AND NOW, FOR THE REST OF THE STORY ....

Welcome to the Kitchen.  I think I posted a photo of what we chose for our main Cabinet before, but maybe not.  I saw this somewhere so I can't take credit for the idea. This is a Stainless Steel Toolbox on Casters.  I just love the Kitchen drawer storage it gives us.  I looked at a lot of similar styles but decided on this one (Costco) because of size and the fact that it has both drawers and a Cabinet.

The drawers are perfect depth for so many of those 'odd shaped' Kitchen items.

     

One of the 'extras' we knew we wanted was a pot filler.  No more lifting a big heavy pot with water from Sink to Stove.  The convenience is all right there.   That's the funny looking thing you see there on the counter.  It just has a cold water connection which is all you need.

Our Coffee Pot is on this counter and so it's very convenient for filling that to make coffee too.  And, with the amount of coffee the two of us drink, that's major!  :)

I opted for mostly open shelving in the Kitchen. First and foremost, I like the look.  And second, I wanted the Kitchen to be convenient.  The truth is we're not getting any younger, (well ... Glen's not :) and to have things easily accessible just makes sense.  The non-open cabinets are Hickory Cabinets, the same as what we have in the main bathroom.

This is the Kitchen Island now finished.  Our friendly little Pig on the counter usually holds notes from our Grandchildren.  When they come to visit, one of them will usually write a 'love note' on it to us.  But, before the day ends, that note can be changed 3 or 4 times by another one of the Grandchildren.  It's become somewhat of a contest as to whose note will be the last one on there when they leave.  :)

sorry, this is a little dark.  This our Buffet and it is directly across from the Island.  

These shelves are to the left of the Buffet and pretty much in the center of the room.  I opted to do our wall this way because I wanted the whole open space to flow from one area to the other fairly seamlessly.  

Here's another view ...

The diningroom table.  This is one of those things that (hopefully!) will get changed  at some point.   It's a great table, it opens up to double in size, but for this space I think a narrow Farm table would be better.  I'm working on that!  :)

Now we are in the Livingroom area.  Yes, the Binoculars are always there.  Out that window we have a great view of the Mountains on the other side of Mullan.  Almost daily we can watch the Elk and Deer grazing on the hillside.  

More Livingroom area.  The Sofa is probably going to get changed at some point too.  It's soooo comfortable but we are probably going to replace it with a Sofa bed at some point.  We don't have a guest room per se, (just our RV 'guest house')  but we've had so much company since being here that we could occasionally use an extra bed.

In case you noticed, yes, I did change the big painting.
The Winter trees are what is up there now.  :)

We have two of these Brown Leather chairs (at the bottom of the photo below) that face across the livingroom to the window (with the binoculars)  For some reason I didn't get a full photo of this side.

That's my Studio space.  YES ... IT IS TINY.  :/  It was suppose to originally be our Office Space and we were going to build a separate Studio Space for me in the back yard.  The house was first priority though, so we said 'Next year' for the Studio and I would just carve out a niche 'somewhere' in the house for now.  Well, the 'Office' actually fit nicely in our Bedroom so I took over this space.  Temporarily. :)  But, other than storage for the non-daily essentials (frames, extra canvases, etc.) this works out just fine.  It is somewhast cramped right now, but I will probably only be designing Jewelry through the end of this year.  Once I stop that and just concentrate on my Artwork, this space will actually be perfect for my needs.   And, the coffee pot is just a few feet away!  :)  

Well, that is where we are at the moment.  There is still a lot of fine tuning to do inside.  But, since the weather is becoming nicer, the priority for now is the outside and the Garage (which needs a whole new makeover!)   Could almost be another whole Blog.  NOT!  :)

"THE ORNAMENT OF A HOUSE IS THE FRIENDS WHO VISIT IT."

                    Ralph Waldo Emerson

Will keep you 'posted' !

Charleen

HAPPY NEW YEAR from THE ADVENTURES AT CAMP DUNMOVIN'

A LOT has changed since my last Blog.  The last time we left off we had no Walls up yet (just the studs) and we were (im)patiently waiting for the Plumbing Inspector to come and give his approval so we COULD MOVE ON.  Providing we passed inspection this time ...

Bob and Sean working on some finishing touches.

Water Test !  Water on the floor was a good thing (so I was told).  It means the Pressure test worked and all SHOULD be set for when the Inspector runs his test.  So now we wait again for his arrival.  Weeks of preparing and stressing and in less than 10 minutes total in the house we hear that ...

We Passed!!

And so ... we could now proceed with finishing all the sheetrock ~ ceiling and walls.  First piece of sheetrock on the ceiling now installed.

And then things started to move a LOT faster . . .

Bob and Ernie (our Supervisor :) working on the sheetrock

 Ooops! An outlet got covered and had to be found behind the sheetrock!

The sheet-rocking, mudding and taping was definitely a Family and Friends event ...

 

Bob                                                               Glen

Sean

Sean and his friend Chase mixing the 'mud' for taping

Ryan was in there somewhere too ~ filling screw holes ~ just missed getting a photo  :(

And then the Texture went on.

All set for the paint.  We went White. I had colors picked out but we haven't settled on cabinets yet (Hickory or painted) so I decided to just go with white walls for now.  This way we can just get in and wall colors can be changed later.  I am so not a white wall person that it looks very strange to me.

Glen sprayed 2 coats on everything and Bob came and put the third coat on for us. (So much for one coat paint)  Last coat went on Dec. 30th.  Just in time to celebrate 3 birthdays and New Years Eve at the house.  I think our little abode is going to be very popular with family and friends ...  

 Sean and Bobs birthday on the 31st

(had to improvise ... didn't get one of Bob with the cake!  :(

Papa's birthday on the 1st

TV set up so the gang can watch the Ball Drop for New Years Eve.

Oh yes ... The Kids and Grandkids brought sleeping bags and an air mattress so they could spend New Years Eve there while Glen and I were vanquished back to the apartment.  What is wrong with that picture?!

Time for a little reprieve for everyone.  We've had a lot of help (and a lot of snow ~ very late coming for this area) so it was time for everyone to have a little fun ...

   

 

        

            Katie                    

Uh oh . . . time out from the fun to try and thaw out frozen pipes.  Someone used the outside faucet and then closed it up so the water was unable to drain and so it froze.  Fortunately Glen got it thawed and I doubt it happens again.  :)  (No, it wasn't me!)

 Jessi trying to snow board. ooops!

And then, when you leave your boyfriend Chris's now wet Carharts (work overalls) in the car overnight in single digit temperatures, this is what you get ...

FROZEN!

         Chris gallantly took them to the local laundromat (on New Years Day) and unfroze and dried them for her!

               Meanwhile, the kitchen sink managed to get installed amidst all the frivolity  :)

I Love it!

But the rest of the appliances (Oven, Refrigerator, Washer, Dryer, bathroom sink, interior lights)  are still languishing on the back patio (mostly) under tarps, waiting to be rescued.

Hopefully, now that the walls are up and painted, the Electricians will be back this week to finish putting in the rest of the switches, outlets and the lights that we have.

Next weekend ... Floors!

Then the shower.

Then the trim.

And somewhere in there we will be moving in.  

In the meantime, We Wish You a Very Happy New Year 

and 

All the Best in 2015.

Glen and Charleen

P.S.  O.K. Geri . . . was this enough pictures?!  :)