Putting the Design All Together

As we search for stuff for the cabin we run across items occasionally that although they might not be for the construction of the cabin, we have to buy them for decorating when it's done.  Since we are stuck here in March waiting for spring to officially arrive I thought I would post a few pictures of some of the items we have bought for the cabin.  Double click on the photos to see the details.

This is a ceiling fan we purchased to be installed in the loft above the bed.  I think this will be so beautiful turning at a slow speed on hot summer evenings.

We found this pine table and six chairs at a thrift store.  A little sanding and varathane and this should look fantastic in the dining area.

This is a coffee table for the great room.  It is a slab of cedar tree 4 inches thick set on twisted oak tree roots for legs from the Washington state area.  It came out of a lodge up in Wyoming I was told.

I bought this antique bowl and jug as a Christmas gift for Cheri.  I think she's planning on using a triangular wood stand in the loft bathroom to display it.  The bowl is about 18 inches in diameter.

We have ideas of using glass door knobs and escutcheon plates like these for all of the interior doors.  All of them will be different, but the glass door knobs will all match.  Sounds like fun to me.  So far we have collected just a few.

The ceiling in the cabin will be 16 inch diameter log construction with tongue and groove pine spanning the entire surface.  Similar to these photos.

Well, we'll keep dreaming of summer and posting every so often.

Jim & Cheri Streeter

I WAS FEELING HOPEFUL

Ok, so we go to Home Depot last night, and I picked out the flooring for the outside shower.... Yes, we are building an outside shower - if you have never tried it before, don't knock it!!!  It's amazing - as I mentioned in a previous post, when Jim and I got married, we rented a cabin in Idaho, and it had an outside shower... very, very private...  we tried it, and loved it!  Soooooo peaceful, birds flying around, mountains in the background, sunshine on your back... absolutely amazing....You would be amazed how calming it actually is...

Anyways, I was thinking about this shower and I had originally said that I wanted a ceramic floor - but, upon thinking it through, the ceramic will be too slick when it gets wet and I am not sure how well it will stand up to the winter cold... So, I thought about paving blocks... We went to Home Depot last night, and I found some pavers that are amazingly beautiful....the pattern is called Marseilles stone...  I think it's so pretty...  and it will give enough grip so nobody will fall!

I'm still trying to feel positive - even though it's snowing like crazy outside.  I told Jim this morning, while looking out the window - it's going to be a really pretty Christmas..

Cheri

The Transition into Spring is here.

OK, so we wake up this morning to snow.  Let's go out and celebrate spring by building a snowman! ! ! !

And I check the local webcam to see what the cabin site is looking like and this is what I see.

So, we go from beautiful spring days in the 60's to freakin freezin and snow.

We got about 2 inches in Provo last night.  Why you might ask?  I think it's because we went to Home Depot last night and bought steer manure for the garden, a new chain for my chain saw to trim trees, and a new barbecue.

That's my reasoning and I'm sticking to it.

Jim Streeter

It's the weather transition that sucks. . . .

OK, so it's spring.  Let's go out and celebrate by building a snowman!

GETTTIN' CLOSER....

I must admit, I'm getting excited for summer...  Jim and I were talking last night, and the warmer it gets, the closer it gets to breaking ground!  (Still a lot to do before the backhoe makes an appearance, but it's turning into a reality....)

I am stoked...

Cheri

The weather outside is getting better.

The closest little comunity to the cabin is:

Duck Creek

Current: 55° F
High: 55° F
Low: 29° F
Elevation: 8400 ft.
Wind: N 4 mph

Last Update: 2013-03-13 12:12:00

 

At this rate, the snow will be gone in no time.

 

Jim Streeter,

ARCHITECTURAL PLANS!

We are one step closer with the plans.  Jim met with the architect on Saturday - no, I didn't go again... and the guy had more plans... we now have the basement, the ground floor and the loft completed... I think there are a few more changes and the plans will be completed.  then, the plans need to be sent to an engineer to get his stamp...

It all seems, still, so far away.... We have go wait for snow to clear before we can break ground, but before that, it's merging two pieces of property to make one, getting a building permit and getting the perc test done... Lots of little picky details...

We're sick of winter... 

Cheri

Cabin Fever, why me? ? ? ?

I think the stretch from New Year's through the end of March is only made worse because there are no holidays during this time.  No three day weekends.  Which only makes the time pass even slower.

While the cabin site most likely looks like the. . . .

We have dreams of this.

I save the occasional photo from the web in an Ideas Folder.  These are from it.  

One of the ideas I am cultivating is collecting vintage switch plates and outlet plug covers from the 30's and 40's.  Remember our goal is a new cabin with all the modern conveniences but built around a vintage cabin decor/concept.  I have collected about 90% of the needed covers.  It's a small part of the design, but I think it's the little things that make the difference between "just OK" and "Wow".

With the 16 inch diameter logs, the 1927 gas fired stove, the vintage looking faucets, Cheri's fabulous stained glass windows, 100 year old doors, a wood burning stove in the great room and the magnificent all wood ceiling, we are going to have a cabin worthy of calling a home.

Until next time, Jim Streeter