Transition

Today marks a significant transition from hole in the ground, with cement and some horizontal boards, to something resembling a house.  Most important from my point of view, the plywood on the main floor, and back-filling up to the foundation walls--both of which meant I could enter the structure and get a sense of the rooms.

Here it was before any back-fill.  That's the garage, which will be entered from the far side.

Today in the sunshine, I was able to step into my house and feel, what up to now I'd only known in my imagination.  Not all exterior walls are up, but enough of the main floor interior walls are, to make it all feel familiar and comfortable and like the beginning of the home I've spent so much time dreaming of and planning.  

 Standing at the front door, this will be my view of the cottage.

 Looking out the front window of the dining room.

Entering the front door is the framed entry wall with a powder room behind, and a hallway on each side.  Left is the living room, right is the dining room.  A very symmetrical house.

In the center of the house are stairs to the basement.  On the left will be stairs up to the bedrooms.  Those same hallways (above) are on either side, looking back at the entry.

This framing is to pour the walls of a patio off the family room.

And finally, the doorway to the back yard (back of garage structure on the right).  You may recall, I originally had the garage flush to the back of the house, instead of perpendicular like it is now.  Then Skip (builder) and Ralph (Oregon architect) had me look at the view I was going to miss.  How right they were! The afternoon sun in October is on the lower, southern portion of the property.  And past those fir trees, in that sunshine, and lined up with these doors, will be my greenhouse.