The Addition

And I'm not talking about Colin.  I'm talking about our porch!

When Ryan and I bought our house we knew we wanted to build a deck/porch off of the sliding glass doors from the kitchen.  We affectionately called this the "doorway to death."  With nothing below and a small backyard we decided we would build a porch and deck that took up the whole yard- leaving minimal mowing as well as play space.  

We originally wanted this project to start in the spring but between figuring out the best builder for us as well as working with the city to get a variance to build beyond the build line, the project started about 4 weeks before I was due.  Oh joy.  The project officially wrapped up about 2 weeks after Colin was born.  

We love the new space.  I spend most of my days on the porch and we cannot wait to host parties with the additional room and the deck space too!  Ryan moved his grill to the deck and loves being able to grill while still being social with friends.
Here is the progress of building the porch...

 
 
 
 
 


 

 
And here is the finished product!
 I am in love with the stone wall and the fireplace!  Actually I'm in love with the whole thing!
 
 

Come on over and share a bottle of wine or a pot of coffee with me and Colin!  Well Colin isn't drinking wine and coffee but I am!