Back in 1998
Bill decided it was time to build his own house, move out of his
parents house and get married (in
that order)
. He bought a nice little one
acre corn field and had this house built. It was
a decent home with three bedrooms, two baths, two car
garage and unfinished basment. In the cold and blistery spring of 98
we helped put the roof on, painted trim and painted the walls. That
summer Jeff drew up a landscaping plan and we all made it a reality
planting the various trees and shrubs around the yard. The rock wall
you see in the picture was even designed and built by Jeff.
Along the way as the family grew Bill had the basement refinished -
added a second living room area, a half bath, office space and
storage.
In 2004 Bill decided he needed more - something
bigger, better and more beautiful. Hell when you live in the sticks,
there's not much more to life than the house you live in.
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So Bill got himself on the
township planning board, had some rules changed, had his wife's
parents
property subdivided and had this built.
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Okay it didn't totally go
like that. I think Kurt bought a really big house, then bought a
second home on a
lake, then Bill built this. "I kid, I
kid..." It wasn't exactly like that either. Cheryl's parents (Bill's
wife), did
subdivide their lot and provided Bill and
Cheryl with a nice chunk of land next to their house, her
grandparents house and a pond - all with a beautiful view of
Blue Mountain. Bill and Cheryl then met with
an architect
and started discussing designs. Somewhere along the way they went on
vacation to Colonial
Williamsburg, Va. and that's where
they fell in love with the colonial home design. With the land and
design set, they started building late spring of
2005.
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They built a barn too. If you
look real close in the back, you'll see full size stairs leading to
the attic of the
barn. The three car garage adjacent to the house also has full size
stairs leading to an
attic.
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Here's a shot from the foyer
looking out the front door. The contractors are a little behind
schedule. As we
were moving stuff in, they were still finishing
things. You can't tell from the picture, but the floors
are
random width pine with "square head barn
nails". To my right is two foyer coat closets. The stairs
wrap
around to my left and up behind me. If you were
to make a right at the door, you would go to the living
room
area. If you were to make a left at the door, you would go to the
dining
room.
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Here's a picture from the
kitchen to the living room and the fireplace. I'd like to say the
fly tape isn't a
permanent feature, but Bill has a fly fetish of
sorts. I'm sure you'll premanently find fly tape in the garage
or barn. The trim (crown molding, baseboards and chair rails)
has not been
completed.
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Here's another shot of the
kitchen, which looks out into the backyard. I really like the
sink. The porcelain
front gives it a nice vintage look, which
everything is supposed to
have.
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To keep the vintage
theme, the fridge doors match the cabinets. The hingeless face
between the fridge
and sink is acutally the dishwasher
with the same facing as the fridge
and cabinets.
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A shot of their
walk-in pantry. The black area is actually screen. The tall double
doors to the right of the
pantry is a cabinet/cover
for the stove and microwave.
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The doors open and slide back,
then voila you have modern appliences.
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