Half Bath

Ricky worked on the half bathroom yesterday & today, installing the tile and then the bead board, chair railing, and base board. He also is working on building an entertainment center for Doug in the TV room.

Entertainment Center will go on the north wall in TV room.

Tile in 1/2 bath.

Bead board in 1/2 bath

Closer view of bead board in 1/2 bath

Chair rail and base board was installed in the
1/2 bath today.

Another view of chair rail and bead board in 1/2 bath.

Drain was installed in shower of master bath.

Shower in master bath now has water!

Weekend Work

While Doug & I spent another weekend in Boston and Thomasville working on the weddings, Ricky spent a stormy Saturday and Sunday working at the house. Ricky told us that about the time he finished the front porch railing on Saturday, it began raining then hailing and continued hailing for quite some time. He said the hail ranged from dime sized to half-dollar sized. Our roof held up and there were no leaks or damage!!!

Pine Heart Mantel

Shutters were added to dormers.
Railing was completed.

Closer view of front of house.

Railings will be painted white.

Shower head and handles installed in shower.

Doors were put on linen closet.

Transition piece was put down between
bedroom and bathroom floors.

Transition piece was put down between
laundry room and hall area.

Shelving and cabinets next to fireplace
 were painted.



Woodbox door on chimney was painted to match house siding.

We Have Appliances!

Our stove and refrigerator were delivered yesterday. Doug and I left for Boston around one so we didn't have a chance to check the refrigerator out but it was cooling when we left. The gas won't be connected to the stove until the counter tops are installed. Mega-Granite will be here next week to measure the kitchen and bathroom template. Inio was at the house fine tuning the cabinets and Ricky was working on the front porch railing.

Kenmore Elite Refrigerator

Our new refrigerator and stove

Stove is stainless still and really isn't blue.

Inio holding his breath as Doug inspects the cabinets.

Spindles on front porch railing.

Spindles added to front porch railing.

Charkee in the car with BooBaby ready to go to the camphouse.

Red High Heels? Nope, Red Entrance Door!

I have always wanted a pair of red high heel shoes but have never bought me a pair. I try them on but never find any that I really love. I love the color red, so when it came time for me to choose a color for the front door, there was never any question what color that would be. There are a zillion colors of red, so it took a while for me to find the one I liked. Maybe now I'll have a little more luck  finding  a pair of red shoes in the future! Hey, maybe I should ask Kellie Pickler to go shopping with me!!

Got my red door!
One more coat of paint and it will be good to go!

Red door, pressure washed steps, and way too many cats!
Kami won't even run them off, what type of watch dog is she?
Did I forget to mention that Ricky put up framing and post
for  front porch railing and steps?

Railing frame on front porch.

South side view of railing frame for front porch.

Shower and Mantel

The glass for our shower was delivered and installed today. Ricky began work on constructing the fireplace mantel and also continued putting shoe molding down.

Shower glass was installed in master bath

Doug checking out the shower.

Doug making sure he has enough room in the
shower.

All three pups checking out the shower. They are so
happy there is no water in there!

Base for the mantel was installed.

Heart Pine lumber for the mantel.

Rod in laundry room that I can hang wet clothes on.

Bit by bit

Bit by bit, putting it together
Piece by piece, only way to make a work of art
Every moment makes a contribution
Every little detail plays a part
Having just a vision's no solution
Everything depends on execution
Putting it together, that's what counts
"Putting It Together," written by Stephen Sondheim, best recorded by Barbra Streisand Broadway

Smoke detector on wall

Doorbell and door handles installed.

Stoop coming together



Porch and deck were presurre washed and waiting on
coats of finish (we have to wait until this yellow pollen
dissapears)



Cabinets are back in and are here to stay.
The refrigerator and stove should be delivered soon.

Another view of cabinets. Wendi the dishwasher is
still waiting to go to her place.

Wine rack is waiting on bottles of wine.

More views of cabinets.

Corbels on kitchen island

Close up of one of the corbels

Shoe molding around cabinets

Lights under cabinets.

Painting in Master bedroom is complete

No more blue walls!

Spring is here!