Here are some current photos of the house and barn — all of these were taken yesterday, 6/27/07.

This first photo is of the front of the house - I wanted a photo of the steps.  I like the way they curve out.  Also notice the “capitols” at the top of the posts on the porch.  I was worried that they might be too ornate, but I really like them, and when all the trim is painted white, they will blend right in with the posts.

This photo is taken from the dining room looking toward the front door.  You can see the bottom of the stairs.  Notice in the top corner of the dining room there is a soffit.  We have that in all four corners.  I’ve got plans for how to decorate under those.  We’ll have a small light in the top of each one.  You can also see the American cherry hardwood floor, too.  They’re still working on installing that today. 

This photo shows the balcony that overlooks the great room.  Nothing painted or stained yet - but it still looks good.  The trim guy did some gorgeous trim around that balcony.  Everything is coming together so well.  We got the call from the cabinet guy that the cabinets are ready.  So they will be installed soon.

And here is the barn.  We put a porch on it, and it has plenty of room inside for RT to have a workshop and to work on the car or truck or whatever he wants to do.  I think all the mounted deer heads will look lovely in there (as opposed to in the house!)  We have plans to do some woodworking together.  It’s going to look lovely once the landscaping is done in a couple weeks.

This last photo shows the fireplace.  RT built it himself with “country ledgestone.”  I think it is beautiful.  I love the way he put the keystone over the fireplace with the “soldiers” showing off the curve at the top.  The fireplace is actually a wood-burning stove.  It is supposed to produce enough heat to heat the entire house.  We’ll see how it works when winter gets here.

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