BEST day so far! framing is done, windstraps are on!

today was an awesome day at the house. the framers finished, cleaned up their scraps and swept the slab, it looks amazing! the windstrap guys showed up and stayed until after 7 and finished up all of the windstraps. We need the concrete guy to come back and finish a few bolts and we will be ready for inspection, hopefully on Monday. Then the wrapping of the house can begin with the roofing and hopefully we will be "dried-in" next week. a BIG hell yeah to Alleanza Custom Homes, Shawn McGregor!!!

i am so excited about this house, Todd Rice from Rice Residential Architects did an amazing job and I cannot wait to see the next step, everything so far is perfect. the size of the rooms is amazing, the details are amazing and i am so happy and excited!

here are a few of my favorite pictures from tonight.

the front porch peak went up today with the BIG beams. they will be trimmed and more decorative but they are up and they are heavy.

 view of the stairs and barrel ceiling through an upstairs wall. the barrel ceiling is at the front entry and is going to be stellar!

close up of the barrel ceiling frame. 

view of the covered back porch will house the exterior brick fireplace, two ceiling fans and jeremy's outdoor TV. the columns will be brick on the bottom and tapered stained wood at the top to match the columns on the front.

we are so excited, and cannot wait for next week. i am selecting some reclaimed brick for the fireplace and the lower exterior of the front  and front fence.  i think i am going with old chicago pink, but perhaps the st. louis dark is an option, just waiting on pricing.