And We Have a House

With progress moving so swiftly, we were in fact able to walk upstairs this week. Being inside of something we'd been experiencing in two dimensional paper plans was very cool. I've seen many construction and remodeling blogs where looking at interior pictures of just framing can be very confusing. We can visually imagine everything, but I'm guessing it might be hard for anyone else. So we tried to pick some pictures where you weren't looking through too many walls! 

Given that it's Thanksgiving, there will be no work done today. A little birdie told me that windows are now in, the house has been wrapped and roofing has started. We'll have to take a break from cooking and eating for a brief tour. Happy Thanksgiving to you!

View of the front, you can see the iron beam holding the cantilevered roof. The welder was working on it while we were there. He'll return later to install the iron work for the railing along the stairs and loft.

We're proud to say we haven't built a house with one side void of windows. Almost half of the windows you see here were custom.

The view from the alley where they have started to work on the roof.

Now for those confusing inside shots! This is looking into the kitchen (see the island framed in) from the living room (see the metal sheeting for behind the fireplace). 

After walking upstairs you come to a hall. At each end are bedrooms with the laundry in the middle. We love the large windows running along the side filling it with light.

The future site of the steam shower in the master bathroom. The bench will be covered  with counter top material and tile with it all being enclosed by glass walls and door. 

A neat modern feature is a triangle cut-out where you'll be able to look down from the loft (TV room) to the living room.  The orange spray paint signals where iron railing will go creating an open feeling to both rooms. 

This is the same triangle cut-out viewed from the living room. It makes my head go swirly with all the lines, but you can get the idea.

The artsy shot of the day. We found the architectural plans rolled up by the fireplace. 

Watch here for the next step! - Lynne