#i just like making the posts. stocking up on mike pictures throughout the week

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message to everyone who misses weird girl wednezday by an hour or a day or whatever: I see someone say they missed it like every week but if you do it is still weird girl wednezday for you! in fact, every day can be weird girl wednezday. weird girl wednezday is set aside because of the alliteration and just as a weekly reminder to our brains that SHE is weird, a weird girl, a break from the busyness of our lives to think of how fucking weird our favorite girl is…

but it is just a single day in a whole week that we could be remembering that SHE (michael) is a weird girl. so don’t feel bad if you miss the post on wednezday itself, just see it and remember that michael nesmith is… ugh…

weird…

a weird girl……

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New-Construction Home Ideas

  Mike Stevens Homes was recently featured on Home Bunch (Southern-inspired Modern Farmhouse) and I am honored to have them back today to share this newly-built modern farmhouse.  Here, the builder shares some important details:

“This home is a new-construction. The customers came to us knowing what they wanted and had many inspiration photos in mind that they wanted us to help bring to life while also keeping to the budget they had in mind. The stair railing is a great example of this. The couple moved to Knoxville knowing they would be retiring in the next few years and wanted a comfortable home to settle down in that fit their current needs as well as what they would like in future years. Another goal was to make sure their college age children would have a place to come home to on summer breaks and as they grow older. We helped them find a stock home plan (The Williamsburg from Visbeen) that was a very close fit to their needs and just needed a few small adjustments. As a custom home builder with a staff architect, even our stock floor plans get modified to some extent. The customers liked the modern farmhouse look and this plan really had a nice example of clean/simple lines that fit the modern farmhouse look. Part of the fun of the project was finding inspiration photos and ideas that would bring the modern farmhouse to the interior of the home as well as the outside.”

  New-Construction Home Ideas

This home features gorgeous architectural details that certainly inspires. I love the roof lines and the portico.

Roof

The roof is Certainteed Weathered Wood.

Windows

Windows are Pella- Proline- 4 over 1 grid pattern, Black.

Garage

The home features a three-car garage with bonus room.

Garage Door- Overhead Door- Courtyard Collection- Series 377T, 9’ by 7’, with Stockbridge Lights.

Siding Paint Color

Siding paint color is “Sherwin Williams Eider White”.

Trim Paint Color

Trim is also painted in “Sherwin Williams Eider White SW 7014”.

Front Door

Front door is DSA Alexandria TDL 6LT 8/0 and the paint color is “Benjamin Moore HC-154 Hale Navy” (it looks darker in the picture above – “Benjamin Moore Black” is a great option if you’re looking for a black paint color for your front door).

Brick: General Shale, New Castle Gray brick with Gray Mortar

Front Door and Upper Pendant: Kichler “Argyle” Outdoor Hanging Lantern.

Foyer

I hope you take a good look at the details of this home because it’s really inspiring. For example, this is a great angle to see the trim used in this house and the true hue of the paint color, which is “Sherwin Williams SW 6232 Misty”.

Trim Paint Color: “Sherwin Williams SW 7006 Extra White”.

Lighting: Varaluz Rio Lobo Pendant.

Kitchen

The kitchen feels open, spacious and it has a classic layout that works! The dining room is located by the sliding patio doors.

Dining Area Lighting: Sea Gull Lighting.

Kitchen Details

Kitchen Dimensions: 62.5” long by 43” on one side and 66” on the longer side of the L-shape.

Island Cabinet: Premier Series-Saybrook MDF Door Style-Color Inspiration “Benjamin Moore HC-154 Hale Navy”.

Kitchen Countertops: Silestone Classic Calacutta.

Lighting: Kichler Moorgate Linear Pendant – Other Lighting on Sale: here, here, here, here, here, here, here & here.

Cabinetry & Backsplash

Kitchen Perimeter Cabinets- Select Series-Hancock MDF Door Style-Glacier White Paint with moldings and 4 chunky mission legs.

Kitchen Backsplash: Shaw San Francisco Presidio 4 x 8. (Grout: Power Grout Light Pewter) – Similar: here – Other Rustic Tiles: here, here, here & here.

Hood Backsplash Tile: Daltile Quartetto Cool Grande Fiore (Grout- Power Grout Light Pewter).

Appliances: All appliances are Jenn-Air.

Kitchen Sink: Elkay Farmhouse Apron Front Quartz Kitchen Sink.

Faucet: Brizo Litze Pull-Out Spray Kitchen Faucet.

Kitchen Sconces: Kichler.

Hardwood Flooring

Hardwood is Shaw Fairbanks Maple Mixed Width 1001-Gold Dust.

Ceiling Paint Color

Ceilings are 25% Strength of “Sherwin Williams Misty” (throughout home).

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Great Room

The kitchen opens to a large Great Room with brick fireplace, ceiling beams and custom built-ins accented with shiplap.

Built-Ins Paint Color – Benjamin Moore HC-154 Hale Navy.

Sliding Door- Pella Proline Quad Sliding Door in Black.

Fireplace

Shiplap Paint Color- “Sherwin Williams SW 7006 Extra White”.

Brick: General Shale New Castle Gray Brick with Gray Mortar.

Fireplace: Heat N Glo 8000C-IPI 42” Direct Vent Gas Fireplace.

Mantel & Beam Stain: Color matched to hardwood: Fairbanks Maple Mixed Width 1001-Gold Dust

Sconces: Savoy House Dunbar Sconce. Other Beautiful Sconces: here, here, here, here, here, here, here & here.

Ceiling Fan: Kichler Ferron Ceiling Fan.

Pantry

Cabinets are Hancock MDF Door Style, Glacier White Paint and countertops are Silestone Charcoal Soapstone.

Lighting: Kichler Grand Bank Chandelier.

Sink: DXV – similar here, here & here (comes with faucet).

Faucet: DXV – similar here & here.

Flooring: Shaw San Francisco Lombard 4 by 8, laid in Herringbone Pattern – Similar: here

Powder Room

The powder room features dark shiplap and a floating vanity. I love this look!

Faucet: Brizo Litze Faucet.

Sconce: Kichler Alton Sconce.

Paint Color

Shiplap paint color is “Benjamin Moore Hale Navy HC-154”.

Sink: DXV Pop Vessel Style Bathroom – similar here & here.

Staircase

This farmhouse-inspired staircase features a combination of crossed railing (X railing) and cable railing.

Lighting: here.

Railing

Stair Railing Stain – Color matched to hardwood.

Master Bedroom

What a beautiful space! The master bedroom features tray ceiling, hardwood flooring and vertical shiplap. Wall paint color is “Sherwin Williams SW 6232 Misty” and trim is “Sherwin Williams 7006 Extra White”.

Chandelier: Kichler Kimberwick Chandelier.

Modern Farmhouse Bedroom Inspiration:

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Master Bathroom

The master bathroom has a simple and neutral approach. Wall color is “Misty by Sherwin Williams”.

Bathroom Floor Tile: Atlas Concorde Fray, Smoke, 12 x 24 – similar here, here, here & here – (Grout- Power Grout Light Pewter).

Tub Filler: DXV – similar here.

Tub: DXV – similar here & here.

Shower Tile

Shower Walls: Daltile, Cove Creek, Gray CC 10, 4 x 16 – similar here & here.

Plumbing Faucets: DXV – similar here.

Flooring

Shower Floor & Niche: Marble Honed Cobble Mosaic, Grey – similar here, here & here.

Vanity

Cabinets: Select Series Hancock MDF Door Shaker Style Glacier White Paint.

Countertop: Silestone Charcoal Soapstone.

Faucet: DXV – similar here.

Sconces: Kichler Alton.

Back Porch

The Great Room and dining area open to a back porch with outdoor fireplace, board and batten siding and Cedar ceiling.

Ceiling

Shiplap ceilings are stained in “Minwax Classic Gray”.

  Many thanks to the builder for sharing the details above!

Builder: Mike Stevens Homes (Instagram – Facebook)

Photography: @_chrissmithphotography_ .

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Beautiful Homes of Instagram: Modern Farmhouse.

Beautiful Homes of Instagram: Coastal Farmhouse Design.

2019 New Year Home Tour.

Neutral Home.

Dark Cedar Shaker Exterior.

Florida Beach Cottage.

Small Lot Modern Farmhouse.

Lake House Interior Design Ideas.

Before and After Bathroom Renovation.

White Kitchen Renovation.

Kitchen with Blue Island.

Coastal Shingle Home.

Coastal-inspired Home Renovation.

Southern-inspired Modern Farmhouse.

Coastal Farmhouse Home Decor.

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Reinvented Classic Kitchen Design.

Florida Beach House Interior Design.

New England Home.

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Classic Colonial Home Design.Grey Kitchen Paint Colors.

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Chapter 31. Move II. Part II. Home

Alright, where’d we leave off with the last post?

Part I was Japan, our first week after leaving the UK. Part III will conclude with our arrival in Sydney. That means Part II will be the time in between. The awkward middle brother, or Jeff, of this three-part moving post. Included in Part II: Christmas in Dallas, New Year’s in Woodinville, and reunions in Seattle.

Over the past two years, most of my posts have been about our travels around Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and soon-to-add, Australia. That said, I still like to add our trips back home, specifically because I want them to be included when Chelsay converts this blog into a book. I’ve done all the writing and uploading, so she can handle eventually turning this into a NYT’s best seller.

That was a joke (except not, she definitely needs to make this a book). The real reason I want to write about our trips home is the same reason I write about any of our travels: I don’t want to forget.

As I wrote in my wedding post, this blog should be a time machine. 20 years from now, I’ll open the book that Chelsay publishes and place myself back in what will likely be our most adventurous years. Young D’Derek (or whatever weird name Chelsay decides on for our first) will be learning to drive, and Diana (the classic, sensible name I choose for our second) will be taking piano lessons, while Papa Mike heads back to Iceland or Morocco or Jordan or Japan via these posts.

That said, as exciting as our travels to new places have been, some of our favorite memories will undoubtedly come from our returns to the familiar. I’ve written about our first trip home in March 2016 (Chapter 7) and our second trip home that Christmas (Chapter 15), so now, without further ado, here is our third trip home: Christmas 2017.

Oh, one more note first: because there are so many moments I want to remember from this third rendition (and because I’m three months behind in writing about this long move), I’ll structure this post in bullet form.  Okay, now: Christmas 2017.

Highlights from Texas:

Our trip began in Dallas, and as all trips to Dallas begin, we started with Chick-fil-a. It might just be fried chicken and a pickle, but I’d take it over a 18 oz steak any day.

While Chelsay, Liv, and my mom got mani/pedis, my dad, brothers, and I headed to Top Golf. Not even the dumping rain could stop Matt & I’s pin-seeking in our 2-on-2 match up.

The Kerns play a lot of games. Pictionary is always a family favorite, while the meme game seemed slightly inappropriate for this crowd. A few new additions to the game arsenal were Matt’s e-games, where we all come up with funny responses to various prompts, then vote on the best (my mom’s “Shmule” response was an all-timer). One surprise favorite was also one of the simplest: Uno. The unexpected enjoyment actually had nothing to do with the game, but more to do with someone inevitably making a fart joke. (You can tell it was a fart joke in the picture below because my mom is not amused).

Bocce, and braving the frigid temperatures to complete undoubtedly the worst matches those courts had seen.

Another Kern family tradition: back-and-forth putt-putt battles between the kids and parents (+ Chelsay).

It doesn’t even matter who won.

It was definitely the kids.

Christmas cookie making, with some highlights being Matt’s Grinch, Chelsay’s wreath, and Liv’s stocking. Definitely the worst cookie goes to Jeff (”Someone’s in here”).

Pasta on Christmas Eve. Continuing our tradition of informal Christmas Eve meals (grilled cheese, Italian beef sandwiches, tortilla soup, sloppy joes), the family decided on homemade pasta this year. Chelsay made a phenomenally hearty Bolognese sauce, while the family spun out rolls of al dente linguine.

The Christmas Day photoshoot.

After a delicious Christmas beef tenderloin, my mom shared the basics of piano playing with Chelsay, while Matt, my dad, and I took a long, cold, sunset walk down the Trophy Club fairways.

THREE successful Escape Rooms, including a near record-setting win with 24 minutes remaining. Based on our experience, we now get free Escape Rooms for life!

Countless gut-busting meals, including Feedstore ribs, Anamia’s taco salad, Christina’s queso, Mi Cocina sunset fajitas, and i Fratelli thin crust pizza.

On a sad note, Abby’s memorial, where we followed my dad’s heartfelt but humorous eulogy by saying goodbye to the cutest, strangest, best dog any family could hope for.  

Highlights from Seattle:

Playing with Miles. His favorite games: Monster Auntie Chelsay (he got so excited that he pooped), Bucket Flights through the house, and Uncle Mike Express, where I delivered my little passenger to Grandma Helen Station or Papa Sum Pass.

Din Tai Fung & Lucky Strike with Chelsay’s whole family, which included shot-caller Chris destroying the record high score in pop-a-shot.

Runs around Crystal Lake. Dan & June have been in this house for years, but the setting blows me away every time I see it. I loved going for chilly runs around the lake, quietly taking in the massive trees, charming homes, calm waters, and beautiful surroundings.

Ringing in New Year’s 2018 with Chelsay’s family, Dev, Babs, Auz, Kels, and our new friend Harvey.

The second annual virtual golf showdown with Danny. Similar to Chris at Lucky Strike, we set some high scores (high scores are good in golf, right?)

Saturday nights with Auz, Dev, Hanan, Tiin, ALoh, Trav, Ben P, Rob Sooz, and Andy Lit at the 5715 House (aka STZ Pad 3). That house has to be one of my favorite places in the entire world. You can visit the Eiffel Tower or Sahara Desert, but it’s hard to beat watching the NFL playoffs on that shitty couch, bumping all the hits from 2011, embarrassing ourselves with throwback beer pong, or epic 3 AM battles in Hockey.

Catch up drinks with Chelsay’s friends, including Officer Nicole, El Gringo (Will), and the Doctors (Matt & Shiva).

Busy season JC meetings w/ Mark Fitz, and the occasional bucket with him & Dev at Bellevue Muni.

Dan and June’s first Escape Room, overcoming some of the hardest puzzles we’d ever faced to escape on their first attempt.

Chelsay and I’s triumphant one-day return to the city. This was my favorite day in Seattle. Although I had a few trips to the city for nights at the 5715 House, Chelsay and I mostly stayed around her parents’ place  in Woodinville. On the weekend before her flight to Sydney though, we went with her parents on a reunion tour through the city. We ate breakfast at Portage Bay, walked through South Lake Union, took in the Space Needle views from Kerry Park, visited Pike Place Market, returned to Green Lake for cookie cakes, and enjoyed a nightcap tasting to top it all off from Woodinville Whisky. Our January in Seattle was largely about reconnecting with friends and family, but this day was Chelsay and I’s reunion with the city.

Countless gut-busting meals, including Firenze Amatriciana (possibly my new favorite dish in Seattle), Pink Door Bolognese, La Carta tacos, Great State burgers & crispy crinkle fries, more Chick-fil-a, and of course, Juju’s home cookin’.

Chibi just trying to sleep through all of this.

Alas, our six week return to the States was just a tease, a brief glimpse into our former lives.

Like this blog, life is a collection of different chapters, and each chapter has its setting. Most of Chelsay and I’s story has taken place in the US, though our past two years were set in London and our next two will be in Australia.

Throughout our story, we understand the importance of remaining present in each chapter. Sometimes it’s fun to reminisce or look ahead, but Chelsay and I always come back to the present and appreciate our current setting while we can.

As I write this, it’s been three weeks since I left the US, so Chelsay and I are well into our new lives in Sydney. The next & final post in this trilogy will show how much we’ve already enjoyed our latest life chapter, but this post is a reminder that nothing can ever replace the love I feel for our story’s first setting: Home.