i know you're jealous of my hardware...

...especially if you like blue tape.

progress occurred today and i am here to show it. we have a kitchen sink! (never underestimate the need for a kitchen sink. i am so happy to have one again.) the dishwasher is in and works... and we have cold filtered water dispensed from the fridge now... a day i have long been waiting for. my dependence on fossil fuels in the form of plastic water bottles has just decreased significantly. for those of you who know me well, this is BIG.

anyway... what you're here for: photos. (see the blue tape? i learned this trick from a very smart lady.)



the faucet...we lost our first faucet. (how do you lose a faucet?) home depot saved us, though. who knew they carried cool hansgrohe faucets for a decent price? let's hope it holds up.


the dishwasher. the lights match the cabinet hardware.




and one more...

substantial slow down...

it's happened folks. we moved in and got lazy. well, relatively speaking at least. i have definitely gotten slack on the posting of the photos, as my sister has so lovingly pointed out. so i'm here tonight to show the latest progress: kitchen counter tops. i see though that we last left you with no kitchen at all to really speak of. so here's where we are now:

one row of cabinets in completely, except for the upper cabinets... we somehow managed to come home from IKEA with the wrong ones. shocking. also missing the toe kicks/plinths/side panel and the dishwasher/faucet which get installed tomorrow.


robby did hang pocket doors... including this one to the laundry/pantry:


weird little detail of the sink... but someone out there wants to see it:


the "turn down" over the bar. trendy, yes, but it really does feel nice in the room.


looking back into the kitchen. (not the best picture ever) we're still missing the white panel on the back of the cabinets to finish them off.


trying to show the glossy finish of the counter tops. they are more reflective than i thought they'd be... as kathleen said: "they sort of glow".



that's it for now. more to come soon.... as we get tired of living in the half finished house, i'm sure we'll pick up the pace.

okay okay...

... pictures, finally!!!

the floors were finished and look AMAZING. the electrician rushed in and trimmed out the can lights so we have light in new parts of the house. robby chipped in and, with his dad's help, installed outlets and light switches. several attempts later the washer and dryer are hooked up and working... all in all, the move was a success. it wasn't easy, and we owe a huge thanks to robby's dad and my mom for all their help. we would still be packing boxes, cleaning bathrooms, and loading up our crap if it weren't for all their help!

so here's something to look at....

finished floors before the move in

composite pic from the kitchen looking towards the front door. again, sans all our stuff!

LIGHTS!!! this was a very exciting part for me...

robby testing out our "gallery wall"... we're currently accepting entries for our first show.

move day! the truck loaded...

... by these two goofy guys.

and now with all our stuff everywhere... you can see the IKEA kitchen boxes loaded up in the dining room as well as our new range and dishwasher which are still in their boxes.

the living room...

and the new fabulous fridge... sponsored by my architects' discount! also, one kitchen cabinet assembled and in place above the fridge.

the washer and dryer in place... no pocket doors yet, but those come monday.

and one last view towards the front door... messy. but we're getting there.

we're assembling kitchen cabinets this weekend... hopefully we'll have a lot to show come monday.