A House In A Field
The story of a house. In a field. And how it gets there.
Category: Home Building
Slate counters, Linda and the mystery of polished Black Zimbabwe.
Big day yesterday, but first a quick story. Years ago, we decided to upgrade our counters on Flying Point Road to granite. Our budget wouldn’t allow us to do the whole kitchen, so we tackled the sides first and pushed…
Read MoreNot Santa Clause. Fat Andy.
Fat Andy made a delivery yesterday. (Yes, there really is a person.) We went with Rustic Red Birch for the flooring. Local, beautiful, tough and just enough character to make it interesting. (And a LOT less expensive than some of…
Read MoreRob has a blog too. Let’s learn about the design process.
Our friends at Whitten Architects just redid their website and added a blog. Or added a post about Dash Landing to their existing blog — we can’t remember. In either case, it’s worth a look just to get a sense…
Read MoreBuilding stairs.
For most of his career, John has been a “from the foundation up” type of contractor. Framing, exterior finish, interiors, even some cabinetry —he hammered nearly every nail on every home that he put his name on. But Dash Landing…
Read MoreLong overdue “View From The Field” post…
We posted a shot from somewhere in the field every Friday during the exterior construction phase. Seems like a good tradition to revisit with the project starting to come to a finish. And the Maine foliage change doesn’t hurt…
Read More“I’d rather sleep in a bathroom than another hotel” — Billy Wilder
We’re going to admit that the master bath has been an important focus on Dash Landing since the beginning. We traded some of our bedroom space for a bigger bath area early in the design process and we already think…
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