No pain, some stain.

Bob and his guys finished staining the interior woodwork before we went up to have a quick visit this morning.  He wanted us to confirm we liked the color before he did the 'finish' coats that will make the wood look more glossy.

This first picture shows the build in cabinet in the mudroom next to the doorway into the kitchen.

Here's the underside of the catwalk.  The pine took the stain very nicely as did the fir (timbers) and the alder (trim).  

This next shot shows the built in cabinet to the left of the stone fireplace in the great room.  This is where we'll have the audio / video gear as well as games and other fun family stuff.

This view of the catwalk shows how the finished stair rail looks as it leads into the catwalk.

We were really happy with the way the built in benches in the kitchen eating area look.  The alder looks just beautiful with the stain on it and will look even better after it's been lacquered with the finish coats.

We reviewed the exterior colors with Bob today as well and he's going to work on some samples that we'll review when we're up next Friday.  By then, the rest of the interior painting will be completed.  We're closing in on a completed project and it's really getting exciting.  

We decided to have an excavator come back and do a little more dirt moving in front of the house.   We decided to flatten out the hill that sits right in front of the front door.  We weren't really happy with the drainage after the snow melted with the hill where it currently sits and it also blocks the view of the front of the house from the street.