8/16/17
Southport NC
Posted by Bill

Wow…mid August already! The last 2 weeks have been crazy busy, mostly with selections for the house, but we have gotten a lot done. They are painting today on the outside:

We went with a gray exterior with white trim, and a dark blue color for the exposed rafters around the house and porch. The porch ceiling is a special light blue color that is used to deter insects, and it is amazing how well it works:

Inside, all of the rough ins are done, and this week the ceilings were completed and they got a start on the walls:

Master bed room with rafters (looks amazing!):

Master bath with rafters:

Again…the fit and finish of the work is incredible. We have a TON of light fixtures, switches, outlets and vents, that all of this wood has to go around, and the workmanship is fantastic. The front steps and walkway were also completed this week:

It is really coming together and it fits right in with the historic homes in the neighborhood…very cool. We have most of the vanities and plumbing fixtures picked out, the kitchen cabinets have been designed and ordered, a copper gas lantern has been ordered for the front porch, a historic style door bell was ordered, a special spice rack door has been designed and ordered, and we have finalized the counter tops. Lots of agonizing over options!!!!

Thankfully, we finally spent a day at the beach and a day at the “low tide island”. The beach is so close, and we couldn’t believe we hadn’t spent any time there!!! The “low tide island” is a shoal in the Cape Fear River that is exposed at low tide. Lots of people go and hang out with beach chairs, and we took the dinghy over for an afternoon:

We need to do more of that!!

This weekend we are going to take the boat to Myrtle Beach for a few days and run down the Waccamaw River to Butler Island to see the eclipse. It will be the first trip we have taken since we got back into Southport from our trip south, and we are really looking forward to it. I’ll try to get some pictures to post.