Back from a chilly but inspiring vacation to London, Devon, and Cornwall. A nice warm, sunny day at the house site to see the fireplace stonework, light fixtures installed, most of the tile work complete, and kitchen granite finis.
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AC units installed, good timing for warmer weather to come.
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Siding complete, including the screened porch, or the "Parthenon" as I'm calling it.
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View into the screened porch, the center beam will host a ceiling fan...and maybe an old wooden canoe suspended over the top beams.
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Fireplace stonework, really love the way it turned out! Awaiting a wood beam mantle supported by four wood corbels.
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Living room view over the hearth looking south.
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Front view of the fireplace (woodstove). The stone veneer is from Eldorado and the hearth stones are travertine. Jenny picked out the mantel timber today from Vienna Hardwoods, and I'm looking forward to band sawing the corbels.
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As the bath tile completes in each room, vanities and light fixtures are going in. Need a nice picture frame mirror here...and we have plans for some guest-oriented side cabinets.
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The cabin room gets some ship lamps, and Jenny simulates some underway heel....
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The east bay of the basement gets some light shed on it. This will be the workshop and tractor garage. The wall insulation might well get this space nicknamed the "Looney Bin"...and maybe we were a bit crazy to jump into this property, but Jenny & I are looking forward to some furniture-woodworking, boat-fixing, wine-making in the years to come.
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So, some old-world inspiration from our England trip. This is the Bishop of Winchester's mansion. The house is so-so, what I like is his pea-gravel driveway leading right up to the house, with green lawn bordering.
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A carriage house in Winchester, fits the bill for a future art studio-over-barn at BramaSole.....
The fire place does look great! I cannot wait until I get to see the mantel! I just helped my Uncle lay an oak floor in my parent's third floor apartment. Your floors will be awesome once the poly goes on. Use oil based poly... not the water or moisture cured. The finisher will try to talk you out of the oil based because it takes a day to dry between coats. But the finish's durability will be worth the wait!
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