I took some updated pictures just this morning. Now it will look different by this evening, as it changes quite a bit daily now. But here is as up to date as you can get! We finished the backsplash over the weekend and I was so happy to pull up all the plastic and RAM board to expose our beautiful hardwood! The faucets are not installed, I just like to look at them. And we still need to grout all the backsplash which will be a job for sure! At this point though, I could just sit and stare at the kitchen all day, it's so very calming to me. Oh, and I LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! the countertops! We decided on Quartz and I could not be happier!
Did I mention the kids got to choose their bedroom colors? Leah went pink and Kate turquoise.
This is the laminate flooring that will be throughout the house. This is the only room we have down so far(the family room) so we still have all the bedrooms and the stairs left.
Instead of ripping up and laying new tile in the back hall, bathroom, and laundry, I just decided to re-stain the grout. I think it turned out great. It took much longer than I expected though.
Grandma Mason's room- ready for flooring!
I also painted the laundry room cabinets to avoid buying new.
We have had so many small set backs that all add up to so much time! The good news is we are still getting a whole lot done each day. We have been waiting (for the last week) on some flooring parts that the company did not ship when we received the rest of our flooring. The good news about this- we made some major progress on the kitchen. The bad news- still no flooring in the bedrooms and on the stairs. Once we get the flooring down on the stairs they can measure and start making the railing which can take about 3 weeks.....ugh. Here are some photos from the first week in November.
Even with all the crazy work Dave made time to teach Leah how to cook eggs and noodles. She is taking a cooking class at school and is getting very excited about the new skills!
We finally got the pasture mowed this week and it looks so nice! Today we introduced Neve, Lua, and the alpacas to their new place and they all love it! The barn also got a good pressure washing and it is really looking good. I can't wait to get a coat of paint on the stalls after things get a bit more under control in the house.
Meeting the neighbors -We are surrounded on both sides by horse neighbors and the girls could not be happier!
This is our newest addition, a six month old Great Pyrenees pup named Lua. She is very sweet and will be great company and help for Neve watching over all this land. A client of mine could no longer keep her and we were very happy to welcome her.
After we opened the fence up to let the alpacas back into the pasture it took them many hours to figure out they could go back there. Then they ran for joy for quite some time. I managed to get a little video toward the end of their romping.
Dave and I are a pretty good team when it comes to cabinet building. I assemble and he installs. We worked until 1 am this morning and then again all day today. Mary and Joel came out and helped haul in boxes and arrange "piles" for each cabinet. It's so much fun to see it all coming together!
Funny how different the colors and lighting are in each picture.
Putting together an IKEA kitchen is quite the project! I have constructed all the cabinets in the past two days and Dave started hanging the uppers last night. Fingers crossed we will make some good progress today. I will be building drawers and attaching doors while dave gets them all attached in position.
It's official, I am bored. I am sick of sitting. I want to be painting. This is sort of fun though. These pictures were all taken form about the same vantage point. It looks so much bigger without the wall and with the ceiling raised!
