First Peek Inside!

While progress was being made on the exterior of Quince Cottage, THINGS were also happening inside! There didn't seem to be much point in sharing photos of framing, they don't translate well and usually resemble a hodgepodge of giant Popsicle sticks.

This past week our kitchen cabinets were installed, some trim was added to various rooms, tile went into laundry and baths--it's really starting to look amazing!

Here's a shot of the family room, with gas fireplace.

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And here's one looking from the kitchen into the morning/dining room. Those French doors lead out to the screen porch.

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Finally here's one of the kitchen. Isn't it GORGEOUS? We were absolutely thrilled when we saw it...
Our current kitchen is very roomy and modern, with super dark cabinets, modern brushed nickel pulls and a standard beige tile backsplash. Wonderful, IF that's your style. It's not ours, but we were severely limited by both that builder's design choices and our budget. The cabinets in our new home are an upgrade, but we think they're really worth it. Capitol City Homes offers WAY more choices for cabinets and granite than our previous construction company. That's one of the reasons we chose Capitol City to build our new home.

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We've ordered all the cabinet hardware (for both kitchen and baths). Seemingly simple features, like knobs and pulls, can add lots of personality. If design is important to you, t's definitely worth the trouble to find something special.

We'll show you those knobs and pulls in an upcoming post. Sorry, hate to tease, but...

Now how about you? What would your dream kitchen look like? Painted cabinets or stained? Traditional or modern? All one color or mix it up? Tell us in Comments!

Quince Cottage believes in creating a beautiful, comfortable home that reflects the unique taste and personality of its owner. In our own place, rustic and opulent rub shoulders. 

Think gilded mirror against a ship-lap wall. 

Windows, and Shingles, and Doors, Oh My!

Confession Time: we go peek at Quince Cottage once a day. Okay. SOMETIMES twice. We can't help ourselves, it's just so exciting to see it take shape! The last time we had a house built we were in Maine and the house was in NC, so we had to survive with very occasional photos during the process. And the time before that we lived in New Hampshire and the house was in Maine. Yeah, there was that time we went up to check on it during a snow storm and nearly ended up skidding off the road into an icy swamp...
Anyway, just LOOK at what's happening! Those Capitol City Homes people have accomplished a lot during the last week or so. Our plan is the Montpelier, if you're interested.

Here's what it looked like early last week.

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And here it is last Sunday, February 1.

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And here's what it looks like today, February 8!

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Our neighbors houses have been coming along nicely too.
We went inside and we have ductwork, roughed-in plumbing, and tubs! It was really nice to see the spaces, even without sheetrock. Oh, our gas fireplace is in place too.

The Framers Are Here!

For a week or so nothing much happened on our lot. Either it was raining buckets, or the crews were working on our future neighbors' houses.
BUT, since then there's been quite a bit of activity. There was a major wood delivery-joists, trusses, plywood sheets, etc.

Wood Delivery © Rhiann Wynn-Nolet

Then framing began. Here you can see the back corner of our house, with what will be our screen porch closest to the camera. We're going to need to figure out some way to make that dark covered space under the porch floor unattractive to wildlife, and therefore boring for our terriers. Maybe we'll try to use it for storage too. I've been using Pinterest to source some good ideas!

Porch Construction © Rhiann Wynn-Nolet

In the distance you can see the fourth house under construction. It's still in the lead, and we're still in second place, which is just fine. We don't want to put our current house on the market until some time in February.

This past week we had good weather, and look at all they managed to accomplish! Pretty incredible really, and SUPER exciting! From this angle you can see where our garage door will be, and our screen porch on the back right.

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As you can see from the photo above this one, the house beside us is coming right along too. We wonder if they drive by almost every day, the way we do?

Quince Cottage believes a typical subdivision house can be transformed into a beautiful home that reflects the unique taste and personality of its owner. In our own place, we mix vintage Southern style with some global spice. Think gilded mirror, an embroidered velvet robe from Uzbekistan, and distressed plank walls. 

Stick around, and we'll not only show you what we mean, we'll also give you tips on creating your own signature look.