Sunday, September 21, 2008

Rainbow Update

Things are really moving along on the Rainbow house. We are pretty excited about the way the back yard and the river approach are coming out. During the winter the water will for sure cover these steps, so it will be interesting to see what we have come next spring.
Jenna has decided that we could use even more rocks, but I really like the way she has a fire pit surrounded out on the crest of the hill next to the river. When the shrubs are in it will soften this up significantly.

The cabinets look great. Click on the photo to see the hardware that Paula picked out. It looks great. We will have 3cm granite on the coutertops and island. To the left of the island will be the dining table which is a 14 foot length of reclaimed bowling alley!
The fireplace is actually for a wood stove. We have ordered a soapstone Vermont Castings wood stove. To the left of where the stove will sit is a wood box which will be on a electric motor from the basement.

At the last minute, I decided that another retro door was in order, so we replaced the master bedroom door. I am hoping that the "employees only" will be a signal to the grandkids to stay clear!

This is an expensive project, but Paula and I are having a blast doing it. We are now hoping to be in by Thanksgiving, and looking forward to having a lot of family home at that time!

5 comments:

paula said...

Real funny because 3/4 of the kids can't even read yet!! It was a great productive week. A lot of energy is being used on this project. Yes we are learning alot on what we did wrong and what we could do better. PMV

mahina said...

things are looking great! we will be doing the same thing sometime soon, i hope! we are very excited!

mahina said...

so, mitch was wondering, are you selling the farm?

Becca said...

everything is looking really awesome. I can't wait to see it in person somtime

Chris said...

Those ceilings are massive. Love the space guys!