Friday, May 6th, we took a little trip to visit BJ and Pop (my momma's parents). They own a lot of land in Crossville, a little Podunk town in the middle of nowhere. For a while they were living in 2 luxurious sheds that Pop put together, complete with a kitchen, bathroom and bedrooms. But, recently Pop completed the huge project of building their nice new home. (They also have their original home near Chattanooga that he built.) So, I'm going to take you on a little tour of his masterpiece.
I'm so mad, but this is the closest to the outside look of the house you're going to get b/c I forgot to take a picture. But, look closely and you'll notice that it's a white house w/ orange trimming. And, if any of you know BJ, then you know how much she loves the Vols, so just remember that.
This is the guest bathroom on the main floor. Pop totally built the cabinets and medicine cabinet! I love them!
Their kitchen. Apparently BJ's favorite part of the house is the vinyl lining the walls. (Aren't you just loving all the white and orange?)
I looked out the window and couldn't resist taking a picture of this cute view outside. (Oh, in the background are the sheds I was talking about earlier.)
They refinished this cute little bedroom furniture in orange and white. This was BJ's furniture when she was a little girl, and I believe she said that Momma used it when she was little too. I think it's adorable!
BJ decided to decorate her bedroom in Chicago Bears.
The view looking down the stairs. Pop totally built this stair case all on his own! And you see that table down at the bottom? He built that too! I am always so impressed w/ what he can do w/ his hands.
A closer view of the staircase. Isn't it gorgeous? He explained a lot of the little details about how he built these, it's really amazing!
A built in shrine for all the Vols memorabilia.
The walkway between the kitchen and dining/living area. (Take note of the little room furthest away in this picture.)
Ok, back in the bathroom, I just had to take a picture of the tile work. Pop did all the tile work himself, it was amazingly straight. And do you notice what color the grout is? Yes! Orange!! Well, BJ said it's Cinnamon, the closest to orange they could get. So, all the tile work in their house, floors and showers, are done in white and orange! So cool.
Remember that little room I told you to take note on? Well this is the floor in that room. This wood floor was done totally by hand. Pop had the tree, had the tree cut into boards and then turned it into this beautiful wood floor! Amazing!
The living area. All the rest of the wood floors were put in by Pop, but weren't handmade by him. Aren't you just loving the orange recliner?
After the tour Pop decided to take us for a little ride around the property. Connor did not want to go at all! He was terrified, but after a few minutes he warmed up to the idea and loved it. Cade and Owen were silent the whole trip, they loved every minute of it! We had a great time.
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