Snapshots of Home

Happy Labor Day! Here are a couple of more photos of our home. Slowly getting things in order, just found silk for the curtains in the Living room and Dining room. Can't wait to see them finished and how they will complete the space.

Here is the dining room looking toward the kitchen. I spy a photo bomber...Deacon our cavalier, just protecting his territory.

Looking at the Living room from the opposite direction. You can see the dining room and the fireplace revamp. The mantel is an antique that our trim guys modified to make it fit the fireplace. This firebox had to be totally remade and looks spectacular. The tv will be hidden behind a two way mirror, still looking for a frame to match the decor.

This is a peek into the new formal powder bath,this space was created out of a closet and part of the middle bedroom. They wallpaper in here is beautiful, but the cabinet and marble turned out just like I hoped. Thanks for stopping by.

Glimpses of Home

Well, we have been in Hathaway almost two months, (minus two weeks of being out of town)and it is starting to feel like home. Cue the Walton's music... We are still finishing up some most needed touch ups but wanted to show you a couple of things I am loving most about the house. Well, for right now anyway.

Dining room chandelier after rewiring and many coats of paint on the ceiling. I need more coffee to get the picture straight.

The foyer with the mirror and reflection of the beautiful grass laid by my sweet husband and son. The walls are high gloss paint but I think it could be shinier!

The living room looking from the dining room towards the gallery hallway. Looking forward to sharing the rest of the house with you all, as soon as I can get it all dolled up to snap photos. You know we do not live in a museum, and I LOVE the quote by the late Erma Bombeck, "If you have come to see me, come on in. If you have come to see the house, come back in an hour." Thanks for stopping by!

More than Halfway to Home

Well, we have moved in.... but we are still finishing up some details. We love the house. It is great, it turned out wonderfully and I am loving a one story after living in a three story. Although I walk more back and forth than I did going up and down the stairs. Here are a couple of photos of the progress we have made.

Boxes outside the family room, we decided to recycle and reuse boxes so a lot more trips to and fro from one house to the other. These are the only ones unpacked, there are plenty more to go.

Here is a corner of the family room, dog kennels, my dining room chandelier waiting for rewiring, and new trim on the baseboard ready for paint. Oh, yes and Easter baskets,Lionel trains not sure where they are headed but are resting nicely on the game table and have been there for longer than I would like.

Just a sample of our paint..... seriously touch up are abound.

Here is our new kitchen table. Can you see it, under all the stuff that needs a new home. We have downsized but I think all my stuff has multiplied overnight. Waiting to show you the finished kitchen and my nod to Joan at for the love of a house blog. She is an extremely talented lady and I envy her sense of design and style. Thanks for stopping by and hope to show you more soon!

Passed with flying colors.....GREEN

Today we are smiling, we passed our electrical and plumbing inspections. That means some of boxes we have been climbing over for weeks are being loaded up and are headed to their new space! YIPEE!!!!

Everyone has been working so diligently and we really appreciate it. I am looking forward to all the hard work it is going to take and getting the house in order so we can finally call it HOME. Thanks for stopping by.

Waiting is not my cup of tea

Sorry for the lack of posts but we have had so many things not go our way lately I just could not muster the words to write a post. We have decided to move ahead and booked the moving truck for Thursday the 5th of July. It has been a long year of renovations and we can not wait for them to be finished. Hathaway feels like home and we hate to leave when we head back after a day of working on a project or stopping by to check on what has been completed that day. Here are some snap shots of things I thought you might want to see.

The family room floors after scraping but before stain. The new windows and wainscoating and glorious sunshine

The floors after the stain and poly to make them shine.

One of most favorite things.... Gas Lamps they are beautiful, but really pretty in the evening. Will post a photo once I dig the Nikon out of a packed box.

And our last project to date... the weathervane. The cupola has been up for a while and we (me and my sweet hubby) decided today to complete the project and add the weathervane. Did I happen to mention we live in TEXAS and it has been over 100 degrees everyday this week. Make no mistake it was an oven up there. I did comment I am glad I did not have this garage growing up or I would have laid out on top of it to tan (really I mean burn myself to a crisp with baby oil and iodine) all the time. It looks fantastic but it was totally an I LOVE LUCY episode to get it finished and installed. That friends, is another story for another day perhaps after we move in. Thanks for stopping by for a visit.

Happy Memorial Day

Happy Memorial Day! Thank you to those men and women who give us the opportunity to be free! Because freedom is not free,it is paid for by the many sacrifices of those men, women and their families who give up everything for the rest of us. With gratitude and a thankful heart!

Snapshot of cabinets and hint of things to come

Well here we are in May and we are moving along (not as quickly as I would have hoped) but things are coming together. Here are some photos to show you our progress.

The kitchen cabinets are primed in this photo, waiting for their paint and countertops.