Update pics of completed entrance ...

The front rails are all in and the entrance looks pretty good.














The house looks very much like the rendering from the original plan. We will be building a deck on the left side of the house which will be standing on columns with the same stone as the rest of the house.














A closer look at the rails on the house...













This is the back corner of the house... Slider on the right is in the master and the one on the left is in the family room. The corner windows look pretty good...














The master fireplace is all trimmed out.

Colors of the house and kitchen appliances are in.

This is the planned patio location. We need to get some more stone for the columns which are on order.














The master bedroom flooring being installed.














View of the house as you are driving up...













Front entrance....You can see the planned pond...













The front entrance... The rails are being installed on the stairs...














The kitchen all cleaned up... We are starting to bring some of our stuff over now.















Front view of the Oven and Microwave installed... The Liebherr fridge is shorter than I expected so we have room for another cabinet or at least a front.

So here is where we are now...

The front of the house at twilight.














The picture is a bit dark as I was trying to take it without flash but this is the great room with only the ambient light from the rope light in the alcove...














The final color combinations can be seen here with the Red Clay window cladding, the fascia in the same color as the stained wood inside and the wall color along with the stone... In the spirit of outside in, the paint on the inside is a sand texture finish to resemble the stucco, the fascia and interior trim are also closely matched...













Here is the view with the plastic finally down on the big window over the stairwell..

further updates....

Its still early but here is a sneak peek at the finished house exterior.....



















Just a snap of the recessed light fixtures... Hope the black baffle will create a good lighting background...













The sun makes it look more yellow than it really is... But it looks like a California home in the middle of Maryland...














Some of the windows have the plastic removed finally... You can get a sneak peek on what the overall color scheme will be... We will have a balcony of this side as well sometime in the near future.

Did some one say color????

The final finish is going on the stucco... The color makes the house a definite west coast style... The scaffolding will be down by Friday and we should have better pictures then...














The house as it looks now... Finish in on the wall to the left but still quite a bit left to do.














Front steps are covered with flagstone... The risers have the same stone as the columns which ties in nicely.. To the left Migel is working on the capstone and wall where the waterfall will be...













The kitchen with the lights on... I am trying something different by using PAR 38 lights even though the recommended was PAR 30. We will see if it makes a difference for general lighting...













The faucets for the guest, kids room and the powder rooms...













The color of the primer on the garage wall.... The final coat is a bit darker

Counter Tops are In...

The progress is fantastic...













The kitchen counters are in... Plumbers should be connecting up the faucets













Here is another look into the kitchen....




















This is one of the two Jack and Jill bathroom. This is the upstairs unit with its sink and granite. Painters are working on the cieling and will soon be doing the walls in the sand texture...



















Here is one of the shower panels in the shower.... with 5 body sprays, a hand held and the top spray, it should provide a wonderful experience....



















The final door decision.... No Stain.... and I think its going to be ok... (sorry Tony :( )














After going back and forth we finally have a decision... The wall and ceiling will be the same color. Here you can see the contrast where the lights have been cut in...

How about some pictures....Kitchen cabinets and vanities...

The view of the kitchen cabinets from the living area of the great room.














This is the master bedroom vanity..














This is the vanity in the kids bathroom... there will be a good fight for the drawers as the kids grows














And finally the kitchen... This is looking at it from the breakfast table... The pulled out drawer is where the cooktop is going... Back wall has the fridge and the oven... Island will have the sink and dishwasher facing the cooktop and drawers on the other side.














The view from the dining room... front island will have some stools to have a breakfast area.



















Luke is the fellow in glasses with his helper Justin. He is one of the ace's I have been blessed with. I dont even ask for things he does for us. He is finishing up the HVAC for us...

Finally some flooring ....

The great room is finally getting the hardwood floors ... They have been working on it all weekend and it is looking very good...




















The inspector has been checking out things including the texture paint on the ceilings and he obviously approves...













Here is the latest addition to the inspection crew... Mahlet was suppose to arrive after the house was completed but ofcourse construction dragged... She is here, born Aug 3rd at 5:08 pm. She is a happy child, much smaller than when inspector number one Haile arrived...

For those who are curious, Mahlet means "standing in Praise" in Amharic.... We are estatic to have her join our family...

All Tile Work us Done...

This is the childrens jack and jill bath... It has a tub and separate shower... The trim in the tile is the same as the shower floor.. It is by far the best looking color combination of tile we selected.




















The interior work is progressing pretty good with all the tile work completed and most of the trim stained and sealed... This week is going to be an adventure.... The AC is finally on so we have plans to get the wood floor installed




















The fireplace hearth is going to be tile... John did a very nice job with the design and all thats left is one more full tile surround.














Our bedroom trimmed... The stain looks good.













This is the mug of a well know fellon.... Marion is one of the crack paint crew that are finishing the wood for us... He is quite a crack....