New House

I am finally feeling better, and getting more and more excited about the new house. Although closing keeps getting pushed back, they are making progress. I realized I haven't posted much for pictures of the new house--- so here are a few. Nick is more of the picture taker, so I only have a few of them available to me right now.

The lockers:
Having lockers was one of Nick's requests. I agree with him that they will be great for getting the kids ready to head out during the winter months. It has since been stained a dark brown color to match the kitchen. Now I just have to find some cute baskets to put in the cubbies to hold shoes and winter gear!

The outside of the house with the siding on it:
It is hard to pick out siding because you never know how the colors will look together and on the actual house. We drove around and around looking for color combinations that we liked (originally we wanted something OTHER than tan). In the end, we put three colors together we thought would look good and went with it. I wish the shakes (the brown color) were a little darker. Nick wishes they were a little lighter. Once the outside lighting was added it really brought the colors together (sorry-- no pictures with the lights at this time). According to the sample photo, the official front door should be dark brown wood. You cannot really tell in the picture, but the front door is taller than a normal front door, we call it the Brad Door after one of our taller friends, Brad. It is different--- so of course Nick loves it because he loves anything that is different than the norm (I like it as well).

The walkway to the front door:
We left the quarter circle as dirt and will put some plants and rocks in there next spring. It is actually a lot bigger area then I was thinking it was going to be. We are happy with the stone on the front of the house. Also one of the choices that you don't know how it will look until it is up. We have two pillars that will be put in on the front porch. It will make the porch look smaller, but I think it will add to the design of the house.

We went out to the house today to get the mail and see how progress was coming. This is what we found:
Cabinets! So much space to fill with fun kitchen tools. Now all those bins of kitchen supplies that were in the basement at the last house will finally have a home. And anything without a home will be donated to Goodwill (my agreement with Nick). The picture is a little dark--- it was taken with my camera phone. I love the under cabinet lighting, our Realtor recommended we do that and I think it was a good choice. The island will have the sink and the dishwasher, along with a eating place for a few chairs. Makes me want the next week to go by really, really fast as I cannot wait to get into a REAL kitchen again!

We hope to be moving in a week from tomorrow. Keep your fingers crossed that we do not get pushed back again, as the hotel is getting old for all of us and another weekend is not desired.