Hidden Gems

A Few Views

Gifft Hill is all about the outside and the views, these windows pulled us in and they do not disappoint.  Light pours in with a wonderful view from the main living space.

Stone Column Properties

We want to send kudos out to our Builder, Brent Leibee.  He has to put up with our unnerved craziness and obsessive anality almost everyday.  He lives up to the promises he makes on his website - which means the world when you are new at this process.  Need a Builder - we highly recommend him!  Check him and his company out at the following link:  www.stonecolumnproperties.com

3/10/12 Update

Just a shot of the front as of yesterday.  You can get a peek of the front windows, but we have some more cleaning to do tomorrow to open them entirely up.  We are blessed with some beautiful weather this weekend and look forward to spending the day on the property all day Sunday.  We should have lots of photos to share after that.

Expecting HVAC, Electrical and Siding work to all begin this coming week.  Plumbing system is pressurized.

What blooms abound?

If anybody knows us you know we are plant nerds. Yes, that means we get excited about just about anything to do with plants.  So, this spring should prove to be like Christmas for us around Gifft Hill.  We know there are tons of dogwoods about to 'snow' upon us, but we are anticipating just about anything as we learn what plants make their home either via human means or naturally around the property.  Mel already found some purple crocus up by the old porch and we moved them to a safe location during the build.  Daffodils showed an early display in spots along the top of the driveway.  We have some huge, and we mean 9' tall huge, azaleas at the gate near the stream.  Look what we found yesterday morning.  Looks like Pink it is.  Hoping for a full display in the coming week.

Teaser- Windows

Oooooooh My!  We took the boards off the existing front windows today to check them out.  WOW is all we can say.  Boy are we glad we kept them - they are amazing to look into and out of.  Once we can get some of the work around them done and clean off the porch we'll take some photos of how the whole thing looks together and post.  Love, love, love the windows.

What's That

No trolls have not moved in the house, this is the access for the plumbers.  A real shock when you show up and find a big old hole in the middle of your kitchen.

                                                  All the odds and ends you need for one bath.