Dream House Blog

The area is still coated from the snowstorm.  I put on my boots and trudged through the snow, which is still about 2 feet deep in many places, to capture the house from different perspectives.  The neighborhood and the woods have a quiet serene beauty on this clear winter day.

The snow highlights the contours of [...]

We got a light snowfall yesterday, coating the house and lot in a beautiful winter glaze. 

While the house is being built, we are also having the lot graded to create a usable back yard.  This requires dirt.  A lot of it.  More than 80 trucks full in fact. 

The dirt keeps coming to the lot

All of these loads have created a mini mountain coming off the back of the house.  If [...]

Now that we have cleared the lot to make way for the house/views, we now want to ensure that the remaining trees are protected.  We have a beautiful red oak that is 60-80 years old in the center of our future front yard.  Michael the arborist gave us advice on how to protect the tree [...]

Tall tulip poplar comes down to make way for the house

Today the real work begins!  Parts of the lot are being cleared to make space for the house.   The property is even more beautiful with some of the foliage removed.  The changes have opened up the space and exposed the beauty of  individual trees.  

Soon they will [...]

This is the last glimpse of the lot in its pure form before we alter the landscape

A couple days ago we walked the lot with our builder.  We have nearly three acres in a lovely subdivision.  The lot offers the natural beauty of the country coupled with the comforts of having neighbors.  We had [...]

Lot in spring

This is our lot.  Like this page is now, it is a placeholder.  A holder of potential.  Possibilities.  A canvas for building a home of our dreams.  It is a little scary.  How do I learn to be a good steward of this landscape?  How will the sunlight play against this palette?  How [...]