March 2014

We always wanted to have a green exterior for the house. Of course, “green” covers a multitude of colors…not all of which look green to me, but what do I know? The siding our architect and contractor recommended — HardieBoard — is very durable and low maintenance. In fact, it’s warranted to not need painting […]

Our windows arrived in early March. We were a little nervous about what they’d look like, because we switched the frame color on them late in the game. Originally we were going with a deep flat red (“cranberry”) as an accent color to the green siding we picked. Unfortunately, we realized that green siding, cranberry

It’s been some time since my last article, and a lot has happened with the house. Here are a few shots from late January, 2014, when most of the interior framing was done. The great room arches and bookcase/shelves do a lot to define the space, and make it more attractive than the relatively simple