Kitchen Beams

Today we applied the stain finish to the rough-sawn pine beams in the kitchen of our Nelsonville new build. Before we stained the beams we wanted to distress them to give an older hand-hewn look. Carving on them randomly with hand planes, chisels and sandpaper gave the pine more character, and will make them look like they've been there a long time.

Odds and Ends

Over the last few days I haven't posted because we've been working to finish up some of the various stages that I've already talked about. I thought I would take this opportunity to share some pictures for those of you interested. The Wall Sconces came in and were installed, the drywall in the kitchen has been hung and taped, and we've began to install the siding on the back of the house.

Porch Ceiling

We have not been truly satisfied with the look of the post and beam porch ceiling since it was built. The design called for the underside of the metal roof to show between the purlins, but the underside of the green metal is white and does not fit with our color scheme.

The tongue and groove pine on the inside exceeded our expectations so we decided to use the same material on the porch.

Ceiling Day 11

The tongue and groove pine is virtually completed on the inside of the house. Tomorrow we will begin installing pine outside on the porch ceiling.

Ceiling Day 10

The tongue and groove pine was completed on the bay window and the gable above it today. One more day of installation should finish up this portion of the project.

Ceiling Day 9

We have finally finished the high ceiling at our Nelsonville new build and have began to start the living room walls and bay window area. We are really starting to achieve the hunting lodge aspect that we have been looking for since we began the design process.

Security System

Because of the remote location of the home we're building in Nelsonville the owners decided that they would like to have a Security System installed. The system they chose is from Brinks Home Security and it is monitored 24 hours a day for both security and fire. The sensors on the doors and windows as well as the smoke and heat detectors were hard wired to the master control box before the insulation was installed. Now that the furnace is up and running and some of the dry wall is hung we are able to activate the system and provide peace of mind for the owners (and the builder who has a lot of equipment on site).



For more imformation on Security Systems go to http://www.brinkshomesecurity.com/