Basement Window

The Little Guys are just breaking things in for us!

Mantle Update

The mantle is FINISHED!!

It took a few steps to get it lookin' just right!

Here's what it looks like currently:

It turned out EXACTLY how I wanted it.

That man of mine sure is amazing!

Master Closet... In Progress

The master closet has been a work in progress since we closed and moved in.

Here's what we started with:

 We lived like this for a while.

 Until I couldn't handle it anymore.

 The Hubs and Little Guy built me a closet!

 Looks great, right?

 And how fun is this?

It's a bulletin board behind the fabric, so I can just pin my jewelry on it!

I know, right?  Genius!

I still keep my silver stuff inside the jewelry box so it doesn't tarnish, but I'm loving this other option.

We still need to build some drawers, but I am loving it thus far!

I'll update when the drawers are in.

Flood

You know what is great?

(say that super sarcastic to yourself)

Living in your home for 3 days and having it flood.

With SEWER water.

Yep.  That's great.

(again- sarcastic)

It could have been worse.

But still.

It was crappy.

(pun intended!)

A Few Items

Here's a glimpse of a couple things that is making our house a home:

I LOVE these bar stools.  I think I might be the only one who does.

They are so practical.  I can just wipe them clean after the little hooligans eat and they even add a little "industrial" feel to the room.  

My beautiful and talented sister made my shower curtain.  Love the chevron!

This niche (that's what they call it in the plans) is giving me a headache.  No joke.  I hate feeling forced to decorate a certain space.  Not really sure if it will stay like this.  I've re-done it 15 times already.  And a shout out to The Hubs and the beautiful clock he MADE for me!  Love him.

Moving Day!

I can't believe we've made it.

It's actually MOVING DAY!

More pictures and more projects to come!

Interior Shutters

I love love love my shutters.

They were installed today!

Extra Can Lights

Before they insulated the attic, The Hubs ran some wire and made note of where it was (measured) so that we could install more can lights after closing.  The builder wanted to charge us one hundred bucks a pop! I'm sorry, but that is ridiculous.  We bought 9 more cans and it only cost us $203!  That's what I'm talkin' 'bout!  My dad was there to assist and they had them finished in no time.

It was a little frustrating watching insulation falling from the ceiling like snow, but what do ya do?  

I just realized I don't have any "after" pics of the lights...  they will come soon.

Faucets

Bathroom fixtures are installed.

Never-Ending TO-DO List

This was not an uncommon sight throughout the summer:

Mantle

The mantle has been a work in progress for a while now.

We weren't going to put a fireplace in at the beginning, and then I'm not really sure what happened.  We slipped a fireplace in and then decided to hold off on finishing it until we closed/moved in.  Well, that was ONE MORE THING to add to The Hubs' TO DO list.  Poor guy still busted out an amazing mantle.  Just how I wanted it!

My Dad gave me a piece of sheetrock that we could put up around the fireplace for the tile to adhere to.  I had to shove it into the jeep to get it out to the house.  Don't worry, we're a titch white trash!

The kids loved having "a bridge" on top of them!

I chose a stacked travertine tile to put around the fireplace.  I think it added just the right amount of texture that we needed.

Next up:  Chunky wood top.

I'll post the finished product soon!

Kitchen

Here's a few of the masterpiece The Hubs created.

Cabinet hardware has been ordered.  I can't wait to put those on and it will really finish things off.

Exterior Shutters

The shutters on the exterior are installed.  We decided to paint them white so that the trim, garages, and shutters are all tied in together.  They have also been touching up all of the areas on the hardy board and painting the vents.

 Pretty snazzy, yeah?

Walk through has been scheduled.

Can you believe it?

Still Working

We're still working...

Broken toe and all.

This is the only documentation I have of injuries that occurred during this adventure.  There were sore muscles, torn ligaments, and blood from way too many injuries.

I think we popped Ibuprofen like it was going out of style!

Wrapping Up Odds & Ends

The builders have had a few different crews here working on little odds and ends.  Here's a run down of a few things they've done:

(I requested they slap down some plastic to protect the carpet)

 Still no plumber, which means- no dishwasher yet.

 The fireplace surround/mantle is our deal.  It got put on the back burner because it can always be done after closing.  Maybe we'll have a tiny bit of energy left to finish it up.  

 Shower door/glass in master.

Just how we like it... Cheap.

 They installed towel rods.

Funny thing is- they are supposed to be hooks- not rods.

It's so great when they read the plans.

 They fixed the weird overhang we had going on.

 The front door is BLACK!

 Our HUGE back deck is built! ;)

 Wall oven, cooktop, fridge, and microwave are installed.

The Hubs will build a frame around the microwave so everything looks finished off.

Still a lot to do!