Main Floor Video Walkthrough

Walk through the main level of the house!

Drywall - A BIG Change

The house now has most of the drywall up which really changes everything about the feel of the house. No more looking from one side to the other to see it...now you actually have to walk into other rooms!

Bob Newman started our kitchen cabinets last week. By Wednesday he had about six base cabinet boxes built. This kitchen is really going to be different and exciting to me. We did make a few changes (like ditching the white fireclay farm sink) because I feel like we are getting too many elements happening in the kitchen. We're now going with a stainless farm sink with customization by C & J Metals.

Blast from DCL Past featuring Brent Chaney & David!

This picture is of David and his lake neighbor Brent Chaney taken about 1980. They are both barefooting behind Coy Chaney's big Invader on Deep Creek Lake. The Chaneys still have a boat on Deep Creek and we enjoy getting together with Brent and his family each summer.

Finished Fireplaces

Both fireplaces are now finished and the sandstone hearths have been installed. They turned out really nicely. Next they will be installing the insulation.

The little cottage that started it all...

I just came across these pictures of the old cottage so I thought I'd post them while we wait for some developments with the new place. The little cottage was cute but so little! I am so looking forward to staying at the new house and we are making plans for many long weekends throughout the year.

The winning light fixture!

More Lighting

I finally ordered the chandelier from Jim at Markland Forge. He made some pinecone prototypes with individual cone pieces instead of the solid cones in the picture and I think it is going to work out well. Jim is great to deal with and I can't wait to see how this fixture turns out.

I purchased two of these Hammerton sconces for inside the house.

Snowy November!

It's freezing!!!

Today we drove down to visit the house. It was 18 degrees in the afternoon at Deep Creek Lake! New things in the house include almost all of the wiring has been completed, the stone on the downstairs fireplace is up, and the new door for the laundry room has been delivered. My endless quest for the perfect chandelier is coming to a close as I have finally found the perfect fixture, a pinecone and branch chandelier made by Hammerton. This fixture is super expensive but I have found a blacksmith forge in Temecula, California that makes a really similar light. I'm going to order one of these soon...

Hammerton

Markland Forge

Foundation Finished!

After a shaky few days when we discovered that the stone corners had been forgotten, the stone on the foundation is now finished and it looks fabulous! We used Eldorado Stone in Orchard Cypress Ridge and we are really pleased with it. The coloring worked out really well with the stain on the logs. As always, the guys at Yellowstone Log Homes were great and had the stone corners fixed properly and quickly.

We also met with the electrician and walked through the whole plan with him. We met with the cabinet maker and are trying to decide what wood to go with in the kitchen. What do you think of cherry frames with spalted maple panel uppers?:

Lighting

These are the light fixtures for the lower exterior.

Railings and Rocks

This week they put up the deck railings and started the stone on the foundation. I am really happy with the way the stone looks so far. They also buried the propane tank and are running the water lines into the house. The weekend looks gorgeous for Autumn Glory. Too bad we can't stay there yet!

Color instead of plain wood!

This week the stain was started - Colonial Cherry Woodguard

A lot of activity has been going on at the house lately. Finish grading has been started and hopefully the area out in front of the house will be relatively level for a large parking area.

The ceilings, soffits and fascias have been finished on the porches. The board and batten siding has been installed in the gable ends. Mechanical work has started on the heating/AC and the steps are in to the basement. After the stain is finished it's time for stone. They are trying to wrap up the exterior work before it gets too cold.

I'm buying a ton of stuff for the house now which is totally fun. The Sub Zero was delivered to our office this week so it will have to patiently wait until it's ready to be installed.

Sam in the Sunlight

Time to take the boat home for the year. This is Sam meeting us at the State Park to load up the Master Craft.