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patina farm update: antique french roof tiles...

 

I can't believe the roof tiles are finally being installed!  

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Steve felt the need to climb up on the roof to make sure the tiles weren't too straight. I'm sure you can imagine how thrilled I was to see him up there (yes, I'm being sarcastic).

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The tower is going to look amazing...

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Here's a glimpse of the tower on the side of the house, over Nick's bedroom. You can get a sense of what the spire will look like once all of the tiles are in place.

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By the end of the week, the tiles were laid on the roof of the back of the house...

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 and the stone was installed around the arched doors!

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The porch outside of my office is already becoming a great place to have lunch :)

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Inside, the arched entry hall was plastered this week.  Soon, the small antique door to laundry room will be hung.

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The powder room sink is so pretty!  I'll have to leave the door open all of the time!

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The sink is simply suspended on the plaster wall.

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The hallway window is recessed into the thick plaster wall.

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This wall of the kitchen is plastered and awaiting the installation of cabinetry...

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Here's Steve's sketch of the cabinetry. All of the white Oak paneled drawers will be surrounded by plaster.

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The guest house siding is moving along!

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As our move-in date gets closer, I've started to allow myself to think about furnishings...

A Swedish settee, upholstered in Libeco Belgian linen...

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A close -up of the simple flat welt.

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One of our new Alix Sofas will find a home in our living room.

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As the finishes are installed in the house, the interior furnishings are slowly becoming more obvious to me.

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This stage of construction is both exciting and a little scary... will all of our decisions come together to create the house in my head? We'll soon find out!

xo

Brooke

patina farm update: the stone tower...

 

 

I love the design blogging community! Who else can I trust to give me their honest design opinion...

Last week I asked all of  you to give your opinion on whether or not to put a 4" stone surround on the windows of the tower. Most of you who left comments liked Steve's drawing without the surround...

 

I believe you were correct!

 

 

We placed the vintage spire, from Candace Barnes, on top of the tower to give you closer to the full effect. Unfortunately, we couldn't show you the antique French roof tile in place, but I know you have a great imagination.

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All of the wood windows are bleached white Oak. Soon, we will have to decide if we are going to add a blue gray stain (similar to the color of the steel windows and doors) to the windows on the tower. Thoughts?

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The dining room chimney was clad in stone this week.

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As we walked to the side of the house, we were able to see the large pane of glass on the side of the tower above Nick's room.

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When we arrived at the back of the house we were excited to see the stone installed on the porch outside our Master bedroom.

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We placed an operable window at the bottom of the center of the door for ventilation. 

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Here's a view of the progress at the back of the house. 

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The stone is  going up on the back of the house.

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Inside, our plasterer Tim Lee, is busy finishing the ceiling in the main space and the kitchen. 

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The kitchen ceiling looks beautiful!

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Here's the view looking back towards the living room from the kitchen.

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The plaster in Steve's office looks almost sculptural.

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The stone surround that we found in Belgium is now a permanent feature in Steve's office.

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Steve's bathroom is fully plastered.

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On the other side of the house, the limestone floor has been installed in our bathroom.

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The water from the shower will flow to the drains at the edge of the room.

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Our bathroom will feel like a greenhouse when it's complete, with no glass between the tub and the shower. 

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Eventually, our bathroom will look like this!

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Our antique French limestone mantel from Exquisite Surfaces was installed in our Master bedroom this week, with the antique firebrick (also from Exquisite) in a herringbone pattern. 

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As you can see from this brick in the dining room, the firebrick in the Master bedroom will become pale and chalky as it dries.

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At the end of our site visit, we caught a glimpse of the bottom of the tower through the glass...

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Thank you so much for your honest input regarding the tower!

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To see more images of the progress of Patina Farm throughout the week, follow velvetandlinen on instagram!

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Please feel free to ask questions! I will answer all of your questions in the comment section of this post here. 

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xo

Brooke

happy valentine's day!

Steve and I wish you a very Happy Valentine's Day! We are so thankful to have you in our life!

 

Sometimes it's just not enough to share the same couch...

 

Don't forget to tell those special beings (human or otherwise...) in your life how much you love them today!

 

xo

Brooke

patina farm update: exterior stone and cedar wood siding...

I'm so glad you stopped by! Well then, where were we when I wrote last week? ...

Inside, the stone walls are starting to dry and are (thankfully...) looking less yellow and more cream... 

 

I know the outlets for the sconces look low... We are actually planning to use swing arm lights to help us read the newspaper in the morning at the breakfast table.

The firebrick hearth will be flush with the wood floor.

 

Tim Lee (our plasterer extraordniare) has started plastering the ceiling in the great room. 

 

The clean plaster is a wonderful contrast to the antique beams.

 

In our Master Bedroom, Tim Grant, from Superior Masonry Builders, is installing the antique firebrick in a herringbone pattern. The firebrick will be much lighter when it dries.

Our original mantel  didn't work out (we discovered it had a dark spot located in the center). This is our antique mantel from Exquisite Surfaces that we've selected for our bedroom. It's going to look stunning in the simple contemporary space.

 

Let's go outside where Tim Grant's wonderful crew is installing the wall stone at the base of the house.

 

The area to the left of the arched steel doors will become a built-in seating area.

 

The steps outside our bedroom will be covered in stone...

 

Steve's wood sided office will have a stone base as well. 

 

Antique barn beams surround the three glass doors to Steve's office.

 

Beyond Steve's office, you can catch a glimpse of the chicken coop.

 

Inside the coop, the "Chicken Kitchen" has been covered in stained Cedar boards this week. Superdeck "Weathered Grey" was used on all of the Cedar, which will turn a silvery gray as it oxidizes. 

 

 

The house is starting to solidify!

 

The stone is also being placed at the base of the entry.

 

This coming week, the tower will officially become the "Stone Tower". 

 

Steve gave me two drawings detailing the tower windows... no stone surround or...

 

a 4" stone surround detail? I think I like this one... Thoughts?

 

Please feel free to ask questions! I will answer all of your questions in the comment section of this post. For Velvet and Linen e-mail subscribers, you can click here to link to this post and the comment section.

Finally, thank you to our General Contractor Harold Rody, Owner of Craftworks for his amazing coordination and oversight of the building of Patina Farm!

 

As always, I wish you a wonderful week!

 

xo

Brooke