Paint

We painted the front windows to match the exterior trim because we found the white to be too shocking:


They also painted the garage doors this week


Hardwood floors are in and our master closet is done. I CAN'T wait to go see them!! Carpeting begins tomorrow. One more week until the house is complete! Can't believe it!

2 more weeks!!!!

EEK!! Only two more weeks 'til we get our temporary certificate of occupancy (temporary bc we won't be doing the driveway, ground work, walkway, etc until the spring). We have a potential renter for our condo so we might be moving in as soon as three weeks!! Crazy stuff!
Not many pictures today, I only took pix of things that changed, here they are.

The Kitchen, almost final product!

Close up of the kitchen backsplash. What do you think??

Under-cabinet lighting. Here's where the appliance garage is gonna go.

Close up of the nook light

Terrible picture, I know, but here's the dishwasher

Double wall oven. Stickers are on it still, it's all stainless steel.

My cooktop in stainless steel! Another terrible picture.. but LOVE those knobs ;)

The dining room came out great. Gotta give my husband props on the paint color he chose. With the crown moulding, the wainscott, and the light fixture, it looks great I think!

The lot in the falltime... The driveway asphalt won't be done until the spring. It will be gravel in the meantime.

The retaining wall near the partial walk-out basement

Chandelier

When we went to the lighting place, we chose all but the foyer chandelier. In the end, we ended up buying this one from Costco.com. It needs 4 weeks to ship, and we ordered it 2 weeks ago. Can't wait for it to come, hope it looks good in our foyer!

Paint, Plumbing & Lighting Fixtures

Paint is almost done, and they started installing the plumbing & lighting fixtures! Here are the newest pix!

I decided to go with the new "goose-neck" style kitchen faucet, hope it doesn't go out of style soon!


Our nook

Fireplace mantel is in. We decided to paint it the same color as the hardwood.

We painted the family and living rooms a taupe color (the same color in our condo now).

The rest of the house and the hallways are irish cream.

The dining room hasn't been painted yet. I think the color we chose was called Ligonier Tan. The wainscott is done though! Love it!

Kids bathroom faucet & sink

Kids bedroom light - boys room

Our son's room in blue

The nursery in green

Our ceiling fan in the master bedroom

faucet, sink and silestone countertop in master bathrooom.

light fixture over vanity in master bathroom

shower in master bathroom

Newels and balusters have been painted.

Countertops and more...

More pictures for you today... and some drama!

The kitchen floor tile came out beautifully!! It looks like stone, but it's actually porcelain.. The picture isn't clear enough though :/ I hope it's not hard to clean!

All the countertops are in! Here is the granite in the kitchen. And this is where the drama comes in. Builder said we could get premium edge at standard cost, so I looked online and found a granite edge I like, this certain website called it waterfall. So I asked for waterfall, too bad in most circles, waterfall granite edge is just your standard boring plain 'ole edge :( Oh well, it still looks nice though, right?

The Kitchen Sink!! So, as I said in my previous post, I ended up going with the one-bowl sink. I hope I don't regret my decision. It doesn't look as "nice" as a two-bowl sink but hopefully it'll be more practical. I don't like how it's sooo deep though, the one at my parents' is also 10" deep and it gives me backaches.

The desk/butler pantry

The kitchen at large. Island counter is in. Crown and trim also... Appliance garage still to come.

This is the laminate countertop we used in the laundry room, kids bath and guest bath. Not bad.

Marbelite sink in mudbath! notice sink is mesh with the countertop.

We used the same granite from the kitchen for the fireplace surround. Not sure how I like it yet, will leave the judgment til after the mantel is in.

Master bathroom shower.. Like my artwork?? lol

Master bathroom vanity. Countertop is Quartz, it's called Silestone. I love it!! The edge here is "Ogee."

Up close of master shower

View from guest room window

Dining room with wainscott

Wainscott some more, should look great after they paint next week!!

Stairs, most of the spindles are in. Next week will be painting!

What a difference interior trim makes!

Elevation is mostly done, we cancelled the shutters so nothing much left to do on the exterior. As for inside, however, interior trim work has begun!!! Tons of pictures for you today. Enjoy! =)


Kitchen cabinets are almost done! Island counter yet to come...



Ceramic tile has begun as well, here's the kids' bathroom.

And the master bathroom:

The shelf in the master shower for shampoo, conditioner, etc...

We did crown molding in the family, living and dining room. Has yet to be painted, but here is the family room. Notice the walls have been primed for paint. Makes the house look a lot brighter!

The creative trim the trimmer did above the entry to the dining and to the living rooms. This is the dining room.

The wainscott-esque trim in the dining room. I love it!

Working on the stairs! Here is the handrail and newels. Balusters to come..

We decided to do false treads after all.

Thanks for coming, hope you like!!