Whew! A lot has changed in 4 weeks, so let's dive right in! We're pretty much done with contractors (well, the sewer still needs to hooked in), so now we're in the nitty-gritty of the finish work, which is suuuuuuuuper tedious. But it's a nice feeling once a project is completed and we can see the progress!
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| Thermostat, not functional yet, but installed! |
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| The rest of the lights - kitchen, breakfast bar, over the sink |
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| Master bath |
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| Prepping the bathroom for marble |
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| Casing the windows |
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| Proof I am doing some of the work 😅 |
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| Vent covers |
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| Finishing the fascia and soffit on the back deck |
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| And then finishing the front |
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| Installing cabinet pulls - about three into the THIRTY SIX we had to install, I regretting picking handles over knobs haha. |
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| The layout of these cabinets mean one can't have a handle 🤦🤦🤦 |
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| Sealing the marble behind the woodstove |
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| Toilet flanges |
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| Designated a liquor cabinet! |
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| Countertops |
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| Moving floor over to acclimate |
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| Modular granite - at a quarter of the cost of traditional granite and it looks BEAUTIFUL |
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| Starting the floor |
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| Guest bath vanity |
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| Beginning interior doors |
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| Have I mentioned how much I hate both stain and 6-panel doors? No? I do. |
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| Low key obsessed with these glass panel sliders for all the closets |
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| Master bath floored |
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| Master closet too! |
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| Trimming out the guest bath door |
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| Guest bath door and coat closet! (Sans the slider bar, we ran out of time). |
Also on the job front, I was recently given a wildly unexpected promotion that I'm SUPER excited about. No travel (which will be nice, now that DH is traveling more than he was when I took my previous job) and a significant pay bump means once the house is done I'll have far more discretionary funds for lessons and showing ;) yay! Also will be able to do occasional WFH which will be SO NICE. I officially started yesterday so while things will be overwhelming as I learn the ropes, long term it's going to be amazing. Plus, I have my own office with a window 🤩
Leah blogged, YAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYY!!! All this house stuff is so exciting, props to you guys for doing so much of it yourselves. Congrats on the job and can't wait to see you taking lessons and showing again!
ReplyDeleteI know I'm trying not totally disappear lol. It's definitely been hard but the feeling of accomplishment looking at a door I stained and hung is weirdly satisfying? But I still can't wait to get back to RIDING 🥰
DeleteYou must be SO EXCITED re: all things house! And also CONGRATULATIONS ON THE JOB! That is HUGE!
ReplyDeleteYeah excitement abounds these days!!! Feels like maybe the universe is doling out some good karma after years of struggle 🙃 thank you!!!
Deletegod the house looks so good. altho where is the fireplace and copper tub for the master bath??? you must've forgotten to take a picture of it.
ReplyDeleteYes, must have just forgotten that photo 🧐🙃😘 haha
DeleteSo when can I move in? J/K your house looks amazing though!!
ReplyDeleteGuest room is always open to blogger friends! 😉 I'm not sure you'd be on board with the snow we get all winter lol. And thank you! A labor of love, for sure.
DeleteYou guys are getting so close with the house! And congratulations on the promotion! Such good news
ReplyDeleteYour home looks AMAZING! You're getting so close to being done! Love the rocking chairs and the porch.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on the promotion! That's so exciting!!!