Hello HardiePlank and Shiny Tin Roof!

It's been a busy week again. On our end we met with the electrician and HVAC guy to walk through the house to finalize decisions in those departments. Who knew there were so many possibilities for switch placement and lighting positions?! Well, we knew but when you actually have to make them it's a bit overwhelming! The Glen View plan called for a ton of recessed lights but we're eliminating most of them because we're more of a lamp (not overhead light) family. Between talking to those two men and our contractor, we spent almost 3 hours at the house on Tuesday morning. Whew!

Another big discussion this week (carried over from past weeks) involves our fireplace. Because we're opting to install a Jotul wood burning stove instead of a traditional fireplace, we've had to make some alterations in the fireplace. I think we've finally settled on what we're going to do...more on that later. 

My excitement grows as the house's exterior evolves. This week part of the tin roof and HardiePlank were installed. 

View of the rear of the house (where the most work was done on the roof).

Master suite (the HardiePlank is primed and will be painted white later).

We toyed with the idea of boxing our chimney in with HardiePlank but ultimately decided that a brick fireplace is much more classic. By Saturday afternoon the chimney was basically done.

Kitchen side. Love our house! Love it!

We're working on appliance decisions and paint colors right now, as well as finding a claw-foot tub for the master bath (we found several at an antique store--just need to pick out one and get it refinished--MUCH cheaper than buying new!).