http://custom-home.us Photoblog detailing the construction of my custom home Wed, 22 Apr 2009 15:31:38 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The back porch was designed as a screen porch. We settled on doing it in cedar, even though it isn’t the most low-maintenance choice. The bottom three feet or so of the walls are closed off, to keep kids/dogs/other stray critters from running through the screen. But there’s still a ... http://custom-home.us/post/cedar-back-porch Okay, I was happy about the ceramic tile, but I’m completely thrilled about the marble around the fireplace. This is one of those things that came out looking better than I planned it. We took a lot of time working out the fireplace surround dimensions, because I knew I wanted ... http://custom-home.us/post/polished-marble-tile-fireplace-surround We wanted more tile than we got, but we love the tile that we put in. The kitchen has a tile backsplash made of a tile that is several different coordinating colors. The master bath is all tile floor, plus a tile tub deck and backsplash and a custom tile ... http://custom-home.us/post/ceramic-tile-complete Interior painting took place over a couple weeks actually. But I’ve condensed all the craziness down into these two posts. Seeing the colors go on the wall was the thing that more than anything made this start to feel like a home. So we got three paint colors as part ... http://custom-home.us/post/interior-painting-part-2 I can see in my logs someone from Estonia today has read every single article, starting at the beginning. I’d just like to say hi, thanks for reading. Did you like it? http://custom-home.us/post/hello-estonia The painters have started with the interior wall colors now. The main color is called “macadamia,” and it is in the master bedroom, second floor hallway, kids’ bathroom, office, entry hall, guest bedroom, music room, utility room, and mud room. That leaves the kitchen, dining room, and guest bath which ... http://custom-home.us/post/interior-painting-part-1 We used paint-grade trim throughout the house. This saved us some pretty significant expense, and allowed a lot more trim to go in the house, ultimately making it look better in my opinion. We have some stained hardwood accents, such as the newel posts and handrails on the staircase. But ... http://custom-home.us/post/enamel-painted-millwork-and-doors Seeing my custom kitchen cabinets finished was one of the most exciting developments in this whole process of building a custom home. It’s sort of the first detail to get finished. And it exceeded my expectations completely. We agonized over the decision to do a natural finish, but it looks ... http://custom-home.us/post/custom-kitchen-cabinets-with-lacquer-finish These installers are terrific. They finished quickly and there’s a lot of pride in their work evident. Today they placed the trim on the cabinets, finished attaching all the doors, and applied the laminate countertops. Other than fine-tuning (a couple pull-out drawers are missing) and finishing (which will be done ... http://custom-home.us/post/cabinets-day-2 Oh I’ve been waiting for this. The custom kitchen cabinets, utility room cabinets, and vanities got delivered a couple weeks ago and have been sitting in the garage. To protect the finish they stacked them with the cabinet doors facing in, so I haven’t even got much of a look ... http://custom-home.us/post/cabinets-day-1