Pillars, front porch, and cabinetry

Ryan's dad came over from Newport, Oregon to help him build our front porch railing. He was a big help and Ryan enjoyed being able to share one of our house projects with his dad. Overall it was a great experience and it turned out BEAUTIFUL, just as I imagined it would look. Here are a few pictures of the journey:
Framing around the columns

Using the nail gun to secure the framing

Column framing completed

Porch railing finished (picture complete with Hannah posing like a "fairy")

A very proud father and son. Good job Honey. I LOVE it!


At the same time that Ryan and Roy were working hard on our front porch, the finish carpenter was working on installing our cabinetry, baseboard molding, and doors. I did not get to take a picture of the baseboard molding or the doors, but I did get a picture of our kitchen cabinets as they were being installed. They are such a beautiful, rich color.

The estimated move-in time we have been given is the end of May. We still have quite a bit of stuff that we have agreed to do before we can get permanent occupancy. We have to putty all the nail holes in the baseboards, paint the baseboards, doors, door casings, and interior window moldings, and continue to clean up the mess from construction. We're in the home stretch now (no pun intended).