Updates Updates Updates!

So PJ took vacation from his job in order to work on the house.  Now he's going to have to go back to work to get a vacation from the house! We're getting much closer to being done.  In fact we have to be done by Feb. 25th so the renovation loan can be all closed out.  Here are some progress pics.

PJ's hating life in this picture.  See that evil look he's giving me?

Loving the high gloss finish on the fir floor that we stained a walnut color.

This is from the end of Dec. but I thought I'd throw it in.

Grouting the master bath. 

Have I mentioned how awesome my husband is? 

We're so thankful for the help of our friends.  This is Chad helping install new hardwood on the first floor.

Tyler getting the floor install party started!!!

We finally finished painting the outside of the house above the front porch where we had to have some masonry repairs done.

This is Mac.  He's 2 now.  He loves hanging out with his baby sitter, PJ!

Here's master craftsman Bob, installing our front door and new glass.

Bob's handy work on the front porch renovation!

Mac helping PJ install the water line for the fridge. 

I'm just having a good old time now aren't I?

2 year olds help adults put stress into perspective!!!

lots of updates!!!

Well its been a busy few weeks and we are putting in a lot of hours at the house trying to wrap up and actually move into this house at some point!

I will start with a few progression pics of the kitchen, and a sneak peak at my new rangetop (I'm very spoiled, and very excited to cook on it):

Bob centering pendant lights over the island

Kitchen is a mess and we don't even live there yet

Making a large hole through the wall for the hood

Breaking through 3 layers of brick

Colby looking tired after a long night of doing the tile backsplash

My favorite view!

Took 4 of us to carry in the range top

We've also been working on finishing the master bathroom:

Shower shelf

Used some extra granite from the kitchen to create this shelf

We had a local mill (Ellis Mill) match our trim and replicate some of our plinth blocks and rosettes:

Half bath off kitchen 

Bob, doing what he does best

Cody, our window guy wrapped up our windows:

Dave has been working on our stairs, and they are looking amazing:

From the attic down

and up!

Front staircase, missing some treads and risers

Our attic now is insulated and drywalled:

A look at why we are going through so much paint!:

Sick!

One of the more controversial decisions I've made (Lydia was a fan of the green tile):

And to wrap it up, we look to the past to see the future of our front porch: