06_17_2012 Master bedroom completed, new door, cabinets arrive, installation begins...
Busy weekend! We climbed, we went road riding (we've been doing that but not taking photos) and we finished the master bedroom. All that remained was painting the wall, ceiling and newly wrapped beam. Oh, and installing the baseboard (after painting) and getting blinds up...
Well, you get it. Lots of finishing touches that took some time, but it was worth it. We still need to hang a few photos, but it was terrific to get the furniture back in place, and get some photos out again. It's a little piece of the house that is complete. We also finished the master bath - the beam was wrapped there too. Nice!
First thing Monday morning, the kitchen cabinets arrived! I thought the two guys delivering were going to expire. They kept asking if we have "any oxygen up here". It was hot too. Not a bit hot, but 100 degrees with 8 percent humidity. Brutal. Before you comment how much worse it is where you are, think about doing this with no a/c. It was not pleasant! Still everyone worked and sweat.
There were many boxes. It took some time to go through everything to ensure everything was shipped (a side panel was not, so this step, though time consuming is important!). Then the cabinet installer got busy. Lots of little prep work was needed before cabinets actually got installed.
Our pantry is tall. TALL. If we didn't have the new skylights, I'm not sure if it could have been installed! It couldn't be tilted from horizontal to vertical (well, I suppose we could have done it on the stairs - still it's tall!).
Currently, one half of the kitchen is installed (doors come later). Tomorrow the electricians return to do some fancy electrical magic. Then the plumber will come for some of the same. In short order, the entire kitchen will be installed! I kept myself busy with some graffiti in the house. Admit it! Haven't you always wanted to do something similar?
While this was going on, the door to the new room was put in (no trim yet). The porch was built (no steps yet/no photos yet).
And I spent some time at the tile store trying to figure out backsplashes. Backsplashes are definitely a first world problem - SO MANY CHOICES. With Chris' help, I think we've narrowed it way down. When Dave gets home tonight (he's out climbing again), we'll make a decision. We're booked for the tile guy already.
The countertop template will be cut Monday - cutting the granite takes 2-3 weeks so a big wait there. Boo! So, in some ways we are really close to being done. But lots of little stuff remains. It's looking great!
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Busy weekend! We climbed, we went road riding (we've been doing that but not taking photos) and we finished the master bedroom. All that remained was painting the wall, ceiling and newly wrapped beam. Oh, and installing the baseboard (after painting) and getting blinds up...
Well, you get it. Lots of finishing touches that took some time, but it was worth it. We still need to hang a few photos, but it was terrific to get the furniture back in place, and get some photos out again. It's a little piece of the house that is complete. We also finished the master bath - the beam was wrapped there too. Nice!
First thing Monday morning, the kitchen cabinets arrived! I thought the two guys delivering were going to expire. They kept asking if we have "any oxygen up here". It was hot too. Not a bit hot, but 100 degrees with 8 percent humidity. Brutal. Before you comment how much worse it is where you are, think about doing this with no a/c. It was not pleasant! Still everyone worked and sweat.
There were many boxes. It took some time to go through everything to ensure everything was shipped (a side panel was not, so this step, though time consuming is important!). Then the cabinet installer got busy. Lots of little prep work was needed before cabinets actually got installed.
Our pantry is tall. TALL. If we didn't have the new skylights, I'm not sure if it could have been installed! It couldn't be tilted from horizontal to vertical (well, I suppose we could have done it on the stairs - still it's tall!).
Currently, one half of the kitchen is installed (doors come later). Tomorrow the electricians return to do some fancy electrical magic. Then the plumber will come for some of the same. In short order, the entire kitchen will be installed! I kept myself busy with some graffiti in the house. Admit it! Haven't you always wanted to do something similar?
While this was going on, the door to the new room was put in (no trim yet). The porch was built (no steps yet/no photos yet).
And I spent some time at the tile store trying to figure out backsplashes. Backsplashes are definitely a first world problem - SO MANY CHOICES. With Chris' help, I think we've narrowed it way down. When Dave gets home tonight (he's out climbing again), we'll make a decision. We're booked for the tile guy already.
The countertop template will be cut Monday - cutting the granite takes 2-3 weeks so a big wait there. Boo! So, in some ways we are really close to being done. But lots of little stuff remains. It's looking great!
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