A Pictorial History of our Stairs

Our lovely old stairs during deconstruction

The insides of the old house



A ladder served as our first stairway



Early Stairs!



Mudded Stairs






 







Finished!





Homecoming!

This post is brought to you courtesy of Jeff's new phone! The HTC Thunderbolt is connected to a 4G network and definitely has the horsepower to get the job done way faster than an ethernet connection.

Today we saw the culmination of our longest, largest, and most likely last project!  Unsure whether the final inspection had been done, we were worried since we had friends and truck lined up to empty the storage unit Sunday. But determined to spend the warmest day so far this year at the beach, we headed up to Camano. We brought dinner fixings, our trusty Aerobed, and camping gear to relive the last night we spent in the old house. Oddly just as we arrived, our architect Dan Nelson and his partner dropped by. We spent quite a while admiring the house and deck railings and then it dawned on me to ask Jim where we stood with the final inspection. He smiled and said, "it's done".

The Hallelujah Chorus started playing in my brain! Tears were welling. I hugged Jim and gave Jeff a big smooch!  As I sit here watching the tide come in, I feel a great sense of relief and joy to be finally in our new home. Hallelujah!

More to follow soon! Dinner's ready!

Signs of completion!

For the first time since we started this project, I realized what was on the other side of this sign, our future home.

For months it has been "the project", "the house", "our dream". As we entered, we dutifully removed our shoes and looked around. No construction materials or debris, the place looked lovely.

Knowing that the final inspection would be a two step process, Jim set up the first one, knowing that by the time the deck rails were in place, he would be ready for the final. With any luck, we'll get it today or Monday!

Our initial inspection with a list of requirements

The painters were doing a little touch-up as Dave finished the rails on the stairs.

Across the street, work is beginning on another building, a garage with studio on top I believe.

Click on the picture to see what I'm holding, maybe!

It was a lovely day to be at Camano. Jazz and I did a little beachcombing and found some good nuggets. Hers happened to be a bone  :)



Jeff and Jazz were  'feelin the love' !



I'll close with some panorama shots of the house.



Family room looking mostly east



Living Room and entry



Family room looking mostly south





Master bath looking in many directions



Kitchen looking mostly north