Framing Day Four

The roofline is coming together. Rain slowed them down today. Looking for even more progress by the weekend.

Front of the house.

Standing where stairs will be looking into second.

Kitchen.

Back of house.

The acrobatic framers putting on the fireplace. 

Framing Day Three

Floor joists are mostly in. Second floor is built. Details on the first floor are noticeable and seem complete. Second floor should fly today. Pray for no rain and bad weather. 

Its is starting to feel like a home. I can see window placements and room sizes. Ready to see more!

Our "Dark and Stormy"

I'm obsessed. I have artwork for my fireplace in the new house! Like, amazing artwork. I feel like it is Christmas morning. My jaw dropped when I saw this painting for the first time...

Margaret Golson Pearman is a local friend whose talent is not measurable. Check her out on Facebook. Take at look at her album called Margaret's Artwork. Her paintings are to die for. Quality. Original. Lowcountry. Rustic. Timeless. I could keep going. You may find her at the next Calhoun Street Festival or may score big if you visit Eggs 'N Tricities on Calhoun and are lucky enough to find an available canvas! I promise you won't be disappointed.

Jesse and I fell in love with Margaret's "Dark and Stormy" at Mayfest this past May in Downtown Bluffton. Unfortunately, she had just sold it! So, we asked to be first on the list for the next one. She offered me the next one yesterday and I picked it up today! Worth every penny. And let me tell you her pricing is definitely reasonable.

This may be in my Top Five "big girl" purchases of all time.

*Disclaimer - these photos do not do the painting justice. The coloring, texture, brush strokes... amazing.*

Photo Cred: Margaret Golson Pearman

Close-up of the face.

Look at that claw! 

This will be the first thing hung in my home as soon as we have a Certificate of Occupancy. I will post our Dark and Stormy again when I place it in it's forever home above my fireplace. And... I can't wait until we get in the home and I can see what other pieces I can add to my collection. 

Framing Day Two

Progress, progress, progress. Floor joists are starting to be put in. The second floor is just beginning. 

Framing Day One

Today was the day! Whatcha think?

Last Friday Night!

How exciting was your Friday night?! Here's what we did...

We laid hay around the foundation. I am told the purpose of this is to help the current dirt stay in place and not be washed away by rain. Whats funny is that we were about half way through laying hay and a STORM came. Lightning, sideways rain, flooding in some areas. We had to stop. 

I'm taking donations of boots, gloves, and work clothes. Here is what I looked like after laying hay in flipflops. The pictures don't do the nastiness any justice... my legs and arms look hairy! Itchy. Sweaty. Dirt under fingernails. Ewwww (in my best Jimmy Fallon voice)! 

So, we had to stop for weather. But don't worry, we were back at it at 7:30am on Saturday morning. We went so early to beat any potential Saturday workers. Which.... the framers came and chalklined their walls! They told Jesse we should have walls in three days. PRAY FOR NO BAD WEATHER! Let me say this... the chalk lines they drew make this house seem quite quaint. I better love said quaint home!

Framing tomorrow. OMG! I never thought this day would come.

Y'all...

We don't just own dirt, now we own concrete! We have a f.o.u.n.d.a.t.i.o.n.! *insert happy dance here*

The Rain Gods withheld for a couple days to let the foundation dry out enough to pour!

Here are pictures to show you what happened today in the Bluff:

photo cred: Nana Baker

photo cred: Nana Baker

photo cred: Nana Baker

Next up is removing form boards, lumber delivery, and framing! Have you ever owned something unusual that excited you as much as this concrete excites us?! Tell me about it!