Lofty Progress

Now the loft is framed-- Lots and lots of pictures today.  (Thanks to my brother T. for taking them all.)

Sorting out the myriad of trusses.  Turns out that a few of them that were shipped to us were the wrong size, so there's been a few days' delay while we wait for the replacement ones. 

New view of the front of the house.  Like my chic blue curtains?  Everyone knows I'm not much of an interior (exterior?)  decorator...



Doorway into the School room.  I think.

Walking in the front door towards the living room (dodging some temporary bracing.)

Living Room view.  This ceiling (and several other rooms) are 17' tall.

Now I'm sitting on the imaginary couch, looking through the imaginary kitchen and laundry room, and out the nursery windows. 

Husband and my tall brother checking the view from the loft.  D. wishes that we didn't have to put walls and a roof around the loft, because it will definitely detract from the view up there...

On the same imaginary couch, now looking through the library and future patio door.

Future patio doors in the dining room.  This hill would be a great Olympic luge run.  Or it would at least buy me a few moments of quiet while the children sled down and have to walk 800' back up.



Laundry room taking shape.  Kitchen on the left and stair to the loft on the right.  Bathroom straight ahead.

Standing on the loft, looking out the living room windows.  (My youngest brother took all these pictures.  The guys won't let me up the ladder to the loft.  So the only way I can enjoy the supposedly gorgeous view from the loft, is the same way you are--from the blog.)

By the by, J. is planning a future addition of a "look-out tower" above the Loft, so we can re-capture the view that will be lost by adding a roof.  Mommy told him to get a part-time job. 

And then he asked Daddy where we will put the swimming pool.  The what?!? 

Looking from the loft into the nursery.  Garage on the Left.

Living room view again.  Sorry, now I'm repeating myself.

From loft out the "front door."

D. and tall brother M.

From Loft out the dining room.

Master Bedroom.

Bathroom (which will feel more private once we add walls and a ceiling and paint...)



Dining room into the Library.

Master Bedroom window.

Garage.

Front of the house again.

We've had quite a heat wave today.  Got to about 40 degrees.  Trust me-- it feels like a heat wave after last week's -40 windchill (and I'm not complaining, but this house is awfully drafty.) 

The boys are eager: we're hoping to round up some friends to go watch the crane (a real-live crane in our own front yard!  How cool is that?) set trusses on Wednesday.  I'll be sure to take some pictures for you.