Library is completely done

View of master bedroom

We still have not put up any artwork on the walls so the bedroom looks sparse. Be patient!

Powder room details

Finishing the deck

We decided to build a walkway from the deck leading the the stairs. This creates a little more room on the deck and allows us to walk around the table (to be assembled soon) without bumping the chairs.

Deck Photos

Still waiting on the railing but the deck looks good.

Update

OK So where are we in the progress of building this house?

We moved in ten days ago. Since then we have had numerous contractors finish off small details and we still have several to go. For example, the stove exhaust fan is not connected and we need a lot of touch up paint. Today the automation guys were here to finish the alarm system and the central vacuum. We still seem to have more dust than we ever imagined but it comes with all the boxes. The vast majority of our household goods were in storage for almost four years so the boxes were dusty. It was like Christmas to see all of our "stuff" that we collected living all over the world. We posted a photo of our rocking horse and I can assure you that we all missed "Copper".

We have collected quite a bit of artwork over the years and lots of stuff from the Air Force also. If I decided where to put the stuff it would ruin the house, so Kim is patiently waiting for me to go back to work so she can decide where to hang all the stuff. This is a very good thing and we learned it the hard way over the years. Trust me, she is good at it and I am not.

It snowed again today and the ski resort has accumulated 442" of snow this year. This means that the landscaping is still on hold. We are drawing up plans for a xeri scape front yard, which essentially means low water (desert) type landscape. The back yard will be prairie grass. Hopefully the prairie grass will NEVER require any work. Yeah right.

Progress appears slow but living in the house makes up for the lack of progress. We are still getting used to where the kitchen items are located but so far our plan is working as we envisioned. This is the first time that we have ever had a real walk in closet in the master bath and we love the way it works. The steam shower is getting a workout and we have done a thousand loads of laundry! So far, we are thrilled and love this place.

Fireplace photo

Kim decided to put our old wooden skis over the fireplace. She purchased them in Germany for a song. It is beginning to feel like a ski lodge.

Decorating

Kim has rearranged the furniture a few times and it looks great. Here area a couple of shots that show the great room area.

Garage shot

The garage is organized. The boxes are gone, the cars are in and the bikes are on the rack. Any guesses about what kind of bikes we have????

Kitchen shots

Exterior stonework done...finally

The rocking horse named copper

Low voltage

Here is a shot of the control panel for the low voltage system. This includes the alarm, audio, video, thermostats, and lighting. All of the systems are controlled centrally and through the internet. When we come home from a vacation we can turn up the heater a day before we arrive!

Misc moving shots

Library

Moving in

Were in

The movers arrived yesterday morning and finished at noon toady. Photos soon!!!!!

Got the occupancy permit yesterday.

Watching the Masters...priceless

Kitchen lights done

The lights look awesome...finally!

Outside lights installed

Stove is in!

The stove has been sitting in the kitchen for three weeks. Now it is installed but there were complications. I won't bore you with the gory details but it looks beautiful.

Fireplaces complete

House gets numbers

Butlers pantry sink hardware

Stairs done

The balusters are finally done.

The best picture (heh heh)

Today it is snowing and the house will be filled with workers finishing small jobs. The second TV will be installed. The baseboard will be installed surrounding the big beams (we waited until the floor was done). The electrician still has to put in some light switches and install plugs in the kitchen island. The central vacuum motor and trim work will get done. The plumber has to tweak some things.

The basement is completely finished and spotless. With the new carpet the noise level is quiet and it looks simply gorgeous. The colors ended up matching just as Kim wanted, remember I have NO clue about these things.

The rest of the exterior stone is "supposed" to arrive today and will take ten days to complete. Once the stone work is complete we can order the deck railing, wait three weeks and then install it. It appears that the railing will be installed in about a month. The stairs and landing from the deck down to the western side of the house will be started next week. We still need to pour a concrete footing for the steps and we decided to wait until the weather improves. NOTE: Snow basin ski resort has received 425" of snow this year, a record, so we are still digging out from winter.

TOMORROW: Final inspection from the county. Once complete we will receive an occupancy permit. We will move about two thousand pounds of furniture that we have stored locally into the house. Friday and Saturday our household goods will be delivered. They have been in storage for three years so Christmas will come early this week.

I should be able to watch the Masters golf tournament this weekend at the new house.

Appliances connected

All of the kitchen appliances are installed except for the stove. Turns out, we only have 110V and we need 220V for the oven. It should get resolved in a couple of days.

Butlers pantry sink installed

We chose butcher block wood for the pantry with an under mount sink. The sink is a big copper one that is deep enough for large serving platters.

Decking done