Trim, Cabinets, and Doors... OH my!

It is really going fast! I have no idea why we don't move in until june, It looks about ready to me! ha. This week a lot is going on, baseboards, window trim, hardwoods are finished, tile is going in i believe, cabinets, and interior doors! Here are a few updated shots!
1. Guest room and spare bath cabinets in bamboo.
2. Interior flush doors
3. Kitchen cabinets going in, You can see the gray on the sides but it isnt a great picture, all on my phone!
4.Laundry room cabinets in
5. Downstairs kitchennette cabinets in flush maple.
6. Railings and beams on screen porch in. Below the railing will be glass, above will be screen.
We are so excited about moving in! Especially now that we are all 4 in our cozy little two bedroom apartment in a holding pattern until the house is ready!

Hardwoods going in...

So the hardwoods were one of our toughest decisions. We went back and forth between the ultra modern clear maple, the rustic modern hickory and then the most durable and lasting and budget friendly white oak. With lots of deliberation, we landed on the white oak. Hardwoods are such an investment and something we don't want to replace in the next 10 years so we figured this would be something that is not as modern but hopefully will be offset with other finishes and fixtures. We have so much light pouring in, we needed durable hardwoods. So here is the beginning of it! And a few more updated pictures. The next to last picture is the ceiling of the screen porch and the last is heading out the door to the back and if you look closely, youll see what this house is all about.

Front Door Color Vote

The front door has arrived! It is HUGE! 9ft by 5 1/2.  So here is a picture of the house on the left.  The flush wood on the left side of the house will stay that stained gray color.  The right siding will be painted a dark gray.  What is your vote on front door color options. So far J votes red, I vote navy and of course we have had votes for Carolina Blue! Any ideas or votes on these colors??

Updated interior

The first picture shows the entry with the flush wood ceiling which will stay that natural color on the ceiling.  The second picture is the stairwell viewed from the master bedroom door.  There will be a bookcase that makes the half wall on the right side of the stairs which will enclose the loft/office. The third picture is the master bedroom.  I accidentally cut out the exposed beams from the picture but there are 4 beams i think. The fourth pic is of the living room. 

It is coming along! We are so excited to move in!  

Upstairs Drywall: Check

So the drywall is going in quick. I won't be surprised if it is finished in the whole house by tomorrow. All ceilings are done, just not main floor or basement walls yet. But here are the kid's rooms. Lights have arrived, tile is on its way, this thing is moving!

Tile decisions done!

These two are for the master. The first textured wood look tile will be the bathroom floor and shower walls. The pebbles will be the shower floor. 

This Grey wood look and textured tile will be the floor of the guest bath and kids baths. The kids will have large white matte subway tile surrounds and the guest bath will have this same tile but in white as surround.

And for the laundry room floor is this concrete look alike with a little texture. Surprisingly cheap! My vote was cork but John liked this and i think it will turn out way better this way! He is a wise man! ;)

Siding is DONE

That didnt take long... It is all finished. Just not painted.  If you notice in the first two pictures, there is flush stained cedar and 4" hardie board.  The 4" siding will be painted dark grey. The flush stained wood, will be pretty much the same color, it is stained a light grey. Also, if you see in the second picture (the first picture is a parapit wall too), this is one of three "parapit" walls, which means the roof is behind the peak of the wall. It is tucked back in there and the top is flashed with Aluminum. It looks pretty good! This week is insulation and drywall being delivered. Ready for our June move in I hope! The security system, speakers, lighting, electrical is all wired. Ready to see this thing come together even more!

siding going on

So Siding is going on! We are doing 4 inch siding instead of 6, which is a modern spin on a traditional material.  On the front parapit wall and the jut out in the first pic and the back and side parapits it will be flush siding. You can see it just barely in the first pic.  It looks way better than i thought it would! The 4 inch siding will be a dark gray (sherwin williams grizzle gray) and the flush wood will be a light gray (repose gray).

updated pictures

These are from about a week ago. Windows/doors are in (from Integrity). It is starting to come together! Since then, the fireplace box is in, hvac going in, shower valves going in, wires being run.

1st pic is from the creek looking up at the back of the house.

2. Kitchen/dining

3. Living from hall, sliding door to left going out to porch.

4. In hall at top of stairs on 3rd floor, office to right.

5. View from fireplace in living room of stairs, playroom to left, kitchen to right

master bath: closer to decisions...

So i found this tile at Porcelanosa and LOVE IT! I think we may have landed on our master bath tile decision, which i thought would take forever! This tile is supposed to look like bleached wood but it is porcelain and it is 7 inches by 47 inches!! I am pretty excited about it! Hope it works in our bath!

interior barn doors

I may have posted on this before but decision time is coming! Here are some of the pics I have found on the internet I like, but basically we are doing a track system barn door to close off the playroom which is on your left upon entry to house. It will be a large door, at least 2 panels with another barn door sliding into it to make a corner. It is going to be pretty tricky but awesome if it pulls off! I have no idea where you find this stuff in Chapel Hill/Raleigh NC but hopefully our builder will know.

Appliance decisions here we come...

a quick update ont he house.... it is framed, roofed, windows and doors are in (including the massive sliding ones!) tubs are going in, electrical is being done and plumbing is in process. Cabinet Decision has been made, we are going with Bo the local shop owner who is office is literally a woodshop. I am so pumped about that!! One siding color has been nailed down- Repose grey a sherwin williams color. Leaning towards Grizzle grey as the other. So now it gets nit picky. We have to finalize our kitchen design thus being driven by some appliance decisions. Now yes it would be nice to just put the nicest highest end WOlf/Viking stuff in there, but for one we are on a budget and two, i have read some not so great reviews about both as well as spoken to some owners who aren't thrilled with them. So here is where we are as of now....

Kitchenaid architect series combo oven/microwave convection.

We decided against the bosch dishwasher and are sticking with Kitchenaid, doing their new dishwasher that is quieter and has a 3rd drawer that is really shallow up top for silverware and chef's tools!

Cooktop we are going to go for the Viking designer range.

Fridge will be a samsung counter depth french door unit.

Doing a kitchenaid architect II hood.

We had kitchenaid in our last house and loved it. Stretching on the Viking range so I hope it is a good one!

framing almost finished!

here is the current tour of the home! A little wet from the rain/snow we just got but here it is still!

Pic 1 is the living room on the right moving into the screen/glass porch on the left. That entire opening in between will be a glass door. Pic 2 is the view from our master currently :). The ceiling will be left vaulted with exposed beams..but not this exposed. Pic 3 is walking up the stair well from the basement to main floor. It juts out about a foot from the rest of the house elevation which is pretty awesome and makes for an open stairway with lots of light! Pic 4 is the

living room from view of kitchen. In between the seriously large windows will be the fireplace. Pic 5 is the screen porch. Below the railing will be tempered glass and above will be screen. What a view! This is shaping up to be one of my favorite rooms in the house. This view is from the living room and you can also enter on the left through the kitch/dining through a sliding glass door as well. Pic 6 is standing on the screen porch looking through the sliding glass opening into the kitch and dining. Dining extends out to right and kitchen extends left.

Enjoy! We are so excited as it gets closer to us being able to be in it and share it with others!