Happy 2020!

Well, We've been in the new house a month and a half and we LOVE it!  Perfect size, cozy, efficient. I guess after you build 8 or 9 houses you finally get it right, LOL!

The Fur Kids have settled in nicely.

We take everyone out several times a day and just walk around the property, letting them get used to their new outdoor surroundings.

We are slowly getting things hung up and put away.  Jeff had some coat hooks custom made for the entry off the garage

and for the Front Foyer.

I love, love, love my new kitchen!  Lots of storage, lots of prep area and plenty of space for two cooks. Or one cook and one supervisor, LOL! 

(Cabinet close up just for you Aunt Gladys😁💗)

 There is a Double Pantry off the back/Garage entry so Groceries get put away fast. Haven't gotten it fully stocked yet.

(Panoramic shot makes the walls look wonky)

The Island is so big I can barely reach the middle but it's perfect for entertaining.

We put the Coffee Bar and Liquor Cabinet on this side area to help keep the rest of the kitchen less cluttered.  I love that high window.

In Summer we can open the sliders and bring the outside in.

(That's the new Cat Tree on the far right)

This house is actually smaller than the Lake House.

We eliminated the Dining Room that we never used except to fold laundry 😜

But we added a nice big Laundry Room with a folding counter and a place to hang things right out of the dryer.

(Panoramic shot makes the floor & ceiling look wonky.)

The Master bedroom is on the Main level on the same hall as the Laundry.  All the door openings in the house are 3' wide.  The Master Bath has a walk in shower with a half inch threshold.

  There are no stairs into the front entry or in from the garage.  

We have 3 guestrooms and a full bath down stairs. One bedroom we turned into a shared Hobby space,

one is mostly occupied by the cats (& their litter-box)

and one is for actual guests 😀.

 

We still need to hang pictures and add the little homey touches but all in all we are

here and we are happy 💖

Lastly, Jeff has a separate Office/Reloading Room off the garage, where he can reload shotgun shells or take conference calls without disturbing the rest of the house.

That's all for today folks.  Thanks for visiting and we hope you all have a Happy & Healthy 2020!

Slowly but Surely

Lots of Wildlife in the area.  One of the workers had his work-van broken into by a bear who stole his lunch, Haha!

Jeff and I were on the upper deck just talking and looking at the view when this happened....

And then we found this guy/gal while inspecting the shower downstairs.  It was at least 3 inches across!  Jeff scooped it up on a piece of paper and returned it to the wild.

Brown Fishing Spider

 We are not pleased with the hook up for the generator.

What kind of Mickey Mouse crap work is this!?

The appliances are installed and they work, yea!  Beams are stained. Lights are working.

Appliances!!

Interior doors are stained and knobs are installed.

We have started attending functions... Thursday Night Bourbon and Bocce Ball Tournament

Bocce Ball

Crown!

Big Changes

Things moved quickly these last couple weeks.

The last few windows arrived and were installed.

I'm really going to enjoy the two side windows that open.  Jeff isn't a fan of screen doors so these will allow air flow.  Although the front of the house faces North, the windows above will let in light.

The front door and interior doors were delivered.  The interior doors are knotty Alder and will be lightly stained.

The front door has beautiful dental moulding.

 drywall has been primed,  

and interior & exterior  paint colors are being finalized.  Pretty much the same interior colors we have now.

Exterior trim will be painted to match the window frames and the Hardie Siding will be painted a soft green.

Garage doors have been installed.

Interior trim should start this week.  Cabinets should also arrive soon.