my how things change : reno : week 6

Our kitchen! It has countertops!

my how things change : reno : week 5

I hope everyone had a nice weekend! I've definitely been a bit absent recently. I was in my good friends' wedding this past weekend, which was an absolute blast. Last week I was busy preparing and am now recuperating. Things in the kitchen are coming along nicely! They're finishing up the cabinet installation and will be placing the countertop this Saturday. There is now light at the end of the tunnel! WooHoo. I can't wait for us to be done washing dishes in the bathroom sink and tub, and making all meals in the microwave.

The final dining/family room color will be a darker blue, more similar to what you see on the wall to the left rather than straight ahead. Hope you have a great start to your week!

my how things change : reno : week 4

Why not skip from week one straight to week four? We're currently in week FIVE, people. It's not total laziness. My camera broke, as you might recall. My super-lovely boyfriend gave me a new one, so now I can share some pics. I'll give you a bit of an update on all aspects. From weeks two to four: They did a lot of work on the plumbing and electric, which doesn't make things look too different, as you can imagine. Then they started and completed the drywall process, which, as you can imagine, DOES make things look much different.

 

And then they painted the kitchen - yay! This goes to say that we did select all of our paint colors. I'm pretty pleased with the green we selected for the kitchen. It's Valspar's Betsy Ross House Moss (6005-3C)

Mmhmm, drink it in...

Lately I've been (and have been trying to) take some deep breaths and notice the huge differences that have already been made. Opening up the french doors to let in some fresh air and sunshine has been so wonderful. The flow from the house to the deck is so much more natural.

We also selected and purchased a new couch and chair from Macy's "Elliot Collection." 

We ordered it in advance, all worried that they were going to want to deliver when it still looks like some sort of semi-organized tornado came through. They said, no, no we won't and now it turns out that its on back order anyway. You like?

They'll begin tiling the basement tomorrow. Chris selected a darker green for the majority of the basement and we picked the two browns on the right for the basement bathroom.

Anyway, things are going just swimmingly. We've dubbed Duncan the Foreman of the Job. He thought he'd better check in with you, and who am I to say no?

images: moi and Macy's

changing seasons

Fall is here! And it actually feels like it! I'm so excited for this season. I love the comfort of good soups and stews, cuddling under blankets, hot seasonal drinks, and yes, even football! Duncan LOVED leaves when he was just a brand new puppy and hasn't yet seen the autumn leaves, so I'm excited to see if he likes jumping around in piles (wait, doesn't someone have to rake for their to be piles?) ... jumping around in the scattered leaves.

Everything is coming along swimmingly with the renovation. The drywall is just being finished, and we have ordered a couch that will be ready on time! So glad we won't have a new finished family room without furniture. Our current obstacle is our pendant lighting. After we fell in love with and selected the fixtures, we were told that they were discontinued. One of our friends and former neighbor now works in lighting. Cross your fingers that he can get them for us!
image: Annie Schlechter