Driveway

In April, the weather started warming and the girls were anxious to get outside. But...we were still surrounded by dirt and sand without even a driveway to play on.

We went hillbilly with it for a while. Pulling out the beach chairs and sand toys and making the best of the sand drive.

Carolyn didn't mind the sand

Eleanor on the 'dune'

Finally on May 2, we got our driveway and we have been thoroughly enjoying it. It's absolutely amazing how much you appreciate the little things when you don't have them. Next up is the walkway and back patio then for the grand finale GRASS (and shrubs, etc but grass is what we crave).

Pouring the driveway!

Are they done yet?

Moved In!

Yes, we finally made it! We moved in to our new home on Super Bowl weekend. Here she is:

Great Room

Close-up on Fireplace

Kitchen

Breakfast Nook

Carolyn's Room

Eleanor's Room

Our unorganized office


Master Bedroom

Master Vanity

Master Tub


Master Shower Area

Master Closet

Laundry

Kitchen

The kitchen is coming together fabulously if I do say so myself! I'm so pleased with how the floor, cabinets, countertop, wall color, light fixtures, and backsplash look together. The backsplash is a natural slate in various sizes. I found it in the bathroom of Tile Mart and fell in love. We'll be using the same tile as the backsplash for our whirlpool tub.

We went with a quartz countertop from Cambria. Cambria is "the Cadillac of quartz" per our salesman at Hannapel and the only quartz made in the USA.

Another nice feature in the kitchen is the microwave in the island. It frees up counter space and is also more easily accessible for the little people in our house. Hopefully the reasoning behind its placement doesn't backfire :)

Vanities

Our vanities were delivered Friday and Matt wasted no time getting them set. I'm very pleased with how they look. In the master bath we chose and quarter-sawn oak and in the 2nd / girl's bath we went with a white finish.

Siding = Done! Hurray!!!

Front

Matt was so happy last night when he came home and announced the siding was DONE! It really looks great. Now we can focus on the final details inside...

Back

Hardwood

Cabinets

Courtesy of Phil Anderson at Cut Above Wood Design.