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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.