Where we live

Welcome inside! I am thrilled at how everything has come together. Again, these pics are from my camera phone so they aren't the greatest and the lighting was terrible but at least you can get the idea.

 

This is the entry way. Not too big, not too small, but perfectly welcoming. I need a bigger rug that's for sure. I adore the light fixture. I found it here on www.wayfair.com It says they are out of stock but will have more in October.

 

You can really tell how the gray looks in the photo below.

 

 

I have had the table set for 10 years and repainted it twice now. I painted it before I picked the paint color for the house but it works! I purchased the clock from Noble House Design when I worked there but it is easy to find. They sell them at Ogden's flooring and Design in St. George. It makes a big impact and is affordable!

 

Our beautiful stair rail was created by the super talented Mason Lofthouse of Lofthouse Designs

 

 

 

The living room set. I love it. Dustin decided to buy a Polaris RZR which guaranteed that I would get a living room set with no questions asked. Ha ha. I was searching for month's, literally from the time we sold the old house till this post to find the rug that would tie everything in my head together. I ordered it as soon as I saw it even though it was online. I went to Ashley furniture and found this set that was perfect. It has clean lines but it's comfortable and the colors are perfect. The tables actually match my cabinets too!

(The rug still needs to relax a bit.)



 

My beautiful kitchen! It is just amazing! I love everything about it and it is my favorite part of the house! The cabinets were done by Aubrey and Kody Lister of Oakshire Cabinetry in St. George. They went above and beyond my expectations and were awesome to work with.

 

The granite was a tough decision. I was super picky about it. I didn't want the typical venetian gold. It had to fit in the budget as well. I was beginning to think I would have to settle for one I didn't love and that would suck. Until we discovered the New Caledonia Granite. It is beautiful. It's mostly gray with a bit of black and warm brown. It also has an almost opal fleck in it which picks up pretty light and I think makes it a bit feminine. Chad Stephens of CS Tops was extremely affordable and great to work with as well!

 

 

We found the barstools at Target.com and the mini pendants at lightingdirect.com

This faucet is the masterpiece of the kitchen! Dev Fry at Winnelson of St. George is a rock star! This piece is a work of art, and again compliments all of our squareness in the home. The water even flows out square! If you need new fixtures go see Dev! He had great recommendation's and ideas that we didn't think of. Wait until you see the master shower!

(I don't always do shots of patron when I do dishes but I love the bottle and use it for my dish soap.)

 

 

 

Our dinning room. The pendants are from Home Depot. We had one at our old house and I loved the idea of doing two here. The cute little centerpiece box was made by my friend Ashley and I. We like to get crafty when the kids are at school and we made these out of old fence posts from Dustin's Grandparents so it's sentimental and functional.

 

 The original plans didn't include the window to the left. We added it and are sure glad we did..

 

Because we have the view of Zion national Park's East side which is known as the Steamboat.

 

 

We will end this post of the living areas with my treasured pantry! Our old house didn't have one. We had a laundry room/recycling bin/storage/pantry/entryway. This is soooo much nicer!

 

 

I will be posting the bedrooms soon! Thanks for stopping by!

Recovery

Deeeeeep Sigghhhhhhh. Wow. I have not only taken a break from this blog but from this house. We moved in on June 13th, followed by the birth of my niece, and then Parker's birthday party, and trying to unpack and landscape. Then Dustin had to go to work out of town again. The girls were out of school for summer which meant crazy schedules with them going in different directions and play dates. I have slowly put the house together. I lost all motivation to do much of anything but be a full time Momma again. We needed the break that's for sure.

 

We are settling in nicely though and it has felt like home from the first night. We feel beyond blessed and forever grateful for everyone that worked so hard on our dream home.

 

I haven't even taken pictures of our home until yesterday and it was with my cell phone not my good camera. I skipped a lot of the progress because we were too busy to breathe let alone stop long enough to take pictures!

 

We will start with the view from the front..

 

The landscaping is doing well. We have lots of plans to add to it but at least we have grass that is green and some shrubs and sage to start.

I absolutely love our garage doors. They compliment the squared look we have going throughout and match the windows. There has been a ton of work going from a 2 car garage with a 2 car shop to a 3 car garage. We have taken multiple trips to the dump, had a slightly successful yard sale and have built tons of shelving to hold all of our crap and Dustin's toys and tools.

 

The compass and house number sign we found on Etsy.com here.. alkemymetal

The pots and chairs were my mother's day gifts. Dustin and I have spent many hours pondering our landscaping dreams with a cold beer in hand here.

 

Thank you for stopping by!

Overwhelmed!

Wow! This post isn't going to have any house photos. I have not had the time to do much of anything that is leisurely. I miss my photography so much. Just being behind the camera and capturing beauty. There is so much beauty to capture at the house right now too!

We are soooo close! Too close! I can't sleep over how close. Like less than 2 weeks close. I have a toilet that flushes close.

I have been packing the old house, mostly in my head thinking what will go where, but have made progress. We have entirely too much junk to get rid of!

But, we have so much fun new stuff too. I've made friends with the UPS guy. He brought me the rug I searched months and months for today!

I bought the rug from Target online

It has the sea salty blue I love, the green I'm ever so drawn to, gray, and brown. It's perfect. Not too trendy, and almost has a tiny hint of southwest to it, we do live in the desert after all. I can't wait to see it down. I am quite weird when it comes to new things. I like to keep them new as long as possible. I haven't opened the boxes that have the bar stools I ordered, or the kids bedding, or even the pots and pans my mother in law got me for Christmas. Does anyone else do this?

We have light fixtures, fireplace tile, the master shower tiled, the plumbing fixtures were delivered, and the exterior shake is waiting to get it's final paint touch ups. We got the granite countertops installed yesterday and today. Gosh. It's all just perfect. It's perfectly us.

From Grey to Dried Thyme

This post is full of photos! Ready to scroll?

 

When we started designing our home we knew we wanted siding mixed with Stucco, hardy board cedar shakes and a little color variation on the exterior to add depth. We decided to finish the two sides and rear of the house in Stucco. It is the best option for homes in Southern Utah. We broke up the front a bit that is why it is unfinished. I can't wait to see the finished look.

 



Parker works so hard to build this house too. Seriously. The kid has to do everything just like his Dad and Papa. He has helped with every step and knows his way around the site and how to work the tools.

Ooohhh.. See the exterior color sneak peek?

The view of the dining, pantry, and kitchen.

Kitchen, hall, and Powder bath

Powder bath, stairs, entryway

The coffered ceiling adds so much to the home!

Where the clawfoot tub and I will live.

bonus room, guest room and bath, photo studio

 

 

 

The laundry, and kids room hallway

 Parker's room

West side of the home

The septic tank.. Gross I know but it was cool to see it delivered!

That's my plumber.

The front porch is going to be nice!

Here are the walls with Texture. We went with a very smooth finish on the walls and ceiling.

I can't wait to see paint!

Miss Jaisy MiChelle

 

That moving figure that doesn't stop moving is Moose (Amaia)

I cried when I stood back and saw how beautiful it is and how perfectly it is coming together. Dustin worried about the color. He said, "It is different than all of the other houses that's for sure." I told him that it's perfectly us. This is our dream home and it is going to reflect our family's culture. We already have created some special memories here and we can't wait to relax on the back patio with  cold beer, good food, and our amazing family and friends! 

Sneak peek of the floors!

 A sneak peek of the floors. We used an acid stain in Walnut and a wet look sealer. This is with just one coat of the sealer.

 

 

A few pics of the Insualtion

Numb fingers and clawfeet.

So this is what it feels like to be able to sit back a bit and watch. The stucco guys have everything ready for the gray coat. The insulators are at the house as we speak.

Yesterday I finished covering and taping off our newly stained and sealed concrete floors. My fingers are so raw and numb from tearing duct tape and pressing it onto every corner along every wall.

I feel like we finally have completed all the hard work. Trust me I know we aren't done, but the big stuff is done. I am so excited to see it all come together. I can't wait for paint and cabinets!

I chose Sherwin Williams Mindful Gray for the main color throughout the house. Even though it says it's a "cool neutral" I think it's more of a warm gray.

The color that is two shades darker is what the exterior of my clawfoot bath tub is painted! I can't wait to get it installed! My obsession of clawfoot tub's and love of all things vintage began in my mother's childhood home. (below)

The tub used to scare me. I imagined it crawling away with me and my cousin's Tiffany, Cassity, and Candice inside! I remember being so small and the tub feeling so big! I have dreamt of having a clawfoot since then. I'm so lucky to have a husband that knew how special it was for me to have one.

The tub is tucked away at my mother in law's house just waiting. Oh how I wish I was soaking my sore numb fingers and toes in it now. Soon.