Completion...just about!

We did it! We received our certificate of occupancy and now have a mortgage. Two key pieces of paper signifying that the project is done. Yay!

We wanted to send out a big thank you to Ryan, Tim, and Tim's crew at Big Valley Builders.  Amazing job! If you can share a meal at the end of a four year home building project with your architect and contractor, you know that you have had the opportunity to work with incredibly patient and talented people. You guys rock.

Below are a few photos of the finished product, but you can also check out a number of great images our architect Ryan Stephenson recently took here - Stephenson Design Collective. 

A flash back to framing days...

 

And now the photos...this first group is of the living room.

 

 Here are a few pics of the kitchen and dining room.

Master bathroom.

This one is of the media room. Still need the subwoofer, but otherwise fully operational :)

This is the guest bath. 

Here are a couple of shots from our neighborhood that remind us why we built our cabin in the Methow.

Lights

We are really happy with the pendant lights we picked out for over the kitchen island. Their clean lines are exactly what we were hoping for. We feel pretty fortunate with how the lighting fixtures turned out in general--especially since we picked them out months ago and sorta forgot about them until we saw them installed. Nice surprise! We didn't waste any time putting them to use.

The stairway pendant consists of hand-blown glass globes. Tim was very patient with us as we had him lower and raise the globes a number of times to get them just right. We were on the road before nightfall the day this was installed, so we can't wait to see this one at night.

We can't stop gushing over how well the stairs and railing turned out.

The fireplace is still missing the metal surround; however, that didn't stop us from using it. Temperatures dipped pretty low on our last trip to the Valley. Fortunately, this stove puts out a lot of heat and was able to warm up the living room and kitchen areas quickly. And it looked cool!

The stacked tile in the guest bathroom turned out well.  

 The cabin has a nice glow at night.

This is a picture of Goat Peak that we took just before a ski out at Base Camp. It was a beautiful day.

Finish Work Continues

The Valley got hit with a pretty good storm this past week. This is our driveway... Can't wait to get out there and do some skiing!

Even with the storm, there has been a lot of activity at the project. All of the pieces are coming together. Below is a picture of the living room. With the exception of the metal surround for the fireplace, this room is very close to being complete. The walls are painted, the ceiling fan is in, and the door hardware has been installed.

The interior railings and stairs are complete. The recycled treads really cleaned up well and the cables look great.   

 

The tile layout in the guest bath is coming together well.

Tim was able to use a recycled piece of wood for the sink base in the powder room.

The plumbing fixtures are starting to be installed. Here is a shot of the tub and tub filler. While the picture window displaying a winter wonderland may take top bill, the finished tile wall looks great too.

This is an image from the master bedroom. The clean lines, huge windows, and wood ceiling definitely play nice together in this image.

Metal and Tile Work

The countertops are in! Below is a picture of the island in the kitchen.

Here is a shot of the guest bath.

The metal guys have been busy. Over the past week, the steel railings and the brackets to hold the treads were installed. We were able to use recycled wood for the treads. The piece of wood in the below photos has not been finished yet. Can you spot the dog?

The final pieces of metal were installed on the chimney, and if you look closely, you can see the wire loosely strung along the railings. If you look even more closely, there is a dog trying to get in the front door. :)

The title guys have also been busy. The below is an action shot of tile being installed in the master bath. We used a large format tile (12" x 24") to cover the entire south wall of the bathroom.

The below was one of Tim's more artistic images that we had to include. He sent this so that we could confirm the color of the grout. Nice pic, Tim!

Bring on the finish work!

The majority of the work has now moved indoors and we are seeing the finishing touches on the project. The project should be completed this month! There is still a ton to do, but things are really coming together.

One of the most significant developments over the last two weeks was the install of the cabinets. The kitchen, master bath, guest bath, master bedroom, and media room all had cabinets. They still need work, but we were able to get a good idea of how they looked.

Kitchen:

 

Master bath:

Master closet (still missing the draw faces on the lowers):

Media room:

Painting is well underway too. We spent many many hours picking the most amazing shade of white: super blanco. It's not just white, it's super white. Here is a pic of the dining area.

The tiling crew has finished their prep work and should be installing tile very soon. The below is a shot of the shower in the master bath. The entirety of the south wall in the master will be tiled.

The fireplace is installed but still waiting for its steel surround.

Perhaps the surprise favorite on this last trip was the metal work for the stairs. The steel stringers are looking great! We are very happy with how they turned out and can't wait to see how the wood treads finish the look.

There was a pretty good snowstorm on this last trip, but Olive didn't seem to mind.