A few progress pictures!

I wanted to share a few pictures of the progress being made at the house!  It's coming together so nicely!  We are days away from moving in and it's just what we hoped it would be!

 

 

It's kind of hard to see in this picture because it was so overcast, but the garage lights were all installed on the front, side, and back and they really finish it off nicely.  I'll have to get a better picture to post.

Inside the front door in the main hall our chandeliers were installed and they are beautiful! There is one by the front door and one by the back door.  They look like they have been there all along!  A big thanks to Wofford Electric from Muskogee who not only installed these but also worked several long days getting everything electrical working properly!



Upstairs in the master bath the shower glass was installed.  You can also see the cabinets behind it in this picture are finished!  

The kitchen island has been stained and matches perfectly to the existing woodwork in the house and the remaining cabinets are already painted(not shown in this picture) and are getting the glazing on today.  As you can see the under and upper cabinet lighting has been installed and when the painting is done the pendant lights over the island will go in.  I can't wait for them to take off all the paper and tape and see it all completed!  Then all that will be left is the backsplash and we're done!



Cabinets and Granite!!!

It's almost moving time!!  There are workers buzzing around getting projects finished and as my husband puts it "the house looks more like a house than a construction zone" and I agree!  We've had some beautiful snow so I wanted to share a picture of the house covered in snow.  

Cabinets and granite have been going in lately along with paint touch ups, trim pieces being adding to the floors, cabinets, etc., and the cabinet painters are prepping the cabinets.  By the end of this week we hope to have the top 2 levels done!  The basement is almost done as well and they will finish that up once the other levels are done. 

Let's start in the kitchen.  The granite we selected about a month ago has been cut and is being installed TODAY!  It looks great and I will have more pictures on the next post because I had to get out of their way and let them work! 

Here are our 2 slabs at the warehouse.

Here they are with our back splash tile on top of it.  

 And here it is on the wall.  I can't decide if I want a dark grout or a light one.

 Cabinets going in.

 The cabinets will be painted white with a brown line glaze on them, and then the island will be stained to match the woodwork in the house on all the trim work and the columns seen in the picture.

This is our bar sink that will have filtered water to it.  We had to include a sink here because the ice machine needs a drain and it's too far from our main kitchen sink.  And because our fridge doesn't have a water dispenser we decided to add the filtered water spout over here.  

Here is our farm sink that I just love!  It's deep enough to hide all those dirty dishes!  Just kidding!  And it's hard to tell because of all the dust but the floors have been sanded and refinished and they look beautiful.

Heading upstairs we can head into the master bedroom and bathroom.

Our new floors!

 

Here is the master bath vanity.  It's a taller height than standard because my husband is pretty tall and I think we are going to really like it.

 The tub has been installed and most of the plumbing to it is done.  We received a few plumbing pieces in a nickel finish rather than the oil rubbed bronze that we are using and normally that wouldn't matter because the pipes are hidden but with this tub the plumbing is all exposed so we are waiting for that to arrive and then it can be finished.

Then across the hall, the bedroom floor looks so good and the hall sink has been installed!  I think that sink was one of the biggest pains of the renovation!  We received TWO that were damaged, then the wall had to be opened and more supports built in because it weighs 140 lbs.!  But I LOVE it so that's all that matters right?!  And I can't explain how excited I am that there is NO counter in there.  Counters in our house seem to just accumulate stuff.  Clothes, toys, trails of toothpaste, etc.  I can't wait!

 Down in the basement the bathroom is almost complete and the mudroom built ins might be my favorite in the entire house!  Ok, the kitchen is my favorite, haha, but the thought of a semi-organized entry makes me smile!

It's Almost Done!

The house is almost done!  It's so exciting!  And a little stressful!  We are trying to be in before Christmas and it looks like it will happen!  Paint is still going on, the floors upstairs have been put down, the basement is almost done with the last minute drywall, and cabinets are getting made!

 

Starting upstairs, the biggest change has been the flooring.  It's not done yet but will be by next week.  If you remember the flooring upstairs was a wood floor that was painted black.  The paint was lead paint and therefore was not something we wanted to mess with, cost wise or safety wise.  We have tried very hard to keep as much of the original parts of the house as we can but the floor just couldn't be saved.  So we sealed it, and then the new floors went down.  It was very quick!  We plan on staining the floor a dark black stain to keep with the feel of the house as it was. 

 

A happy sight to see!

 

 Done!

 

Master Bedroom

 

Playroom

 

Around the railing for the stairs there is a stained piece of flooring that matches the railing and stairs. So to keep that transition this was the only way to make it work.  I think it turned out great.  It's barely a difference in the floor height and that way we can keep the beautiful stained wood on the stairs and railing, which will also be restored.

 

 

 

The upstairs hall bath!  Bright right! haha It looks really good with the white and black in there and I can't wait to see the sink installed!

 Our "Billiard Room" as my husband calls it! Our pool table felt is the same color as the wall and the wood is the same color stain as the trim so it will fit in perfectly!

 

 

 

The Dining room and kitchen are painted and getting ready for cabinets and appliances!

  Gutters!  Exciting right?! haha

 

 

And a last little sneak peek...our tub is in!  Well, in as has arrived.  Not installed yet.  But soon!!



We have PAINT on the walls!!

The crew has been working hard on the top floor trying to complete it.  They are almost done and now getting the painting done.  Next week the floors will be done (YAY!) so they are trying to get as much finished as possible before then. The pictures are "in progress" pictures but you can get an idea of what the finished product will look like.

When picking the color for the central hall in the house we went with a color that would look good on all 3 levels because it would be on the walls that go up to the second floor and also down to the basement.  I'm very happy with the color we chose.  It is a blueish grey and looks great next to the dark woodwork.  Because all of the lights don't have bulbs in them yet, it might be hard to see the true color and it even looks like a different color in certain spots, but it looks beautiful in person!

 

 This is the bedroom at the back of the house on the top floor.  The top half of the room will remain white

 

  

  

 

This is the front bedroom on the second floor.  We will be using it as a playroom so the walls are painted in a chalkboard paint (I think I might have more fun with that than the rest of my family!).  With all of the colorful toys and artwork we decided on a grey wall color so it wouldn't be too crazy in there.  Well, who am I kidding, it's a playroom, so it's going to be crazy in there no matter what! 

 

  

This is a picture of the master bedroom.

This is the master bathroom.  The trim hasn't been painted yet(don't worry...the pink window will be painted soon!).  The color is a really pretty brown and with the light tile work, the white cabinets, and the huge white claw foot tub, the dark walls are a nice contrast.

 Today the soffit on the exterior of the house was installed.  It looks amazing!  We decided to go with a bead board vinyl siding rather than real wood because of the care and cost involved in using real wood.  Obviously it's really really high up and actually in the back of the house they will be using a bucket lift to complete that.  That would be very hard for us to maintain on our own and costly to repair or repaint in the future. You can't tell that it's not real wood and it will last a lot longer with little to no maintenance.  I'm very pleased with the way it looks.  The gutters will be replaced soon as well and get the exterior of the house one step closer to completion.

 

 In this picture you can barely see what looks like little strips of wood along the underside of the porch.  That is the new soffit.  And then at the very top of the roof the same material is being installed, although I was not going to climb up there for a better picture.  Haha!