Exterior Update

I am getting really excited about what is going on at St. Andrews. In about two weeks the inside of the house will really start to develop. The drywall is going to start going up and the rooms will really start to take shape. 

This means I need to get busy and finalize my decisions about finishes and fixtures. I have so many ideas but not many definitive decisions have been made. 

While there is still much to do on the outside, there have been some big changes over the last few weeks, so I will leave you with some pictures of the exterior.

Most of the roof has been installed and the eyebrow dormer has been framed in. Now that it is installed the remainder of the roof can be finished and copper will be put on top of the dormer. I am really excited about the gables on either side of the entry. They will be a prominent architectural feature with copper flashing running from the cornice to custom louvers that will be placed within each gable.

The fence in the backyard is finished and looks really good. It is 8ft tall and provides lots of privacy. 

All of the siding has been installed and we are waiting on the brick to be installed around the master addition on the left. 

All of the windows have been installed and the french doors to the center of the family room will be installed later in the project in order to avoid any damage.


Things should really be looking good in the next couple of weeks and I can't wait to share it with all of you.

From Our Home to Yours

Merry Christmas
from
The Andersons

Addie, Carrie, Ryan, & Stella

Our Christmas is always very busy. My whole life my family has gone to at least 3 different family functions if not more. So, this is what I expect and I love it!!! To me it doesn't feel like Christmas if I am not bouncing from house to house seeing everyone. 


We will be driving to Fulton, Kentucky for my Dad's family Christmas lunch on Christmas Eve. Then we will drive back to have dinner with Ryan's family. On Christmas day we will open our gifts to each other that morning and then meet up with my Mom's family for lunch. Then we will go to my parent's house to exchange gifts with my immediate family. Then we will go to Ryan's parents for dinner that night. A busy two days...


Christmas night we will get to hang out with one of my very best friends, Chelsy Hall!! Chelsy now lives in New York and I love any time that I get to spend with her!! 


I love this time of year! Celebrating the birth of Christ and spending time with family!!


We hope you have a wonderful Christmas.

St. Andrews Update

I know I have been lacking on posts lately. Things have been very busy around our house. Working at a school during this time of year is a lot of fun. Children obviously love this time of year and their excitement is contagious but slightly exhausting. Also, duck season opened right before Thanksgiving and around my house that means lots of camo and early mornings.


Also, to be honest there has been framing, demo, and more demo at St. Andrews. Which is not a whole lot to look at but it's recently starting to take shape and is very exciting.

The front has two matching gables and a new front entry.

The back of the great room. It will have french doors in the middle and two large windows on each side.

The garage has new siding and is currently being used as storage for construction supplies.

The master bedroom wing is taking shape. The windows have been installed and you can see plumbing being installed in the bathroom.

The living room had its new front window installed yesterday and it lets in so much light!

This is the new upstairs playroom.

So, as you can see a whole lot has been happening. From this point on there should be a lot more to look at and share with everybody.

Ryan's Parent's House

Ryan's parents are building their dream house and have recently put their current home on the market. Ryan has the listing, so I thought I would share some information for anyone that may be interested. 

They have lived there for 30 years and have made many wonderful updates along the way. It is located in The Village, which is a wonderful family neighborhood in East Memphis. In fact they they love the neighborhood so much that they are building right around the corner.

Their current house is 5 bedrooms and 3 baths and has been meticulously maintained over the years. Some of the updates include a 2 car carport, driveway, finished upstairs, kitchen, copper gutters, roof and irrigation system. Their kitchen renovation included new tile, custom cabinets, and professional appliances. It is a wonderful house that would make a great home for any family.

Here is a link to the listing with more information and photos. Feel free to give Ryan a call if you have any questions.

http://ryananderson.crye-leike.com/detail.php?fldLogin=elna.naqrefba&mgrp=32&ln=1&tid=memphis&mlsnum=3234649


I will post photos of their new home when it is closer to completion. It is Menzer and McClure design that has a Tuscan farmhouse feel. Very cool...

Curb Appeal

This is the front rendering of the St. Andrews house. We are very pleased with this design and can't wait for the house to start looking like this. If you look back at the original picture, which I posted below just in case you forgot, this is such a change!! Ryan has really enjoyed working with Mark McClure and as you can tell he is very talented!!

St. Andrews update

The St. Andrews house is well underway. There has been lots of demo lately! You can see in these pictures how open the kitchen/great room is going to be when completed. (Don't let the loose wiring scare you...power has been disconnected from the house)

This is the view of the great room from the back door.

This is the view of the great room from the hallway.


Here is a picture of the Master Wing addition. The slab was poured early last week and the framing began on Thursday. They should finish framing the second floor by the end of this week.

Bathrooms have been gutted, walls have been knocked out, and lots of decisions have been made. We are very excited to see the master addition taking shape. Framing is one of my favorite parts because then you can get a true feeling of the space.

 We have the received the rendering back from Menzer McClure Architects, and are extremely pleased.  The front of the house is going to look amazing!! Mark McClure is a very talented architect who designed Ryan's parents house, and has been working with Ryan on exterior design and interior space planning for the St. Andrews house. We will post the rendering at some point, as it really deserves its own post.

Montclair Details

I wanted to give everybody some details on the products and finishes we used on the Montclair house.

 We added hardwood in the kitchen and had all existing floors re-finished. The stain color is chocolate mocha.



We used black and white basket weave tile on the floor and white subway tile in the shower. The tile is Merola and was ordered through The Home Depot. I have already mentioned the grout color but just in case you missed it, the grout is Mapei Silver. We had the vanity custom made but we chose the paint color, which is Benjamin Moore Nantucket Grey. We also used the same color on the walls above the bead board. The granite countertop is called absolute black and has a honed finish. The sink and tub fixtures were ordered from Faucets Direct.  The mirror is from Pottery Barn.


Once again, we had the cabinets custom made but we chose the paint color which is Benjamin Moore Linen White. The contertops are carrera marble. The appliances are all Frigidaire Gallery and look great! The cabinet hardware is Shaub and Company and was ordered from Handlesets.com. The kitchen faucet is made by Pegasus.


The lighting fixtures are from a variety of places. I shop around  until I find exactly what I am looking for. Some are from Pottery Barn, Home Depot, Lowe's, Grahams and probably other places I just can't remember. 


There are a lot of choices that go into renovating a house and I love picking out finishes!! I only get tired of all these decisions when Ryan and I don't agree, but luckily we have similar tastes and everything usually turns out just the way we envisioned.

Montclair Before and After Photos

Here are a few before and after pics of the Montclair house. I think they speak for themselves!

The house will be open for inspection this Saturday and Sunday from 2-4 PM and we would love for everyone to come by and check things out. 

FOR SALE!!

Wow! Ryan has worked so hard and has finished this restoration in record time! The house is now officially on the market and Ryan is listing it himself since he has joined Crye-Leike.

We are really pleased with how the outside turned out. Picking out exterior colors is something we spend a lot of time on, so it is always satisfying when it turns out the way you imagined!

The kitchen is amazing! Everytime I see this kitchen I get a little kitchen envy! Everything from the custom cabinets and stainless appliances, tothe carrera marble counters makes this a dream kitchen!

I am in love with the vanity in the bathroom!! It is the perfect shade of green, which compliments the black granite countertop.

Although it was completely gutted, we hope the bathroom feels like it could be original to the house.

We are really pleased with how well the hardwood floors turned out, as you can see in the picture. This is the master bedroom which has two nice windows and two nice closets.

The Living Room turned out great. It is amazing how the new windows have really changed the feel of the entire house.We also installed recessed lighting and new moulding.

The dining room is a great space. We opened it up to the kitchen and took down the half wall that divided it from the living room. This really helped the flow of the living spaces.

The study is a major bonus to this house. It really provides an additional living space for the house.



This deck is such a great feature that helps extend the living space to the outdoors.


This is a great house and I know that whoever buys it will be extremely pleased. Lots of memories can be made in a great home like this!!

St. Andrews Interior

I want everybody to see pictures of St. Andrews in all its glory before any of the demo starts.  Built in 1945, we bought this house from the estate of the original owners. When I say that this house is in its original state... I mean NOTHING has been updated. It is completely original!! 

You can see that the only thing that has changed in the kitchen is the addition of the dishwasher.  Also, at some point the original stove broke and they replaced it with this tiny one.

This is the sunroom. It was originally a porch that they had enclosed at some point. They left these sweet planters, so if anybody wants some aloe plants you're welcome to them.

This is the current dining room. We are going to be combining the kitchen, sunroom, and dining room into one big kitchen/great room!! 

The living room is a really nice sized room. The whole first floor has tall ceilings and big windows. All of the hardwood had carpet over it except for two of the three downstairs bedrooms. In all of these pictures the floors look pretty good but there are a few spots that are going to need some patching. We commonly have to do this and we have wonderful floor guys so you can't even tell the difference when they are done.

This bathroom is in good shape but will be updated with new wall tile and fixtures. The floor tile is in excellent condition and can be salvaged. It is shared by two of the downstairs bedrooms.

This is the current master bath, there is a shower to the right of the sink. 


After renovations this bathroom won't even exist. We are actually turning part of it into a closet. 


We are adding a master suite wing on the southeast corner of the house, which will obviously be a step up from the current master.

This is one of the three downstairs bedrooms. It has two closets and is good sized.

This is the current master which will just be a regular guest bedroom when we are done. It currently has two closets and one bath. When we are done it will have two closets and share the hall bathroom with the above bedroom.

This is the current third bedroom downstairs. It will be the new dining room. We are completely reconfiguring it and changing the doorways. Right now it opens off of the bedroom hallway. When we are done it will have an opening on the wall by this window that will open it to the foyer. It will also have an opening to the great room. 








I didn't even take any pictures of the upstairs or the garage that has been converted to a den, which by the way we will be converting it back to garage.  I've gone a bit long already, so I'll share more on a later post.