Stone masonry is ALMOST done!

I was summoned to the house today to look at the stone on the great room fireplace. I absolutely LOVE the stone! Anyway, the mason needed to show me my options for how the stone edge can look when it met the drywall. The corner pieces come in only two sizes, which are about 6" different in length. So, a "staggered" install looked goofy. Oh, and you can't just order a box of corner pieces... they come a few in each box of stone. In order to get them all the same, I'd have to buy double the amount of stone. Yikes! (Another one of the many "oh wow" moments I've experienced. Who knew the level of detail involved in all of this? :)

Anyway, here's the fireplace from the great room... the stone is just on the bottom so far. Close-up of the stone....
Fireplace from the hearth room. A TV will eventually be mounted on the wall above the mantle. I'm so happy with the dark stain I picked out for the mantle!

While I was there, I took a pic of the front door. The stone masonry is almost done -- just finishing up the posts and the address stone. The front door still needs to be stained and the door frame painted, but you get the idea of what it will look like from the pic.

Our range hood was installed the kitchen too... thought I'd snap yet another pic.

Lots of things are being done on the interior finish work, but it all takes time. We're still on track for moving in by month end!