Forgive the long delay, friends. Life has been very chaotic of late. 🙂 We finished the house in a mad whirlwind, packed and moved in, and have been very busy since with finishing what needs to be done. We seem to have a continuous stream of subcontractors in the house. I am also busy with many other commitments and just trying to keep us all moving forward. Right now, I am literally running from one thing to the next, trying to stay above water. I have been falling asleep as soon as my head hits the pillow at the end of the day, I’m so tired.
I could list here a litany of complaints, but I think that would sound ungrateful and annoying to you. Why would you care that the laundry machine doesn’t work, we haven’t figured out how certain appliances or lights work, or that we can’t park in our garage yet? Let’s just leave things as “in flux” for now.
Once all the work is finished, the volunteer commitments are past, and our belongings are in place, I know I will sincerely enjoy our new home.
Cleaning crew pulling off window filmCreating laundry pass-thruGlue for playroom linoleum floorPath light installThese railings were delivered last week and were WRONG! Vertical instead of horizontal. Now they are correct.Cool deck application
Kitty nookGuest vanity
Craft windows cleaned
Fan installationSometimes the fan turns itself on… or the light turns on in the middle of the night. WHAT???
Linoleum
Laundry pass-thru with door on the wrong side
Shelves uncovered and cleaned
Fridge/freezer panels
Hallway lights, round 1
Hanging the tvsLow voltage people set up shopWasher and dryer – they say I have to keep that ugly white panMy office ceilingPainting the deckMedia room being paintedFence/gate
Laundry door
FULL dumpster AND stacks of boxes
We have gotten some things accomplished in the last 2 weeks. We now have most window shades installed, done many paint touchups, assembled some furniture, put a few things on the walls, and written lots of lists.
Custom kitchen table delivered!
Window shades
Mr. B’s desk
Fringe for SG’s loft bedLOVE how this looks here!Literally “full circle” from storm to finished canvas hanging in new houseMy mom’s cross-stitch and my great-grandmother’s rolling pinMy office bulletin boardsA place to sit outsideHanging these glass hearts we collected on trips
And through it all, Coco has her favorite hiding spot under the stairs just for her.
The house looks beautiful, interior and exterior. Congratulations on finishing it, I specially love the embedded cabinets and shelves, along with the cat house, that’s one thing that I really want to incorporate in my house whenever I’d be able to build my own, I commend your commitment and creativity. Christian Alcantara recently posted…trivia
I love how your lovely house is coming together! The ceiling textures are wonderful. I think your art looks perfectly interesting and complimentary in the spaces you’ve hung it. The final effect will be utterly awesome! I know what you mean about feeling you shouldn’t complain. I feel that way too sometimes. I have to find a new tenant for Mom’s 3rd rental property, such a hassle. I should be more grateful she has those resources to almost cover her huge bills. I just bet some wires are crossed, between that light and fan, and I wonder if you have some ground loops to confuse matters. A modern high tech house has more different kinds of wires and consequently more possible error conditions. Good thing professionals will investigate that annoying puzzle.
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The house looks beautiful, interior and exterior. Congratulations on finishing it, I specially love the embedded cabinets and shelves, along with the cat house, that’s one thing that I really want to incorporate in my house whenever I’d be able to build my own, I commend your commitment and creativity.
Christian Alcantara recently posted…trivia
I love how your lovely house is coming together! The ceiling textures are wonderful. I think your art looks perfectly interesting and complimentary in the spaces you’ve hung it. The final effect will be utterly awesome! I know what you mean about feeling you shouldn’t complain. I feel that way too sometimes. I have to find a new tenant for Mom’s 3rd rental property, such a hassle. I should be more grateful she has those resources to almost cover her huge bills. I just bet some wires are crossed, between that light and fan, and I wonder if you have some ground loops to confuse matters. A modern high tech house has more different kinds of wires and consequently more possible error conditions. Good thing professionals will investigate that annoying puzzle.