Construction Project – Paint, Trim and Cabinets – Part 10
by squiggie on Mar.05, 2009, under Construction
So this post is more than overdue. The last month has been slammed with things keeping me busy both with the house project and outside for other things. We have made a significant amount of progress on the inside of the house. All the cabinets are in, the painting is done and the trim is laid (all of it that can be).
With the exception of a few color choices, we didn’t really have any hard decisions or choices. We had to alter the stain color 1 time to try and get it as close to the hardwoods as we could but other than that, everything went pretty smooth. Greta picked out all the colors. We didn’t paint too many rooms different colors because for a while we will really only be using a few of them. So we decided to paint the mast bedroom a green color and the office a blue color. Everything else got a nice coat of neutral tan and the doors and trim got shot with white.
As far as the cabinets go, our hardwoods are a chocolate color and although we wanted the cabinet stain to match, we didn’t want it to be an exact match. We thought that would make it to monotone and uniform so we wanted a slight variation. Like any wood, there are always going to be slight variations in the color of the wood as it gets stained. Our cabinets are Alder so they have quite a but of variation in color. We settled on a dark color but not too dark. It is slightly lighter than our hardwoods are, but matches great when the stain picks up the darks in the wood. It looks amazing!
As far as the outside is concerned, all the brick and stone have been put on and it looks great as well. We didn’t do too much with the brick or stone as this is where you can sink a lot of money into the house. The all brick cost alone was pricey, but worth it in the long run. We decided to stick with the standard window outlines and ledges and stone accent the entry way but nothing else. We plan on getting some cedar planters for underneath the windows and cedar shutters to tie into the cedar around the garage doors. I think it looks nice and although we could have done a lot more stone work or more stone accents, I’m happy with the balance of cost and the result.
Exterior
Interior
