Ravencrest Hill House

Life continued

2009-03-20T09:05:00.000-07:00

I've decided to continue this blog by sharing snap shots of our life which are now housed in our domicile and the plethora of photos I have downloaded for inspiration.

This will serve well for all of our photos which are not used on our other blog, our hopes of improvement, and the beauty we strive to capture. I hope to update it regularly.

Pieces

2008-11-06T12:02:00.001-08:00

Not Here

2008-05-16T10:38:00.000-07:00

I posted some pictures of the home over at my other blog.

Seriously, Almost Done

2008-04-21T14:59:00.000-07:00

I realized that I hadn't posted any pictures of the exterior in quite a while. There are still a few things to do, like some of the window surrounds need to be replaced and the deck and balcony need to be tiled, and of course, my front door needs to be painted red. It's an awesome red from the Disney paint collection called 'Mickey's pants', need I say more?

The tile around this fireplace is a really bright cobalt blue, unfortunately, I am not an experienced enough photographer to make the color show up.

This fireplace has copper and cobalt tiles which form diamond shapes.

This is a corner china hutch that stands between the kitchen and front room.

This is an updated view of the kitchen.

I love my island. I wanted it to look as though it could be a piece of furniture we picked up at an antique store or at an estate sale. It sits up off the floor on 9" feet and is quarter sawn oak with an inset face. Believable?

I also love the harlequin above the range, it is obviously a reoccurring theme through out the house.

One of my other favorite things about the kitchen (and house) is my extra large, Shaw's farm sink. Someday I will post a picture of the expected baby bathing in this sink.

Almost There

2008-04-02T13:54:00.000-07:00

Sorry, it's been busy around here. The kitchen is getting there. There are a # of doors missing and the panels for the dishwasher have not yet arrived, and of course the hardware has yet to be put on, but we are close.

This is the view from the kitchen.

We are still waiting for the tile for our fireplace, but the cobalt blue chandelier is in.

This is a little view of the half bath.

A very obstructed view of the laundry room.

Above is Abram's bath.

Master bath.

Our master bath is very vintage with the exception of all of Brad's shower gadgets.

I have yet to put the crystals on the girl's chandeliers, but their rooms are turning out very pretty and feminine.

I love their bathroom lights. Instead of craftsman (like the rest of the house), they are slightly Victorian which suits a girl's bath.

The basement bathroom counter.

Brad was given free reign to choose colors and such for the 2 above areas: his kitchenette and his music room. If these areas don't scream Brad, I don't know what does.

Unfinished Cabinets

2008-03-12T16:02:00.000-07:00

The cabinets are almost done, but not quite. I thought I would put up a few for fun.

These are the quarter sawn oak lockers in the mudroom.

This close-up of this transom is for Erica.

The built-ins are just about done.

The hallway with the transom over the half bath and the transom over the hall closet.

The master bath cabinets are also quarter sawn oak.

A little look into the laundry room.

Abram's bath cabinets are quarter sawn oak.

The girl's cabinets.

The start of a kitchen. Clearly, there are many things missing here. The quarter sawn oak island is still in the shop as are many of the panels and doors. Hopefully, the hardware and the completion of the cabinets happens soon.

Post Paint

2008-03-05T14:06:00.000-08:00

Well, the paint is for the most part done, only touch-ups remain. The house is a magnificent mess but I believe we are on the home stretch, with only a month to go. I'm sure there will be regular updating with new photos.

It is hard to discern what this mess actually is, but it is the great room, with started built-ins around the fireplace.

This photo is for Cathy. This is looking down the bridge from the girl's rooms. The great room ceiling is off to the left, the master is straight ahead, the laundry room is to the left of the master and Abram's room is to the right.

The above are the kid's rooms. The pink is Lulu's, the purple is Norah's, and the blue is Abram's.

This is the front room. The glass hasn't been placed in any of the transoms yet.

The above 2 pictures are of the children's play area.

The pictures above are the master.
Hopefully in the next week there will be some new and exciting developments to share.

Pre-Paint

2008-02-07T14:23:00.001-08:00

I believe the painting starts tomorrow, so I wanted to throw on a few pictures before it is all reborn.

This is the fireplace in the front room.

This is the window seat in th office.

Below is an 8ft. toy bench which I'm sure will house lots of crap in the near future.

The fireplace in the family room is below.

These are a few of the columns with the pediment above.

This is the start of the big book shelf in the basement. It doesn't have it's doors or it's shelves yet.

This is What's New

2008-01-25T15:05:00.001-08:00

The exterior is pretty much ready to be painted as soon as the temperature warms up a bit.

The half bath's subway tile wains coating is above.

Above is our mostly finished entry way (our house is filthy with sawdust).

This is Abram's (and the new baby's) bedroom wall with the built in and bath.

This is the other wall in the bedroom.

The above is one of the girl's rooms, both of their rooms are the same, just flipped.

This is the front room, and the start of that fireplace mantel.

Columns and Floors

2008-01-09T13:36:00.001-08:00

Our exterior columns were added today, along with some stone.

The above are all pictures of the wood flooring on the main floor. It appears darker when standing in the kitchen area. When over on the north/west side (where all the windows are) they appear lighter and the grain is more visible.

The Latest

2008-01-03T14:14:00.000-08:00

Here is a photo update of what has been happening on Ravencrest.

The bitter cold has made the exterior slow going. Obviously, the hardy plank, shaker shingles, and the board and baton need to be painted so don't get nervous about the color variation.

The ceiling in the family room has way too many lights because the original ones were off center.

The master shower isn't quite finished but this is a preview.

Abram's shower is a light green and black.

The basement shower is white subway and noir glass.

The girls' bathroom tub surround has grape and steal blue glass.

More Tile

2007-12-12T14:24:00.001-08:00

Can you tell that I am excited about our tile?

This is the half bath on the main floor.

This is a rec/play dough/painting area for the kids.

This is the basement bathroom floor tile.

Tile

2007-12-07T16:16:00.001-08:00

Here are some photos of the recent tile work.

The master bath is above.

The above is the girl's jack and jill bath (you may need to click on it to see the detail).

Above is the mudroom floor.

The red and off-white harlequin is the laundry room (too bad that floor is hidden in the laundry room).

Anyway, more to come.

Stay tuned and let me know what you think.

Relatively Boring

2007-12-03T13:32:00.000-08:00

But things are about to get interesting!

It's slow going, but the exterior will begin this week (hopefully).

The drywall is complete. This is the view from the kitchen into the family room.

From the family room into the kitchen.

The living room.

The master.

Both of the above are in the basement.

OK, so I know these are dull photos, but tomorrow the tile begins and our tile is very eclectic. So even if you don't particularly like the tile, at least it will be something to look at.