Beautiful. I love the play of light and dark, the contemporary melded in with traditional elements. Well done!

Just posted in the Kitchen forum, but I'll say it again.. BEAUTIFUL!

That is so beautiful. It truly is an inspiration to me - that house and interior could be in a magazine!

Beautiful Shelly k! I love your mudroom closet. We apparently are a family of caterpillars bc we have that many shoes! I think I'm going to try to steal your shoe shelves for our closet. How about pictures of bathrooms? :) Also, I think I might have asked you about this before, but what was the coating/seal that you used on your stained concrete? Ours scuffs a bit, and I was wondering if it had to do with the sealant. Ours has a matte finish and was sealed with acrylic.

Thanks!

gobruno -- Ugh, I wish I could tell you more about our floor sealant. All I know is that it is semi-gloss. It will show footprints if there is enough dust on the shoes, but for the most part it is pretty good at hiding stuff. Our acid stained concrete in the basement is a matte finish and it still seems pretty glossy to me and acts about the same as the mudroom floor on the main floor.

I posted more pics on the original link above.

Shelly - I don't want to sound ignorant, but I didn't realize there were that many trees in South Dakota! My Dad grew up in SD and said there was a lot of prairie and flat land there, but he may have been in a different part of the state.

krycek-- we are a mile from the Iowa border in the southeast part of South Dakota. And we are 50 yards from the Missouri River so there area a ton of trees here!

Congrats Shelly! It all turned out so beautifully! I can't get over how organized and put together everything looks so quickly. I had been meaning to post pictures of our place, but I'm still trying to get things like I want them and it's been over a year.

Being a fellow midwesterner, I have been following your build and must also admit that I was surprised at what a wooded view you have. Enjoy your new home. You did a fantastic job!

crazyhouse -- thanks! I wouldn't say I'm too organized yet .. certainly have much to do! I haven't begun on the storage room in the basement yet! Where did you build? I would love to see pics! You saw my closet pics -- far from great!! :)

Shelly:
Everything looks wonderful!! Congratulations. I am doing a mudroom closet like you and it looks like about the same set-up. Really love how the kitchen came out and your floors are beautiful. You must be so excited!

You have a lovely home! I would love to see the layout if that's possible? We are just looking into building a house and this looks familiar so it would be interesting to see! Goodluck and congratulations!

I don't have any close-up pics but here is a view of the main and lower levels:

I have been on here (and kitchens) so infrequently - I'm so happy I popped on today and caught this!!

Congrats to you! What a beautiful home and lot. You have done a marvelous job. I love it all!! the ceiling treatments, your kitchen, mudroom, laundry, fireplace...I could go on and on! I would love to see more pics of the basement (we are venturing into finishing ours this winter) and your bathrooms/bedrooms to see your finishes :) guess I can never get enough pictures. Enjoy the decorating and take your time. Cheers!!!!

Thanks, Mairin! I still remember pics of your home when you moved in, it was always one of my favorites! I will try to get a few more pics of the basement family area for you in the next couple of days.

Hi Shelly!
The house is just gorgeous. I sent an email to you regarding some dimensions. Have you had time to look at it? I believe you posted your dimensions on here once before at least for the cubbies for someone else, but I was curious about your shoe cubbie and cleaning pantry closet. Thanks!

excited2build-- sorry! I don't remember that email.

My cleaning closet is 3 1/2 feet wide by 3 1/2 feet deep.

Did you want dimensions of the shoe cubbies? The shoes shelves themselves are 3 feet wide by about 8 feet tall. Each "row" has 6 inches.

Let me know if that answers your questions!

Shelly, where did you get your blueprints? I'm interested in more detailed plans with dimensions as a basis for my build.
Your home looks awesome--great design.