next week...

That's when we're moving in...  hmmm.  Well, we don't have many big things left.  The floors will be finished tomorrow, and the countertops will go in on Friday.  Over the weekend, our HVAC will be installed and our electrical will get finished.  Then next week, the plumber installs the sinks/toilets/etc. and we're ready to move in.  Holy crap!

Here's a picture of what our countertop will look like - they templated it, then I picked the parts of the stone for each template.  I'm very excited about how that will look.  The rectangle at the bottom will be the bar.

I don't have any pictures of the floor color yet, but here's the bare floor.  It's amazing how nice our floor is!  It's 3/4 cut (or something like that) which gives each board a lot of character which is accentuated by the color.
I chose the color on the right (these were test patches), but I don't think you can really tell how nice the color is.  We saw it today, though, and it looks fantastic!!
And here's my newest nephew, Daniel Patrick Weller (although that name is still subject to change).  He is so beautiful!  He was born yesterday, but Phil and I went to see him today.  I love him already!

So we still have a lot to do at the house, but most of it (besides what's listed above) can be done after we move in.  I think it will be a while before the house is finished, but it will certainly be livable.  And visit-able.

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color

So the painters are starting to put up color, which looks pretty good (I hope).  But you can see our colors in the pictures below.  They might get changed later on.

In the living room, we have beige.  Never thought I'd put beige in my home, but it seems to look nice.

The view from the living room into the dining room.  I'm a little iffy on the red right now, but I'm hopeful.
view from the back door into the kitchen/dining/living

and the reverse. 

and a nice shot of the cabinets.  The windows are covered, hence the dark windows and lack of natural light.  That will be fixed before we move in.

dining room to kitchen.

and kitchen to dining room.  again, the red looks a little bright, but i'm hoping another coat and some natural light will do wonders.

A closeup of the kitchen floor.  It's dusty, but you can get an idea of how it will look.

And now to the upstairs...  Here's the master bedroom.  

And the back bedroom.  We didn't paint the other bedroom because we couldn't commit to a color.  

And here's the view from the top of the stairs.

Since we're moving along I promise to try and keep regular updates.

cabinets!

Exciting few days, and getting close to finish.  We've notified our apartment building that we'll be out by the end of the month, so the pressure is on.  But the house is just flying along. 

First, we got our kitchen cabinets: 

Our kitchen appliances arrived yesterday, too, but the fridge and stove are on their way back to the store - fridge was too big and stove was the wrong color.  Not a big deal other than that the poor delivery guys lugged the stove up the front steps before we realized it was wrong.  

Master bathroom (pre grout):

Master bed, but with a special guest star.  You probably can't tell from the picture, but Jeremy had just been roped into hard labor simply because he had a truck.... I don't think he was happy about it, but he was a good sport.

Front bedroom - boring picture, but shows the painted ceiling and primed walls:
And finally, the attic (with some painters and Phil's backside).  Stu made us the window bench in the back - it came out great.  He also framed out the window so it looks much improved.

I will try to take more pictures, now that things are updating at an increased pace.  The painters started the colors last night, so I imagine it will be a little more interesting now!