Tag: barn house

Patio

Patio

For the back of the house, we decided to install a patio. We needed to do something…. the old ramp that led up to the barn doors was treacherous at best (for reference: here’s a photo from before the barn was painted). And though a deck would be great, we didn’t want its height and railings to detract from the visual of the back of the house (the rear elevation is my favorite). So we went with stamped concrete, and we’re so excited about the results.

Gate Leg

….and we liked the nightstand gray so much, that we put it on the legs of a hand-me-down gate leg table.

(We’ve been using the gate leg as a dining room table until ours is finished…. my brother, Tommy, is hand-crafting a farmhouse table, custom made for our large dining space, with cherry wood harvested from our family’s homestead in Northeast Pennsylvania. So cool.)

Chairs

photo by emma lucier.
photo by emma lucier.
photo by emma lucier.
photo by emma lucier.
photo by emma lucier.
photo by emma lucier.
photo by emma lucier.
photo by emma lucier.
photo by emma lucier.
photo by emma lucier.

Throughout this whole endeavor, we have been collecting wooden chairs of all shapes and sizes. The plan was to paint them white and use the lot for our dining room chairs. My Aunt Marie, Uncle Tom and cousin Emma came to help, and one of the day’s projects was to paint some of the chairs. Emma took them outside and hosed them off, and photographed them as they dried.

Details

Details
photo by emma lucier.
photo by emma lucier.
photo by emma lucier.
photo by emma lucier.
photo by emma lucier.
photo by emma lucier.
photo by emma lucier.
photo by emma lucier.
photo by emma lucier.
photo by emma lucier.

Some detail shots of the place, taken by my very talented cousin, Emma.

Interior update.

Interior update.
the boys by the living room window.
the new light fixture that will hang over the dining room table (to be built by my brother, tom, with wood from my great aunt’s farm in pleasant mount).
front corner of the living room.
the nearly complete kitchen. (it still needs a backsplash and some finishes.)
thanks for the butcher block, aunt marie and uncle tom!
from the dining room, looking into the kitchen. (mid-level bedroom is above with the interior window.)
the dining room floors, after the sanding, wood-fill and matte poly.
living room.
kitchen floors.
we hope finn likes his new digs.

Here’s what has been going on inside the barn since we’ve moved in.

Long overdue.

Long overdue.
a view of the front door / foyer area.
the barn doors / dining room.
kitchen (the opening on the left leads to hallway to guest rooms, guest bath, and rec room).
more kitchen.
kitchen, looking into the dining room.
stairway to the midlevel, and door to pantry. (the door is original to the barn).
some more kitchen.
kitchen island / pass-through, looking into living room.
guest room 1 (also known as the brennan’s room).
guest room 2.

Here are some long overdue photos of progress that’s been made on the interior.

Guest bath

Guest bath
first floor bathroom sink.
first floor bathroom shower.
it flushes!

Big day.
Huge.

Billy’s buddy Chris King, who has been doing work at the barn with my Uncle Tom (TGWoodruff), texted these pictures to us to let us know that we have running water.

I never thought we’d be so excited to flush a toilet.