Friday, February 17, 2012

moving right along...





Our last update was in December. How terrible is that? Considering we (and all our sub-contractors) took the month of December off, there wasn't much to report on. January consisted of us getting our ducks in a row and figuring how much money we have left to finish up this project. That was fun.


This picture was taken on Feb. 14th. Adam is cooking pizza in our new oven. Take a peek at the farmhouse sink! And those cabinets- swoon! We ordered seeded glass to go in the upper cabinets yesterday, they will be beautiful! We decided to go with an oil-based paint for the cabinets. I know, all the other paint in the house has been no VOC, so I'm sure it just canceled each other out. We chose to do an oil-based paint for the durability and cleanliness factor. Lacquer would have been just as stinky and we wanted something that will hold up. Paint color is Front Porch by Sherwin-Williams. It is a light gray with cool blue undertones. The back splash will be carrera marble in subway tile.

We are so stinkin' close to finishing, but I also realize that we probably will never be done. It will always be a work in progress and I'm o.k. with that.



The list of things to do and completed projects:

-HVAC- 99.9% complete-they left off a vent cover.

-Electrical- 98% complete- they haven't installed a light in the boy's bath and put in the wrong breaker for our radiant floor.

-Plumbing- 50% complete- Plumber will be there on Tuesday to finish up.


-Adam installed a cork floor upstairs. He only banged his thumb twice and just a little blood.


-Master bath tile is complete and OH MY GOODNESS! That will deserve it's own post. It turned out amazing and I can't believe that's our bathroom. The frameless glass shower enclosure was ordered and should be installed in about 2 weeks. We are having an issue with the tub spout not being long enough.

-We need countertops and door hardware. We plan on pouring concrete countertops soon. The island will most likely be butcher block.

-Oven and refrigerator are installed

-We have doors installed upstairs, but no door knobs. Of course, I found beautiful, vintage glass doorknobs. But to use them, we need a retrofit kit. Also, we need sliding barn door kits for the doors downstairs.


-We are going to finish tiling the boy's shower this weekend.

-Touch up paint- lot's of that.

-Finish painting the kitchen island. I had hoped to stain it a weathered gray, but after numerous attempts and it looking like a purple hippo, we are painting it our trim color, Greek Villa from Sherwin-Williams.

-Painting the trim

-Garage Doors

- And much more..... But that's all I care to think about!

So, the question everyone has been asking, "When are you moving in?" NEXT WEEKEND! As soon as we have a toilet, a shower and a sink! Sure, we have alot to accomplish, but I think it will go faster once we are able to spend significant time there and I hope we will be able to work once the boys go to bed! Thanks for all of your support and we can't wait to move in!








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