more house pictures

[ilanarama]

By popular request! Oh, how exciting! Little pictures are links to bigger ones at flickr.



Our beautiful new stairs leading to the new upper floor. See the shiny pretty oak! We made the treads and kicks from oak boards and oak ply respectively, but bought the balusters and rails. Britt measured and cut and sanded everything, I stained and polyurethaned everything, and both of us assembled and glued it all in place. The side view shows that we still need to add trim. This room is our office space, by the way. My desk is on the far side of the stairs - you can see my green desk lamp. The door you see goes to the workshop (ex-garage). The built-in table under the stairs is tiled and holds the printer, dsl router and wireless hub. The futon couch is there because we're currently replacing the flooring in the living room.



Here's what our house looks like from the outside. The first picture is from the southwest and shows the front (south) of the house. The small arch between the sconces leads to a tiny porch and our front door; the larger arch next to it is a big arched window. You can just see the second floor roof at the upper left. The second picture shows the addition a little better - it's taken more from the west.

Comments

[saramwrap.livejournal.com]

Your house is lovely! I especially like the color scheme and the arch shapes on the exterior. And you did a fabulous job on the stairs! I know two people who have built/remodeled their own stairs, and both covered the finished product with carpet instead of fully finished wood. I think they were lazy.

I don't have any decent photos of the ramshackle structure which I inhabit... but here (http://speakeasy.org/~saram/frontdoor.jpg) is a photo of the time we didn't have a front door! ;)

[ilanarama.livejournal.com]

Yipes, a hole in the house!

We inherited the color scheme but like it very much and have no plans of changing. The arched windows are echoed by interior arches between the kitchen and dining room, dining room and living room, living room and hall. It's so pretty!

We actually had to get our stairs rebuilt because they were put in while we were away on the boat, and the contractors assumed we were going to put carpet on them so they had lips intended for that. We had to take off the steps and replace them with cut-down steps for putting wooden treads on instead. Both of us way prefer wood floors to carpet, though, and wanted wood steps.

[meri-oddities.livejournal.com]

It is s lovely house. I love all that shiny wood and glass. It must be great to live there. Of course, living in CO, must be great, too. :-)

[ilanarama.livejournal.com]

Hee, Colorado is great any way you slice it. It's a really great house, though, very sunny which is especially nice this time of year. You should come out for the marathon in October and you can stay with me!

[tofty.livejournal.com]

Oh, nice, nice, nice! I love your woodwork! It is my ambition that one day I will strip down the ten layers of paint and have wood trim that beautiful.

[ilanarama.livejournal.com]

Thank you! The living room has, alas, paint on the trim, but all the trim we're doing ourselves is plain varnished wood.

And you will have enough projects, I am sure! I'm so excited for you and your new house!

[geoviki.livejournal.com]

Oh, the grain on the risers is gorgeous! You are going to appreciate that each and every time you climb those stairs!

[ilanarama.livejournal.com]

Thanks. It is pretty, isn't it? I love oak.