Deck phase 1

Here is a picture of what the deck will look like! Stay tuned for construction photos

And, Painted at last.

Mike and I painted ALL weekend long. It took us all day Sat and all day Sunday to get this side of the house painted. It's not all shown here, but between the priming, two coats of grey and the trim, it took us a while!

More decorating.....chairs arrive!

Chairs arrived today! Now, everything we've ordered is in place, nice and cozy. We could use a new coffee table and end-tables but that'll have to wait for the new year. We're officially broke! The well has run dry :( We could also use a rug but we were told not to put anything on these hardwoods for 3 to 6 months. You can click on these photos if you want to view them larger. You'll see that we've created a temporary computer desk in the corner with the use of a card table until the corner desk is built. I talked to the cabinet guy this morning (still waiting on him to replace a few doors in the kitchen) about "where are my doors!" and also to decide whether or not to make the desk top granite or wood. Wood would obviously be less expensive but granite would go nicely with the kitchen. It'll probably be another month or so until the desk is built given the snails-pace of the cabinet guy. He does great work, but he is SLOWER than SLOW. We still haven't painted the outside and hope to tackle that project this weekend. The rainy season is on its way! MikeK will be back this weekend to work more on the trim.

New Couch

Decorating and Trim

We're finally able to start decorating as the trim goes up in each room. It's not done yet, but it's getting much closer! The media cabinet came in this week and we were also able to bring the dining room table in. Mike picks up the couch today! The chairs aren't here yet, but at least we'll have a couch to lounge on. Slowly but surely, it's starting to feel more homey.

Finished Stairs

One part of the project is complete! The stairs turned out awesome! Now, if I can only find a wood vent to cover that HVAC hole :)

Three Amigos Siding Work!

It was too dark out when the "3 amigos" wrapped up the siding job so I waited until today to capture some photos in the light. Bonnie and I painted the entry way last weekend. Mike and I are hoping to tackle the paint job on the back this weekend as long as the weather cooperates. Trim was delivered today so that project will also start this weekend. The carpet guys were here to carpet the stairs but weren't able to finish in one day. They'll be back on Friday. Toodles!