The past 2 weeks have been eventful, but we're not quite there yet. We will miss our Christmas move. Our cabinets were back ordered for 2 weeks, so we'll take January 6th as a win. I'm thinking we'll miss that one too, but it's darn close. Here's what has happened in the past 2 weeks:

• Trim has been finished (except for where baseboard meets cabinets, fireplace surround and damaged pieces)


• Almost all electrical upstairs is finished.


• Cabinets were delivered and installed


• Appliances were delivered


• Carpet was installed


• Shower door installed


• Construction started on carport.

Here's the next 2 weeks...

• Continue to progress on carport


• Start getting final inspections


• Touch up paint


• Install hardware on doors


• Install shelving in closets


• Install granite


• Cover brick/block foundation with stone veneer


• Pour driveway

1.) Foyer, like that they're starting to hang fixtures! Front door still needs to be finished. 2.) Dining Room. Ready for wall paper above the chair rail. Yes - wall paper. It's okay in moderation!3.) View into kitchen from dining room 4.) Lookslike this is going to be my favorite room in the house. Hard to tell, but the doors on the top are glass. The glass is seeded, think it looks great.

5.) Another view of the kitchen, it is my favorite room afterall. Range and hood will go between windows. Fridge goes in the big hole. Sink and dishwasher go in island.

6.) Family room, built ins done. Need fireplace surround!

7.) Not exciting, but very important mud room

8.) View into master bath from bedroom

9.) More master bath. Shower door installed! Tub will go in big hole.

10.) Upstairs hall. Double doors are linen closet. Opening on the right is the bonus room.

11.) one upstairs bath

12.) Bonus room. Opening goes to hall, door on right is closet (future home of kegerator) note carpet!

13.) This bedroom will be my office for now. It's on the back of the house. Open door leads to jack and jill bath

14.) Beginning of a carport. We need the rain to stay AWAY!

15.) The front. Hasn't changed much lately. It's a crazy thing to like, but I'm partial to the oil rubbed bronze gutters

Weeks 13 & 14 - Finishing Touches part 1

So 2 weeks ago I had a list of things that were supposed to be happening in weeks 13 & 14. The only 2 that didn't happen are cabinet install and starting the carport. Here's what we're hoping for in the next 2 weeks.

• start the carport


• install cabinets


• finish trim (still need to do window and door casings)


• wrap up painting


• template for granite


• start finishing electrical and plumbing

Here's what we did get done the past 2 weeks.

1.) This is taken from the dining room, through the kitchen and den. Crown is all hung and walls are primed. The primer is tinited, but this isn't far off from our overall wall color

2.) Fireplace. Kitchen to the right, french doors to deck to the left
3.) One of the upstairs bedrooms
4.) One of the upstairs baths. Tile still needs to be grouted and walls painted.

5.) Master shower. Half wall will be tiled and have frameless glass shower door installed on top.

6.) Back view. Deck might get an Emily and Matt stain job, but at least it's up. We still need gutters and exterior lights back here.

7.) Taken from family room through hall to foyer.

8.) Taken from den, showing kitchen and through to front hall

9.) Stairs.