Saturday Work!

We stopped by the house to check out the floor stains again (and for Peter to see them in person) and there is a lot of work going on for a Saturday! There are guys working out front on the columns of the front of the house and installing the decking. I also see a tile truck out front, so it's a hubbub of activity.



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Bathroom Sneak Peek!

While I was at the house today snapping a picture of the hardwood stain samples, I heard some tinkering downstairs in the basement. I followed the noises and found a nice man working solo on THIS!:



It's the basement bathroom! I love it! I am honestly not sure how far along the process is-is there grout? Is there not? I snapped the picture and ran away like a giddy mess. I can't wait to go back and see if it's finished. I have a tile walk through on Monday to go over some of the more detailed areas, like the master bath and the jack & jill bath. The jack & jill bath isn't that complicated, but when some pretty, but pretty basic, subway tile costs you $17/sf, I think they want to make it right!

Stay tuned!

Added: Ok, so I am pretty sure it's not grouted. And I am pretty sure that I spec'ed really white grout. I am hoping that it still looks great. I thought I was a fine of the clean look, but I feel like the slightly dark spaces between the tile make it more unique. Oh well, guess we'll see!

Hardwoods are in with stain samples!

Well, the title pretty much says it all! I ran into the house today to take a quick peek at the stain samples and snapped a pictures so I could mull over the options. We decided we want dark floors a while ago..I just love the look and even though they show more dirt and are harder to maintain, I must have them! It's pretty hard to obsess about stain samples online-the little swatch only shows you so much-so it was very exciting to see the stains on the floor. Several friends had recommended Jacobean, so that was definitely going to be thrown in there as an option, but I also really liked the colors from Sherwin Williams.

Here are all four we chose down on the floor (in addition to a color that the floor person put on there for no reason at all):



The top two are from Minwax:



The bottom two are Sherwin Williams:



I am so, so glad that I looked at the Sherwin Williams stains. I like them so much more--initially. Who knows, maybe once I stew a little I'll change my mind. I love the Ranch Oak (and the name!), but I am not sure we're committed to going quite so dark.

Here's a sneak peek at some of the rooms with the floors down...

Kitchen (no cabinets yet-but they're in boxes in the dining room!):



Family Room:

All the work is being done on the inside!

So I knew that eventually this day would come. I can no longer show you progress with my drive by shots! Since I posted, Dominion Power turned on the power, the drywall was installed and currently, the hardwoods are being installed. I tried to go in today to take a quick shot of the floors, but in more developments, they've started locking the house!

In the meantime, here is a shot of the choices for the exterior color:



We'll have to keep you guessing on which one we've decided on.

Some interior shots to come-I promise!

Siding is on!

The siding is almost complete and I think it looks great! Its Hardi shingle on the top and siding on the bottom. We are still in the process of picking an exterior paint color, but we are thinking of a medium bodied grey.

Inside, dry wall install is supposed to start this week. After the power is turned on, they will install the hardwoods (on the main and upper floor) and then start the cabinets.

I've finished picking all the tile, cabinets, counters, appliances and doors. The decisions left to make are floor stain color, interior and exterior paint colors and carpeting for the basement.

I'm crossing my fingers that power comes soon. I am hoping they can finish a few days early if so!

Here's a picture of the fireplace that Peter wanted so much:




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Update

So the house doesn't look that different on the outside, with the exception of new trim, new porch and doors.








On the inside, the plumbing piping has been installed and the electrical rough in is done. Now, they wait for power to come from the utility company which can take up to a month.

The tubs and shower bases have been put in and the final measurements have been taken for the kitchen and bathroom cabinets. I have signed off on the final cabinets and appliances and am going to pick counters in the next week or two. In the next month, most of the final decisions will be made!

So far, everything is on time and on schedule with a completion date of early June..let's hope it stays that way!



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Windows..

And the beginning of a front porch!




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