Update! We have had a mishap with our computer. It's not working due to being knocked over. Not that big of deal, it is  super old.  Real problem is all my house photo are still on it. I will be getting it fixed soon,  I hope so I can save all my precious house and family photos. Until then the blog is in a  technical difficulties  stall. Not just a life is busy stall.

Check out this blog about our house @ http://goodwinmillandcabinet.blogspot.com Post date March 22, 2012.

Ceilings, we have some cool ones.

I have decided to do a post just on the ceilings in our new house. When we show our house to friends and family the ceiling get the most attention.

The entry ceiling is not that dramatic with its lonely beam, but it will look great with the dramatic light fixture we ordered.

Rand thinks we should have dressed up the living room ceiling more, but I like the cleaner look in this room.

I have always dreamed of  having a coffered ceiling in my dining room.
It's now or never!

It has been Rand's dream to have exposed trusses in the family room. We got a lot of flak for painting these beams. My favorite was that we were breaking  the "wood-working religion" by painting them.  To put everyone's mind at ease - they are only pine... and were meant to be painted.

I have to give all credit to Rand on the master bedroom ceiling.  I wasn't sure the stained beams were going to look good with the painted tongue-in-groove ceiling.  I will admit I was SO wrong and they look awesome. They are my second favorite...which leaves my favorite - the kitchen.  I am not sure you can tell from the picture how truly awesome the ceiling is.

Paint, I love paint it make such a difference.

Painting has begun. There are a million paint chips out there.  When you find the one you love, you have to ask yourself,  "does it go with the color I am planning for the room next door?"  I do take a long time to make decisions.  I need to think about things for a long time and look at different things until it feels right. Needless to say this has caused some trouble in the family.  But lucky for us, paint was so much easier than I ever thought it could be.  I did have help of course.  Martha Stewart was the biggest help. All of her paint chips have a little symbol in the corner and all you have to do after you find a color you like is pick another color you like with the same symbol. Then you don't have to worry if they compliment each other.  We broke the rules in the girls bedroom by letting them pick the colors they liked with a little guidance. We ended up with robin-egg blue in one and light purple dusk in the other. Rand hated the purple but has said that it is not nearly as bad as he thought it would be. We also stepped outside the lines and used yellow in the family room which was not in our color palate but looks great.

In the decision process we would tape colors we liked on the door of our pantry and stare at them for hours.  Once we decided on the color for each room  our painter, Christian,  painted a large sample on a wall of each room to make sure we liked it before he painted the whole thing.  I'm very happy and proud to say we didn't have to change any of the colors.

The family room looking into the kitchen.  It is yellow, but it is hard to see the true color.  The kitchen is green.  I believe that is the best color for kitchens.

Dining room color (October Sky).  Daring but we love it.  There will be a high wainscot, so the paint will only be on the upper third of the room.

Living Room

Master bedroom

We have two bedrooms in the basement.  We did a two-tone paint job with a chair rail.

Kitchen is painted in Fennel Seed green, which seems to change throughout day as the light changes.

                        A couple of finished rooms:  a basement bedroom, the family room and  the kitchen.

Texture! What? They all look the same to me!

The taping is wrapping up and the texturing has begun. Naturally they wanted us to pick a finish for the wall so they gave us three choices. The taping crew mocked them up on the walls and everything. The only problem was they all looked the same to me and I hated them all.

                                                                                                                                                               Here is choice # 1

                                                                         Choice #2

                                                                 Last but not least - choice #3

             We went with smooth, choice #4, which added two weeks (at least) to our finish date... but we love it. We are so glad we stood our ground and held out for what we wanted.

 

Sheetrock long a waited, and long waiting, guess this one takes forever.

My brother, Roger, finally made it to see the house.  He has been with us every step of the way - looking and looking over floor plans with such enthusiasm and excitement. You can tell by the look on his face the overwhelming joy he is feeling for finally standing in the actual house that he has been forced to endure the planning of for 3 years. He also brought his wife Mandy to enjoy the experience with him.  Thanks for all the support Roger.

Sheet rockers are a clean sort of people.

Dining room!

Music Room!

Living Room!

Main Hall!

Kitchen!

Family Room!

Master bath tub!

Entry!

Random wild sheep that ran in front of the car one day when picking the girls up from school!  Just added this picture to wake you up!