The countdown 'til moving day!

Despite a slight delay last week, we are now essentially counting the hours until Thursday when the moving truck arrives and we can actually begin the process of moving into our new home!!  Here's a quick look at what's been happening this past week or so. . .   The 'ram board' that had been covering all the floors was pulled up so we can once again see our pretty hardwood floors!

The cook top and pot filler are in - . . . as are the ovens and refrigerator. 

Master bedroom built in nightstands and shelves - new bed to be delivered on Friday!

The washer & dryer are now in. LOVE MY LAUNDRY ROOM!

The stairs ended up causing the recent delay - somehow they were stained the wrong color - YIKES!  So after sanding and re-staining over the weekend, they are perfect!  

Here's Peter on Sunday - he was happily driving his tractor around the yard working on getting the dead lawn pulled up so we can begin the next big project - landscaping!!  

Kitchen Tile

I forgot to include this picture in the other post.  This shows the back splash tile. (you can click on the picture and it will enlarge it.)  We are currently waiting on an order of about 12 more tile to complete the space over the cooktop.  

Less than two weeks to go!

Here's a shot of our latest "trim" - yes they are little plastic branches to keep the birds from roosting on the ledges!  It's so much better than last spring though, when Peter was getting rid of nests on a daily basis!

  

 

This shows the "library" area at the top of the stairs.  The window seat will double as a twin bed and should be a very cozy nap-spot! 

Peter is ready to barbecue!

These three pictures show the newly installed shower doors in our bathroom, one of the guest rooms and the casita.  

We in the final weeks of the amazing (and very long) project!! We are planning to be able to spend our first night in our new home on Saturday, May 15!  Yea!!!!  Lots of little last minute painting, and details yet, but it's all truly coming together!   Moving truck is scheduled to arrive on Monday, May 17 - it will be like Christmas.  Peter hasn't seen most of his stuff in nearly five years. No idea ho many boxes we will have to unpack!

 For anyone who checks out the web-camera, please note that the camera is "out of order" until the end of the month.  It's being re-positioned.

April Progress

It has been while since the last update - lots of inside fnishing work going on so I will try to recap with a few recent pictures.  Biggest news is perhaps that we have working toilets and running water (good by port-a-potty!!)  This is the kitchen (island in the foreground) -most of the cabinets are now in  and the countertops are on.  This island is a quartz stone - with flecks of black and green.  The other counters are a recycled paper product called Rich-lite in "Chocolate Glacier"- love the name of the color.  Sounds perfect for a kitchen, don't you think?!  The next picture shows the island countertop being delivered.

The mantel and wood trim are done.  We are really pleased with the finished product and love that there's a big knot right in the center of the recyled beam we used for the mantel!

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This shows the stairway - in process and finished!  

The front entrance is the same stone used throughout the entry and hallways.  Can't wait for the flower beds to come to life!  Still have a temporary door, but the "real" one should be in soon.  Big surprise - it will be a RED DOOR!

   

This is taken from the kitchen and shows the antique pendant lights we found (well actually Alan and Robin found them, Heidi approved, we checked them out and loved them - so here they are!)

We have one more cabinet section to come this week (upstairs library); still some more finishing work; painting; carpets; final plumbing and electrical -- it's looking like mid-May-ish!  My big decisions this coming week are to get all the towel bars and toilet paper holders selected!  

Stay tuned!

Fast Finishing Details

This is Jake approaching the new walkway from the driveway to the casita.

A view of the closet.  

Master bath-tub with a view!  And the bedroom now has a fan installed.

Powder room - now with a light fixture!

The beginning of kitchen cabinets being installed - it's getting pretty exciting to see what's new each day!  And actually I pretty much know what will be going into each of these drawers!

Entry way light fixture.  Master shower - a little hard to see the tile design, but we're happy with how it's all coming together!

Master  bath vanity.

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Guest room showers and tub - lots of room for guests!!

Helpful hint --

Hint:  You can click on the picture to see the full picture.  Some of them in today's blog only show part of the picture.

Here's the latest - elevator, big door, red counters and more!

Here's Jake in the elevator - muddy feet and all!  His eyes were "glowing" so I did a quick "red eye" correction and now he looks a little spacey!  He's quite happy to ride in the elevator versus taking the stairs - but can't quite reach the buttons yet.

This is our front door waiting to be installed - all 8 feet of it - I obviously won't be able to look out the windows!  May need a peek hole about halfway up. . . 

Casita bathroom is nearly finished!

Casita "kitchen" counter and sink - there will be a little undercounter refrigerator on the far left.  

This is a little hard to see, but it's the pantry.   Lots of shelving to be installed yet. 

Laundry room!  Space for the 'tall' washer & dryer.  This is sunniest room in the house - which I love!     Another view of the laundry room -  yup, the counters are red!  Fun little gift wrap center and TONS of  storage.  I can't imagine how I'll fill all those drawers!!This is the far end of the 'great room'.  Lots of display shelves to fill!  Hopefully a piano will fill this space one day.  We are starting to look for just the right one!  

We should start seeing more sinks and faucets soon!  And the master closet - which of course I'm pretty excited about!  Hope you enjoyed the update!

Catching up on progress!

Okay okay -- our blogging efforts were not great during January (actually non-existent!).  We had some issues with getting pictures to load for some reason - at least that's one excuse.  So here's a quick look at current progress --

This shows the fireplace with a propped up mantle.  The cool thing about the mantle is that it's a wonderful piece of an old fir beam from a warehouse someplace.  Peter selected it and made sure it contained a few nail holes, etc.  I'm starting to visualize Christmas stockings hanging. . . . .

                                                                                        This is at the far end of the living room area showing what will be display shelves and cupboards below.
Jake is in the foreground practicing his "stay" command (he's in training class currently!)

This was my weekend project - wallpapering the powder room.  The paper is textured with a bit of metallic in the leaves - blends really well with both the sink and stone floor (which is covered in cardboard at this point.  The sink is now in as well as the wood trim pieces.  It turned out pretty good - now we just need a faucet and toilet!

This is in the mudroom - and shows the new light fixtures which were installed today as well as the cabinets and counter.

  

This is in the master bedroom - built in night stand/drawers and shelving. You can also see a little of the ceiling trim - which will have lighting in it.  The cabinets are painted what will be the eventual color of this room.

Casita "kitchen" area (awaiting a sink and undercounter refrigerator - and the bathroom showing the corner shower in process of finishing up the tiling, and the vanity.

Below is the bedroom in the casita which will have a small built-in desk area.

Elevator installation began today!  On the left is the door on the main floor and on the right is the door on the upper level.  Lots of scaffolding in a pretty small space!   Below shows a view looking down from the upper floor - my foot in the lower corner to give perspective. . . 

What's next??   More cabinets to be installed this week (office, laundry room): slab for counter in the master bath; finish installation of elevator; marmoleum flooring in the laundry room and casita . . . .

Current EMID ("estimated move-in date") - mid-April.