming in from the front door...

from the dining room back into the kitchen...

and the very sparse dining room for now. More updates to come, featuring the second floor and mud room.

More from the new house...

Fireplace and family room...

the deck for now...

the office...

and the entry way.

We are In! (mostly)

Here is the main area/great room, followed by the kitchen.

Breakfast area...

View from the kitchen, across the family room into the office (for me and the kids).

Snow days in NC!

Its not very often we get to do this in Raleigh. We finally got some real snow over Christmas (just what Rachel wanted) and we definitely took advantage. We went sledding all afternoon on the golf course. We went there on the gator, took a huge jug of hot chocolate, built a jump ramp and only two people went in the creek at the bottom of the hill (Tessa and Darius). It was a blast!

Almost there!

We are so close. I think we will get our C.O. on Friday or Monday, then it is moving time!

The Journey from Tree to Furniture

As you can see Paul is in his prime with his 4ft chain saw as we took down this nearly 100 yr old oak tree last year. It was so tall that we wiped out part of the neighbors fence. It stood where the new house stands today so unfortunately it had to come down. Rather than make mulch, a portable sawyer milled this tree and many many others for us and Paul. This tree eventually became the fireplace mantel, dining room columns, and eating area beams and columns you can see below. (plus a large pile of lumber in front of Paul's shop). All part of the fun of building a new house.

Dedicated to those that care-my bro

Elise's bedroom




Master bathtub




front door and entry


Fireplace





Kitchen nook




Kitchen

Laundry Holes

master closet

Master bath

Hallway upstairs

above garage (playroom)

Kitchen

Front