We're getting closer...it's a long process, that's for sure!
Pulling up the floor, getting ready to lay the bamboo flooring.
This amazing team got the main floor done in just one day. There's been alot of edges to finish and we haven't started the stairs yet, but we were very impressed how quickly they got the job done--Jeff, Brett, Duane, Scott and Kirk Case.
And what do you do when you finish a big project??? Jade Garden of course!
We lived with the kitchen on the front porch for way too long!
Some finishing touches--even Marni gets involved in doing some electrical work!
And now it's starting to look like a real kitchen. The oven hood has protective blue plastic--that's not a fashion statement! We just got the countertops in, love them, hung the light over the island, got cabinet doors on, and we really love the barn wood on back of the island. We have a couple more places we're going to put it. It's coming together!
Here's a view from the other direction. We haven't got the island sink working yet, add it to the list!
Here's a close up of the granite sink which we are happy with. We have a corner shelf unit to put where the plants are, I'll store mixer, toaster, wheat grinder, etc on it. We ended up doing granite countertops. The quartz we originally chose wasn't going to be available until the end of August--we just couldn't wait that long, and turned out we liked this granite much better. We're really happy with it.
I like having the island--it's a big one, lots of wonderful space. A nice little bookshelf in the end of it for cook books.
We painted all the exterior doors, including the garage door, this wonderful Swedish blue, with a darker blue trim. Really like them. The living room is coming together, still some work to do. Everything had a good coat of dust on it--much more cleaning to do!
And this is the new tv room--just barely started on this project. We'll paint it and rearrange it. We traded Jeff our sectional sofa for his sofa and love seat, then the sectional wouldn't fit into his new apartment so Trevor hauled it up to Washington and Jeff needs a new couch!
We used that long, wide oak plank that the bookshelves sat on in the old living room to put all the video equipment on. This will look much better when we're done, this was just to get them up--we will carpet this room also. I want to make/buy curtains for many if not all the windows. Right now that wonderful sun is heating things up a little too much!
So, still alot to do, but we're very happy about the progress so far. With Duane travelling alot now Brett is really doing alot--he's willing and able and very easy to get along with. We're anxious for the children to have a better area to play--they've lived in the construction zone long enough. It's been a real headache for Jen to have to watch them with everyone's tools and mess all around. She's been a real trooper!
I didn't mention the office--the formerly smaller bedroom (now it's the same size as the other and has a bigger closet) is where Duane and I have our computers, and I am setting my sewing machine up there too. I think it will work pretty slick. We don't have a light in here yet, but that is on the list!
