All moved in!

It’s been quite a whirlwind since May 30. We moved, our computer crashed, we hosted kid birthday parties, our camera cable disappeared, etc., etc. I will post more inside photos soon.

But we’re all moved in to our wonderful new house and we couldn’t be happier! It is exceeding our expectations.

Thanks for following along!

The kitchen--my favorite room!

The movers--official movers for the Chicago Bears!

Driveway glamour shot

Before we moved from 748 Summit--watching the driveway go in

Another busy day!

“It’s rainin’ men, Allelujah, it’s rainin’ men!”

Plumbers, electricians, appliance delivery men, painters, carpet installers and a carpenter and last, but not least–OUR WONDERFUL GENERAL CONTRACTOR who makes it all happen–make for a very productive day. THANK YOU! 🙂

Will loves his orange stripe!

And so does Eric!

Future breakfast, lunch and dinner station!

Back 'er up!

Welcome fridge!

Check out that kitchen faucet!

The deck railings get a coat of paint

Hey good lookin', can't wait to get a cookin'!

Ratio = four men to one 500 lb. range

More photos soon! Had to stay out of their ways…

Busy day!

Stand back–here are the recent changes to 744 Summit Street! The movers are coming on May 30. YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My favorite island all-time!

Future command central!

Susannah's bathroom

The boys' bathroom

Master bathroom vanity

The kids collected over 1,000 nails outside!

The boys prepare for stripes!

Susannah loves her ceiling fan and light!

And Mom loves her laundry room light!

Guest room light--same as kid bedrooms

This morning--keep on grading!

In the backyard, making a flat surface as Dad advised

Bring on the noise!

We're almost home, kiddos!

Don’t fence us in…

The temporary chain link fence is gone! Time for grading tomorrow, we hear (and hope)! Inside they put down the first coat of polyurethane, so no walking inside until tomorrow. (Counter tops come then–yay!)

Roll 'em outta here

Ready to make the grade

Concrete garage floor and front porch

Between downpours, we managed to get a garage floor and front porch. The floors were stained today–no walking on it until Sunday or so…

Tom assesses the front porch

The breeze way

Pretty floors!

Garage floor!

In other Browning news, on Monday the kids turned in their “build a model of a Downers Grove building.” Hmmm. Wonder whose projects THOSE really were?

Eric's Dairy Queen

Will's Train Station

Susannah's Pepperidge Farm Factory

Slowly…but surely…

More photos of the interior. The colors look beautiful (we think, anyway)! I had a panic attack about the master bedroom color, but Christie reassured me all was well. It’s amazing how different the full color looks versus it being just “cut in.”

Ed shows the boys the colors for the stripes in their room!

Susannah loves the color Magic Wand!

True excitement.

Our dramatic dining room

Pretty!

Front doors and side doors await stain

Tom assesses the color of our room...

He likes it, despite the hands in pockets

Future laundry station extraordinaire

Almost through the threshold...

Thank you, Ed and Mike!

Ed and Mike are painting the house. They are working hard each and every day! The colors have started going on upstairs–more photos soon!

Great job, guys!

Interior barn door to cover office

Painting and staining continue…

The trim is painted first, then the walls. The stairs have been stained. We’re getting closer every day!

Stair treads and rails are done--newels to be white

Note the windows with paint on them!

Third floor beadboard

Sliding barn door, before stain

Family room fireplace

Cupola is up!

The crane was here, but not used. Instead, the men hoisted it up using sheer strength and a ladder. It is wet out–thank goodness no one slipped! It looks nice!

Ta da!

Hello!

Before it was set on top

Step one: Discuss how to proceed

Step two: Do a dry run with crane

Step three: Ditch the crane and hoist it up using manpower

Step four: Keep going

Step five: Keep going

Step six: Keep going

Step seven: Keep going

Step eight: Put the arrow on top!

Thank you!

Counter top visit

Today Christie and I went to the granite place. Fortunately they had many remnants that will work in our house. Yay!

The most exciting photo, though, is of the weather vane on top of the cupola. Nice work, Ken! There’s a letter for each kid, plus the dog. It’s symbolic, because it’s them that give us direction in life! 🙂

Nice font!

The copper will patina over time

Mark at the granite shop shows us the slabs

Labrador antique for the boys' room

Bianco Romano for the kitchen island--keep thinking of Ray Ramano!

For Susannah's room

Crema Marfil for our bathroom

Possibility for laundry room

Trim above stove looks great!