Billie's Folly

I get excited with each delivery of new cabinets.  My rooms are coming to life.  At the bottom of the stairs, as a transition between the front rooms of the house and the kitchen & family room, sits this nice big cabinet.  It will hold serving pieces, cookbooks, and extra kitchen and food supplies below.  There will be a rail below the top row of windows with a sliding ladder.  On the back of this wall is the refrigerator and range.  You can see the end of the island beyond. At the top of the stairs, between the two guest rooms is a wall of bookcases and storage.  The hanging wire will hold a chandelier below the skylight, and there will be railing around the stairway well. On the other end of this upstairs hall is a deep window seat. Opposite the window seat is a narrow, but adequate laundry room--which also has a door into my closet. And finally, one of the guest rooms.  I had the carpenters make two twin box-frame holders so I can get rid o...

While building has gone on at a smooth and steady pace, with a few highlights in the progress, there's now a feeling of immediacy and a higher level of coordination between the subcontractors.  As the cabinets have gone in, I've had the various sinks delivered, so the stone fabricator can make his templates.  The painter is waiting in the wings.  And the staircase carpenter works around everyone trudging up and down his stairs.  Today I noticed the heat is actually on in the house.  Which means a push to get the last exterior doors installed.  It's beginning to feel a lot like HOME. Here's the pantry.  I have no extra dish storage in the kitchen, so this is where non-everyday dishes will be stored.  Yes, I have quite a few!  In the middle of the corner is my loathed appliance garage--which I'm hoping doesn't look typical. This is the view of the kitchen from the family room fireplace.  It's exactly the way I envisioned it--a casual, hub ...