on our way.

At the time of this post, I'm already outdated in my new information. Things are going so fast and that is a good thing!

Here are pictures of what happened this weekend.

Saturday the entire fireplace was re-mortered with a smear joint. David has been telling me about this technique FOREVER. And I had kind of realized what he was talking about, but hadn't really ever seen it. But in actuality, I think thats how my parents limestone is done on their house... and then we saw it done on the historic building that is Moonshine downtown. (By the way, we had the most amazing brunch there on Valentines Day and I highly recommend it to anyone who likes any type of food, because they have everything.)




It looks so much better now than it did in the beginning... here is a before to compare. The kicker is that this is not the final fireplace. What does a fireplace need to feel inviting and comforting... oh but a mantle and hearth indeed! David has planned a wonderful double level hearth for the fireplace. I'll leave this to be seen next post, because its already been built and clad in stone... He also has a nice piece of douglas fir that he will be using as the mantle. And, if you look closely... they wired the fireplace for power and cable! How exciting!





Here is the travertine that David purchased at our old stomping grounds, AG&M. Again, apparently the kitchen is fully tiled as of today and this post is out of date, but here is a sneak peak of what it looks like. The tiles are 18"x18" and I think its just going to open up the kitchen and dining room immensely. Plus, if we look back at the original flooring, I think we have made some what of an improvement... you?

Next I was able to see the reclaimed wood flooring, which is sitting in one of the bedrooms... but will eventually be put down and re-sanded and re-stained... Something we will have to decide upon when the time comes. The widths are varied, 3", 5", & & 7"... can't believe he scored this stuff.

And the final piece of newness that arrived this weekend was the front door! Here it is sitting in the trailor. Eventually it will be painted a pretty color to match the new accent color for the fascia and trim of the roof line... but for now it is just as pretty as it can be. David struggled with the patterning of glass. I wasn't there to help him with the decision making process, but David does pretty good on his own.

SIDE NOTE: It has become somewhat of a creepy yet serendipitous moment when we walk into Home Depot and go look at lighting or fixtures or anything with a little bit of design to it... Because after about 15 seconds of looking around without saying anything to each other, we end up picking the exact same piece. You may be rolling your eyes right now, but its just another one of those things that makes me smile.

Sidestepping the side note and onto more interesting things. This door is awesome and I think David did a great job of picking a style that matches the house, the area, and a potential buyer.

This is a picture of the new shower. Looks kind of creepy right now... thats the fiberglass liner thing that keeps all the water in one area and not be able to "sit" within the base and cause all kinds of lovely sickening things to grow... I never knew what really went into building out a shower. But its pretty intense and I'm glad they are doing it.

This is the backyard of David's house/property. Its absolutely beautiful, especially right now after a lot of rain. The creek, Bear Creek, is full and shows really what this property can look like at its best.

So there it is. Another week of marvelous happenings at the Burson House. I'll have more pictures next week and more about whats going on. In the mean time David is busy getting the tile layed, wood floors layed, the cabinets organized to come in and be installed, (of which he is doing himself, oolala) and the fireplace finished.