Interior Doors

I know I am slacking on this. I will try to be better.

The over-the-range microwave was put in place and it looks good. Still need to be plugged in the next time the electrician is here, but I like it.

The interior doors came and we hung those this past weekend. I know they all look the same, but here they are.

Pantry Doors:

Utility Closet:

Office:

Guest room:

Wow, I think I need a little V8. These pictures are a little crooked.

Getting close to move-in day!

Tiling is now finished and we were able to return 6 boxes of tile!

The grouting is done too! Looks great!

One vanity is in place and ready to be hooked up. I can't wait to have a working bathroom.

The appliances showed up too. Stove will be hooked up tomorrow morning.

The fridge will be going back, as the door is defective. It's a really big fridge too, don't know what I was thinking. It also needs a boost to shrink the gap. I'll come up with something.

The washer and dryer look good. I thought for a moment that they wouldn't fit, but they do.

Tile Flooring

It has been one back breaking weekend, and its not over yet. We have been laying the tile flooring. Originally I wanted 18" squares, but when I finally went to buy the tile, they had discontinued it and didn't have enough. This tile job would be going much faster if they had the larger tile, but they were able to round up enough of the smaller 13" tiles to do the job. It's just a lot of kneeling, cutting, sweating, and burning through a couple milwaukee drills mixing the thinset.

As you can see, the tile sort of changes colors depending on the light. It looks fairly pink in some rooms, which is kind of freaking me out, but in other light it looks like I wanted it, nice and gray.

And we've been doing a little painting, but my mom ducked out of the picture real quick, as usual.

Kitchen Cabinets

Sorry, these pictures are not the best. I forgot to bring my camera so I had to use my phone to take pictures.

The upper cabinets were hung today. They look great! I am so excited! The trim has yet to be added, but the kitchen is really taking shape. To get an idea of what is to be added, the refrigerator will be below the left most uppers and the microwave will be in the empty space in the center right side.

My folks brought up my kitchen table too. It looks a little small in this space, but it will do for now.

And the base cabinets and trim are standing by ready to install!

Lights

Below is the exterior light design I picked. It's medium size, not too small and not too big and overpowering. This was really hard to choose, but I figure I can always upgrade later.


Below is the light I have chosen to go above my dinning room table. It was also really hard to make a decision. This was simple, contemporary, and inexpensive enough that I can upgrade later.
Now I have have to choose a wall sconce to go in the same room. There was nothing that matched exactly, but the two below could work. What does everyone think? Which one should I choose?

Sconce 1

Sconce 2

Sconce 3 (Parents suggested this one, looks pretty good)

Vanity lights. I purchased something different, but I think I will be going with this. It's the brushed nickel 3-light fixture with a frost bell bulb cover.

What's to come:

Sorry that I haven't posted in a while, but the progress on the house is slow going at the moment. There is lots of work on the sheet rock, mudding, priming and painting the ceiling. Not much new to show. Instead, I'll give you a little hint of what's to come.

Shipping out on Thursday will my kitchen cabinets. Below is a sample from the American Woodmark website. The cabinets that I ordered are the same color and style shown below. I love the color and style. I have a computer generated image of the exact design that I will install. Maybe I will upload the image later to show you, or wait until I can take a picture of the real thing.

When I ordered my cabinets, I selected my countertop too. Quick elimination process. I laid out all the sample tiles that were remotely nice and very quickly, in a matter of minutes, I found the one that I liked. What can I say, I know what I want. And great minds must think alike, for later that night I discovered that my parents chose the very same formica laminate top for their newly remodeled kitchen in Florida. What are the odds? And even though our countertops are the same, we will have very different looks, as they have white cabinets.

Looking for kitchen appliances has been pretty difficult. I know I want black, but other then that, I am not set on anything else. After much thinking, I am leaning toward a gas range stove. I think I will use the stove top more, and I was told that gas makes the best stove top. I mean, when I want hot water for tea, I want it quick. I initially wanted a smooth top electric stove, as it would be much easier to clean. I am not a fan of cleaning uneven stove tops. I really like the Whirlpool Stove below. It's gas, yet the grate is even, easier to transfer pots and pans, and its only two pieces that can be easily removed and put in the dishwasher.

As for the other appliances, no decisions have been made yet. I am sure a decision will be made the day I need to order them. My next big choice is lighting. I need to buy two vanity lights, a wall sconce and one hanging light over my dining area. There are lots of crappy lights out there, so I have a some searching to do. Vanities are also on my shopping list. Decisions, decisions...

Sheetrock

Here are some pictures of the Sheetrock:

View of the Dinning Room:

View of the Kitchen:

View from the living room toward the kitchen:

Laundry Closet:

Pantry:

View into the living room:

View out the living room windows:

Hallway to the office, guest room and 2nd bathroom:

Hallway facing the office:

Hallway facing the guest room:

My closets & bathroom:

Pull down stair to the attic:

More Pictures

I had a request for more photos, so here are a few.

My Dad wanted to catch a shot of the smoke coming out of the heater the first night it was turned on. So excited to have warm floors!

The heating systems is such a great one. So small and quiet. You have to be right next to the machine and have no other noise to hear it doing its stuff.

Then he took a couple shots of the house in the dark.

Finished Roof

The roof is finished. The metal valleys are reflecting more light then I thought, but I will survive. It is the best way to do the roof!

The insulation is half done. It's already pretty warm inside and the heat isn't even turned on yet.