You Look Radiant Tonight

The RauPanel in-floor radiant heat panels are going in

The guys at AC&R are doing a great job with the install

After the radiant panels are in, we gets to dig some ground-source heat pump wells

The kitchen and kitchen loft area slowly comes together

Some More Trimmin'

The upper windows get their final paint color



The windows as seen from the kitchen loft

The window sills add great character

The second ceiling fan is added, as are the rest of the chase lights

The kitchen gets trimmed

Thanksgiving dinner with all the trimmings

The first window has trim!

Big 3-paned window in living room gets primed.

Close up of trim detail. The inside edge was routed
after trim was pre-primed, so wood is exposed.
Should look nice when all is said and done.

I don't think Santa's going to fit down this chimney.
Notice the small stove vent hole in the wall.

More Paint

Brian & Kattrina's bedroom, Bayberry Wax. Notice Oscar's fantastic beam work separating the two rooms visually on the ceiling



Brian & Kattrina's bathroom, Pettingill Sage



Laurie's bathroom, Langdon Dove

Scott's bathroom, Lexington Blue

Scott's bedroom, Flaxen Field

Paint Your Wagon

Everything is primed and the great room is all painted a warm off-white called Yarmouth Oyster. In addition, lights and ceiling fans are being installed and several other rooms are in the process of being painted.

My god! It's full of stars!

Pinocchio's view from inside the whale



Historic Morning Dew, a light blue-green, adorns the guest bedroom

A taupe, dubbed Langdon Dove, goes up in Laurie's room

The pantry's staircase to the kitchen loft gets bolted fast

Prime Time

The last two weeks have been all about priming the walls and that job (other than the windows) should be done next week. Then we get some color!

The loft

The upstairs hallway coming off the loft

Laurie's bedroom looks like a Tudor paradise

The old granary door is hung

What, were you raised in a barn? Shut the door!

The automatic door apparatus is installed for push button access!

The very old granary door rises again

A very large door is needed to keep the children under the stairs
*(Laurie objects to this caption)



The chase detail gets finished

Tony's shop below is framed for a QuietRock drywall ceiling

Stairway To Drywall

Portia showcases the newly chestnut-wrapped stairs



Old timbers are fashioned into the newel posts

Half of the kitchen hath been drywalled



The chase that runs along the peak of the roof is being drywalled as well

Which way is up?

Smooth Sailing

The pantry/kitchen gets walls and the fridge nook takes shape

The pantry's spiral staircase area is wrapped in chestnut from repurposed barn siding

The shear wall is finally covered in drywall!

Walls A'plenty

The drywall work continues, with the majority of the downstairs hung and the upstairs all hung and on the road to being finished. Oscar, Mario, Pablo and Carlos are doing a fantastic job!

Scott's bedroom with a peek into his bathroom

The computer niche in Scott's bedroom

A peek at the closet and new wall in Kattrina and Brian's bedroom

The sitting/computer room of said bedroom gets walled in

A look at the shower and closet in Kattrina and Brian's bathroom

Gypsum Jamboree

Drywall hanging is slated to be completed upstairs today with the full focus descending to the main level. In other news, paint colors are half decided and the bathroom tile hunt continues, with intermittent success.

Laurie's room

The upstairs hallway

Look at the snug fit around the timbers

Laurie's bathroom

Brian and Kattrina's drywall ceiling

Scott's room has 90% of a drywall ceiling

Kattrina and Brian's bedroom gets its first color test, Bayberry Wax