Front Porch. . . Back Patio. . .and Champagne!

This shows the four new cedar beams marking the front entry porch; directly over it is the shed roof upstairs where there will be fun 'library' area and window seat.  Perfect for curling up with a good book -- but I'm getting ahead of myself. . . .   

Another view of the front porch and you see just a bit of the garage roof to the far left.  

The patio is done so we are wasting no time in getting chairs situated to enjoy a warm spring afternoon.  We used the same stained concrete for the patio (sort of the color of dirt) and added an aggregate finish.  I'm thinking this area will get a LOT of use!

Ahh. . . this looks like it might call for a little champagne!

And here it is!  We invited our neighbors over for a toast and to join us for the first patio party - what a great way to end the weekend!   

Check out the new web-cam site.  We've been getting complaints about not being able to see past the casita - so the camera has been moved and  you can see more of the live action on the house.