Master Bedroom and Bath

Looking into the master bathroom shower. Still waiting for a door to be added.

Looking into the master bedroom. It's really hard to get some of these pictures because my camera (thanks Aunt Benny) has some serious zoom on it. This is the best I could do but I believe there are a few more windows in there. Notice a trend? High ceilings, lots of windows...the place feels huuuge! Especially compared to the old house with it's 9 ft ceilings. Now Justin won't have to feel like a giant anymore ;-)

Looking into the master bathroom. Tiling had just begun and you can see just a teeny little bit of the bathtub on the left side of the picture right before the shower. The cool thing about the master bathroom is that leads to the laundry room! Genius!!! Let me just state that I realize this is not a new trend and I am jealous of everyone who has this luxury. I will think of you as I lug my laundry baskets down the hall and to the other end of the house, plus going down two flights of stairs. Ha!

Gallery, Kitchen, and Living Room

The fireplace is in and ready for a mantel. On either side of the fireplace are recessed areas that where built-ins are being installed.
This picture shows the view of the gallery from the living room. The gallery is basically an extended and grand entrance. The tray ceilings go up to 12 feet so this space feels very large. I should also mention that this is a dummy front door and real one was installed today.

Now you are looking from the living room into the kitchen. The large window on the right looks out into the front yard and is where mom and dad will be putting their kitchen table. The doorway on the left is the garage entrance (yes, they have windows in their garage since the garage is on the side of the house and not the front). The cups are sitting on what will be a breakfast bar.

This is a reverse view of what you just saw. This time you are looking out of the kitchen and into the living room. The living room has 4 big windows that go from ceiling to floor. The doorway on the right leads to the master bedroom hallway.

Mom, Dad, and Brendan standing between the kitchen and living room. The tile is in and Brendan had a fun time pulling out some of those little blue spacers between the tiles. I hope the tile men didn't mind!

Front/Side of House

Hi there! This is Tiffany speaking. My dad is kind enough to share his blog with me so I can add the pictures of Happy and Grams' new house I took on Saturday. That was my first trip to the land since any construction had begun and what a fun time it was! I'm thrilled beyond on words that my parents are building their dream house and seeing it in progress for the first time was so exciting. Now I can't wait to come back in December to actually stay in it. Here are some pics I took on my visit there.

Here is a view of the 3-car garage located on the side of the house. The garage doors will be painted to match the house.

The wood trim above the windows will be stained a dark mohagany.

This is the best view of the front of the house I could get. The stone columns are almost complete and the "real" front door has now been installed (pictures of that will come soon). BTW, That big pile of firewood is free for the taking.

Here is a close-up view of one of the stone columns that flank the front door. I love the contrast of the grey against the brick. So pretty!

Sheet Rock, Bull Nose, Texturing, and Tile

The sheet rock is finished, all the wall and ceiling is textured and the corners that we wanted to have a bull nose finish are completed. The tile work began this week from now on most all of the work will be inside with the exception of the driveway, walk way and patio, but that will be later

Rock Going Up on Entry

My Mexician friends are working on the rock on the entrance. Also the dining room window will have a rock eyebrow and ledge