House is finished, Here are some pics --

[Tuesday Afternoon]

Exterior:


Living Room:


Kitchen:


Dining Room:


Front Room:


Middle Room:


Extemporaneous moonshot:


Things are finally settling down here. Thanks for looking! :hi:

[Inchworm]

1. Awesome!

That booze stash is a li'l high for a short-dog like me :D

Cool beans!

:applause:

[Tuesday Afternoon]

4. old empty pop bottles, silly

I have some antique glass up there, too :)

Thanks for looking :hug:

[kayakjohnny]

2. Nice job!

Looks comfy and stylish.

:)

[Tuesday Afternoon]

6. thanks Johnny --

It is quite spacious from what I am used to :)

[MissHoneychurch]

3. NICE!!!!

Congrats on your new house!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Tuesday Afternoon]

7. You have to come for a visit, now --

no excuses;) so, save your money :hug:

:loveya: :hi:

[MissHoneychurch]

8. Yes ma'am

with pleasure :D

[MiddleFingerMom]

5. Beautiful!!! Do you get a little downtime now...

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I really like the porch. Do you have a good view from it?
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[Tuesday Afternoon]

9. downtime?? how about overtime --

now, I have a house payment, ya know :D

view from front porch, looking westward:


I have some better shots on my cellphone but, I have not figured out how to transfer them to my computer. Not sure my plan lets me access my email :shrug:

[tigereye]

29. lovely setting with all the trees

[Tuesday Afternoon]

32. thanks, tigereye --

I am in the forest :)

[tigereye]

40. great place to be- enviable, for this bird watcher

I'm in a city suburb, so much less variety of trees and birds!

[GreenPartyVoter]

37. That's a porch that will be in need of rocking chairs in warmer weather. :^)

[siligut]

10. Thank you for posting the pics

It does look very cozy. I especially like the kitchen, the tile counter and beautiful dark wood cabinets and stone tile den floor. I hope you have many happy years there.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

12. thanks, siligut -- you know it is not easy to envision the look from those little samples.

I was afraid it would be too dark but, I think the white appliances balance it out nicely :)

[tk2kewl]

11. Congratulations!

Building a house is some hard work, even if you just hire someone to do it. :applause:

I have links to some of my new home project on this site if your interested: http://nuffin2say.blogspot.com

[Tuesday Afternoon]

13. thanks, tk2kewl --

omg!! Your place is gorgeous!! well done :toast:

[tk2kewl]

22. thank you

and best of luck with your new home :hi:

[tigereye]

30. what pretty tiling in your bathrooms - thanks for sharing

It's fun to see what other folks choose for home decor. Also like your black and white color scheme in the bedroom.


We are having our bathroom redone soon and I am looking for ideas.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

33. thanks -- have fun with the bath

you will have to post some pics ;)

[tigereye]

41. well, maybe after we can actually get a contractor to

commit to doing it! Rough time finding one who's not crazy busy and within the alleged budget.

[GreenPartyVoter]

38. Wow! That place is just gorgeous!! And what a view from the balcony.

:D

[snooper2]

14. why the white grout on the countertops?

[Tuesday Afternoon]

16. hmmm ... that is an easy fix, I think. I blame the contractor for that

Thanks for looking.

[snooper2]

17. it's actually kind of a pain in the ass :)

use a dremel and take your time...

Just hit the center of the grout line when removing the old crap. As you go take one of those soft scrub scrubbies (like you would use on your glass stovetop (same stove we bought :) )) clean up the inside edges of the tile. It will remove some of small pieces of grout as well.

Once dry and really clean, Lowes has a big selection of Keracolor grout to match the tile (use non-sanded of course)

[Tuesday Afternoon]

18. what is wrong with contrasting the grout with the tile?

there is another way to do this, too.

[snooper2]

42. just preference I guess :)

what kind of texture is on the ceilings by the way? Looks pretty cool

[Swede]

15. This looks very nice.

Time for you to relax and enjoy.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

19. thanks, Swede

good to see you :hug: :hi:

[Parche]

20. nice

:woohoo::hi:

[Tuesday Afternoon]

21. thanks, Parche

:D :hi:

[guitar man]

23. Nice!!

And it looks like you've got a real nice piece of land in the country too. I'm jealous! :hi:

[Tuesday Afternoon]

25. thanks, guitar man --

I like it out here :)

[guitar man]

26. I grew up in the country

on 80 acres. I want to get a place of my own away from the city so bad. I've got 3/4 acre in a little unincorporated neighborhood on the edge of town now. It's almost like being there, but not quite...

[ceile]

24. love love love that kitchen!

must be a joy to cook in!

[Tuesday Afternoon]

27. thanks, ceile!

it is fun and clean up is a breeze with the dishwasher :)

[tigereye]

28. I like your kitchen cabinets- nice color

I really need to have mine re-laminated or replaced. Like that dark wood.


Nice pix- glad your home is finished - enjoy!

[Tuesday Afternoon]

34. I was really worried that it would be too dark but, I think it looks nice now

thanks for all your kind comments :hug:

[tigereye]

39. sure!

[GreenPartyVoter]

31. So exciting! Congrats! Have you been waiting for this moment for a long time? We're just

now doing a driveway on our land and have picked out the house we want, but that's as far as we have gotten. Until I sell my parents' house we can't go any further. I just love, love, love the porch on yours, and your kitchen as well! We want to do similar dark cabinets against the same kind of sage green as in the model home below.



(more house pics: http://www.coastlinehomesofmaine.com/inventory-popup.asp?item=8542&pic=74932&trk=FALSE )

[Tuesday Afternoon]

35. I have been waiting ever so long ... this is a dream come true for me --

Your place looks lovely :)

the coast of Maine? gorgeous :thumbsup:

:hi:

[GreenPartyVoter]

36. We can't see the water from our new land, but we can smell it. That's

almost as good. LOL

I think the worst part of this process is we have so many things we want in the house which is making it more expensive, like the solar hot water and a full basement with a drive-under garage. So we're sort of in that place where you go, "Do I want the not-quite-right house sooner, or do I wait until I can get everything I want?"

Is yours also a modular? You give me some hope, seeing I finally know _someone_ who achieved their long-awaited dream! :D

[Dappleganger]

45. OMG, that looks nearly identical to our first home!

We bought it 90% finished from a builder w/money trouble and did the rest ourselves, saving a nice bundle of money. There was a full, walkout basement with a tuck-under garage that we finished off as well. We loved, loved the front porch! This home is still beautiful, sitting on the edge of the George Washington Nat'l Forest in Basye, VA (Shenandoah Valley). The layout was perfect for us at the time and we still miss that basement. I hope your family's home sells soon (we have our father's house on the market for over a year now, so we know that feeling).

[GreenPartyVoter]

47. Thank you! I wish you luck in selling as well. It's a difficult market right now, esp

since this is an older home in need of fixing up. (I'm talking plaster and lathe and all that other fun stuff.)

[FedUpWithIt All]

50. Oh, very cool to see a drive going in. We're going to have ours done in two months.

:bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

It's 1800 ft :wow: and it's not going to be nearly as nice looking as yours, i suspect, but we're just thrilled. After that's done we will be able to start the first part of our straw bale home :bounce: :bounce:

Congratulations on your new drive and best wishes for your future home!!!

[GreenPartyVoter]

51. Ooh, a straw bale home! How cool! Definitely take pics of your progress to share. :^)

[some guy]

43. Yay You!

Congrats on the new house! :hug:

It looks terrific. I wish you many happy years there. :loveya:

[Kali]

44. so glad I didn't miss this!

eeeek! aren't you so excited?!! how cool, a completely brand new house. Don't get me wrong I love the old family place, but man I have been the first tennant in an apartment before and there is just something about a FRESH NEW PAD!

I LOVE the porch, the dark cabinets (even though I normally wouldn't but like you said the white appliances set them off perfectly), and your antiques - bed and dining table, I think - I can tell it's old wood but not positive of what the piece is.

CONGRATULATIONS! :bounce: :toast: :toast: :bounce: :yourock: :woohoo: :woohoo: :applause: :applause:

[Joe Fields]

46. Way cool!

A toast to your accomplishment...:toast:

[Lucinda]

48. Congrats! It's wonderful!

:toast:

[FedUpWithIt All]

49. How exciting!!!

It looks so warm and inviting!! :toast: Cheers to your new home.

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[Crystal Clarity]

53. Very Nice TA!

I bet you are so excited! I certainly would be. I love it! Especially the front porch. All of it actually.

Congratulations! :toast: