Monday, January 28, 2013

Finishing Touches

If you're new to the blog or just now catching up with mountain house posts you may want to start here, here, here, here, here, and here before continuing below...

The last trip we made up to the mountain house before it was complete was in early December 2011. When we pulled up to the house, the exterior was nearly finished.



We had a front door (!), all of the windows were in, the stain was on, exterior lighting had been added, and all the contractor had left to do was add the front stairs, add a ramp (on the right side, where you see part of the railing missing), and stain the window eaves.


The kitchen was also nearly complete, which was huge progress from our last visit where only a few of the cabinets had been assembled. We selected stainless steel appliances at a nearby Sears outlet, and went with the year prior models to save some dough. We decided on tile counter tops, since granite was more expensive than any of us wanted to pay (especially since this is a vacation home and not any of our permanent homes) and we didn't feel good about laminate because we thought we would end up having to replace it down the road.


The light in the eating area right off of the kitchen had been installed, and was just begging for a table to be put under it so no one would bang a head anymore!


The counter tops, cabinet doors, and cabinet hardware had been installed in the master bathroom. All that was needed in here at this point were tile floors, light fixtures, and a mirror over the double sinks.


Our toilets were also in place this visit--yay for plumbing! We went with the toilets that are taller than average, because we all expect to have this house until we are old and gray (we've made a family pact that we won't sell the house, like, ever) and were trying to think ahead to those years where it may not be as easy to get up and down! At this point, this 1/2 bath was just waiting for its pedestal sink & mirror to be installed.


All of the light fixtures had been installed by the front door, doors were put on the laundry room and 1/2 bath, and there was a railing for the stairwell!


As we left from this visit, it was with much anticipation for our next return and a completed mountain house!

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