master bath/ closet

Work really ramped up this week too upstairs (again thanks to Scott) and we are getting excited!  They roughed in all the cement board for the shower, tile backer is down, sofit for above the vanity is all framed, and greenboard is up and I think the window is next!

Scott's guys got the knee wall in there too and I think we're doing some decorative wainscoting and a ledge behind the slipper tub to add a bit of detail to an otherwise big wall--THAT will be pretty.

The cans went in too, they are nice LED ones that I think fit the space perfectly. It's I think only 12x8 roughly, so not ginormous like our last bath, but certainly enough and it will be 100% ours from start to finish.

Bob came to measure for the shower glass, which we think will be INCREDIBLE, and thanks to dad and Eric for the LONG trip to Hamilton Parker (HP) which resulted in new tile for the downstairs, master shower and floor, and some backsplash ideas.

The closet is drywalled too--it will be so amazing to have our closet back--you don't think about not having THAT little detail in your life...ugh.

I think we're going to save enough time and room in there to update the little bath upstairs for the girls too, but stay tuned for that.  woot!

wallpaper

I think the obsession with wallpaper began when we (ok, dad) had to strip 90% of the first floor of all the old paper...in the process, i began to imagine what it could look like if we had some GREAT paper we loved on the walls...so we started looking.

It didn't take us long to find some gems we LOVED.

Judy got to work yesterday on the kitchen, bold and amazing, we just LOVE it.

and this bright, cheery, alphabet paper makes the playroom even better--she pointed out that she hopes the girls don't use it as a canvas :)

fireplace

we got our fireplace installed last week--that has been an adventure to say the least, but it's hard to believe we went from cheesy pseudo-golf course locker built-ins, to nothing, to custom faceplate fireplace that is the centerpiece of the room!

before...

after built-ins are no more

our astonishment at what was there!

the old log storage area, complete with tiny log door leading to the outside--

instillation begins...

some final adjustments to make it perfect

(I think they were just admiring their handiwork--they were pretty pleased)

Final product, sans logs of course--we'll get some better pics of that!

Eric loves the fun remote, and I love that it cranks the heat--and that it showcases that amazing fireplace.  Who would have covered that up, i have to keep asking myself...

Just some updates

nothing crazy, but some updated pictures.  The crown has been finished/replaced in the living room--bless his heart, dad drove all around Franklin county for an entire day trying to find that crown.  We settled on something similar, but the whole room had to be replaced :(

pantry/ lockers are installed...

couch is comfy and in one piece!

Playroom is painted and moved in, just need to get the wallpaper (this week) and built ins done so we can organize!

Downstairs bath tile was ripped out (bad Dan Stultz job) and is getting replaced.

And the kitchen if functional.  Not too bad for a weeks worth of (solid) work!  Things are really moving along now that Scott and Ken are on the job!

beadboard in kitchen

The beadboard went into the kitchen this week and it's looking great! Ken is coming to paint, to be ready for the wallpaper tomorrow, but i think it will be a nice detail and durable for the girls--who already think that the wood flooring is an excuse to RUN everywhere ;)

The base, chair, and fir strip trims are really making it look finished and i can't WAIT to see that wallpaper up above. I think that is going to be a dramatic piece to counteract the monochromatic colors there now.  (holding my breath!)

In full bloom

These are weeds, so Carolyn tells me, but Black Eyed Susans nonetheless--and they were EVERYWHERE this summer! We even cut some out and tore some back and there were still a million for the girls to pick.  Now it's almost time to cut them back, and we can't wait to see what this next year brings!

We also had amaryllis (naked ladies) ALL OVER the property--I could not believe it, even in the woods!  So many little details and lovely things about the property, how could you resist?