With the roof complete, and all of the wood on its way up, we’re approaching a large purchase of interior and exterior stain.

We’ll have one color for the exterior log and a trim color. The gutters are going to be black. We picked up samples of the leading contenders to see how they look on the wood.

The grey on top of these pictures is a piece of the roof. It varies from light grey to dark grey depending on the light and if’s wet or dry. The main outside stain would be chestnut, which is dark brown. It looks darker in this picture than it does in the catalog, and the catalog looks darker than the sample they had. We’re expecting it will be a lighter when we try it out.

The trim will be darker, although once again, not quite as dark as this picture. It will fall somewhere between the chestnut above and the black gutters. There’s not a lot of trim, but in combination with the gutters, should be a good offset to all of the lighter wood.

We also made the decision to eliminate the remaining sheetrock from the plan. Originally, there was going to be sheetrock in the two main bedrooms, the upstairs hallway, and the bathrooms. After looking at what else is being built in this price range, I convinced myself that it was worth the extra money to go with an all-wood interior.

I personally like this better than having a tiny amount of sheetrock, though we’ll have to use some different stains and wood patterns to make sure that it’s not overwhelming. The idea of having 3 sheetrock walls in 2 of the bedrooms didn’t seem right to me, so I think I’ll be a lot happier with the end product.