The dry stacked stone fireplace in the Great Room has been built! The tones of the colors compliment the stains of various woods wonderfully. The mantel is part of a wooden beam that matches the beams across the ceiling.

View of the front foyer and doorway. Wainscoting is awaiting stain, but trims are done. Floor will be slate rectangles in a random pattern.

Closer view of the wainscoting near front door.

Looking at the foyer and front door, with new wainscoting in place and ready to be stained. Cedar log supports are stained.

View of the kitchen from the Great Room bar area, across where the eating pennisula will be built. Ceiling is painted pale yellow/gold, and beams and trim are in place.

View of the front entrance of the house taken from just inside the Great Room windows. Bar will be built in right corner of Great Room. Railing will be across loft edges, and permanent log-style staircase is yet to be built.

Dining room with ceiling painted and trim work in place. Sconces will be set between the sets of windows, and an overhead fan/light or chandelier will hang from the ceiling.

View of the deck from the dining room doorway.

Another view of the deck, snow and lake.

Dining Room windows.

Looking into Great Room from kitchen area (across what will be the center island and the eating penninsula.)

View from the kitche across the hallway to the door to the study/computer room. The beveled glass door, which is a sliding recessed door, is etched with twin lines around the edges (prairie style) to match the windows around the house

View of the Master Bedroom from the hallway door, with gas fireplace in place on wall to screened porch. Door to screened porch in on the left and bathroom and closet doors are on the right.

View of the great window in the Master Bedroom. Danny has built the window seats under the window that are able to be opened for storage.

View of a portion of the Master Bath. Vanity will be to the right, beyond the open door, small linen closet is showing, and the walk-in shower is to the left.

View of the ceiling of the Great Room. Large overhead cross-beams are in place and ceiling is stained.

Another view of the high ceiling. There will be two ceiling fans in place when the room is finished.

View from part of the loft, looking back towards the area over the front door. Builder was able to finish the ceiling over the front door entrance with additional pine planks and stain it. There will be railings in place when loft is finished.

Picture is too dark, but this is the window in the upstairs bedroom overlooking the deck.

Better picture of bedroom, with window and closet doors trim in place, and ceiling painted.

View of the closets in the adjoining upstairs bedroom.

The lower level family room fireplace is built. The dry stacked stones are lovely warm shades of gray, exactly what Dennis wanted. The mantel is a huge quarter log and will be stained the same color as the beams and trimwork.

A closer view of the lower level fireplace.

View of the "exercise room" with trim around window and door to backyard.

The materials in the lower level family room are the rises and supports for the staircases, which must be hand cut and fit together.

View back towards the temporary staircase, with two closets showing. The overhead beams are covered with plastic to protect them from paint when the ceiling is painted.

The lower level bedroom with trim in place.

View of the back of the screened porch with pine planks in place. New neighbor's house can be seen through the window.

Doorway leading out to deck off screened porch.

Another view of the doorway of the screened porch.

The view out the door of the Screened Porch. The railings will be stained later.

No custom made screens yet. View out the windows onto the lake.

View from one of the windows when up close to it.