Modern in MT

Wednesday, July 28, 2010

FORMS STRIPPED

Wall forms were stripped today. Patio pour will occur tomorrow as the side yard was still a bit spongy from Tuesday night's gully-washer. Cultured stone veneer and wall cap were ordered today.

From House 07 2010

Monday, July 26, 2010

Spent the last 3 months moving, unpacking, cleaning, moving, unpacking, cleaning... Lots of pictures remain unhung and plenty of stuff is still not put away. But, we are moved in and the old house has sold and closed - wahoo! corks popping! Now the real work begins.

Kicked off the landscaping the first week in July. Sprinklers are complete. Couple trees are planted with rock mulch in place, and we have 300-square feet of wild flower sod planted.

The hard-scaping continues. Exposed aggregate patio and retaining wall around garage foundation to be poured tomorrow.

From House 07 2010

Saturday, May 1, 2010

PANTRY / MASTER CLOSET

Finally getting around to finishing up before moving in. Packages from the Container Store showed up this week with the elfa organizers for the pantry and master closet. Installation was a snap and I finished the job in a weekend. The elfa Platinum products are heavy duty and very strong. I like the industrial look and feel.

From 05 2010

Saturday, April 17, 2010

CONCRETE HEARTH

Hearth is concrete colored with Cheng's Charcoal mix. Seven concrete panels cover the framed hearth. Several transmission gears were placed on the surface areas. Along the seam to the left of the fireplace, a transmission valve body was cut in half, and each half placed along the seam in the concrete. Unfortunately, one of the valve body pieces lifted off the bottom of the form and does not show up in the polished concrete. You can see the ghost image of the valve body in the 4th pic below. Bummer. I think it looks OK, but wifey does not... so, possibly more work ahead. The fireplace opening is now surrounded by just drywall, but we are planning on adding a surround made of plate steel.

From House 04 2010

Sunday, April 11, 2010

MORE EXTERIOR

Couple more exterior photos taken of the back side and patio. Front and side added.

From House 04 2010

Sunday, April 4, 2010

GUEST BEDROOM

Main floor guest bedroom has the same flooring as the Master - strand woven bamboo. Full bath only accessible from the guest bedroom.

From House 04 2010

Sunday, March 28, 2010

MASTER BEDROOM

Floors are strand woven bamboo in "coffee" finish. Wall color is a couple shades darker than the main floor color. Room is long with space for an office on one end. Might add a sliding translucent wall later to divide office from sleeping area.

From House 04 2010

Sunday, March 21, 2010

MUD ROOM

The mud room is very spacious. Lots of room for 3 kids worth of coats / backpacks / shoes in the lockers. Farmhouse sink in stainless provides easy kid access to a washup area outside of the kitchen. Patio door and pantry door access just off the kitchen. Cabinets are veneered in VG Doug Fir, Lockers are Birch plywood with Hemlock trim.

From House 04 2010

Sunday, March 14, 2010

MASTER BATH

Cabinets and doors are veneered with VG Doug Fir, trim is Hemlock, countertop is quartz in a gray tone to match the tile. Shower has a white acrylic pan and solid surface walls for ease of maintenance.