Week 23 - Things are getting closer!

Week 23 - Feb 18-22

This past week, we purchased the rest of what we needed for the house - ceiling fans, cabinet knobs, misc light fixtures.

Tile backsplash is in, as are the microwave and wall oven.

Another view of the wall at the sink

I'm in love with my tile!

The mosaic tile looks like "tiger eye" stone.


The gas cooktop goes there in the middle. The open spaces are the pull out spice rack and pull out trash/recycling

Looking from the kitchen through the pass-through (old doorway) to the dining room

The sink and dishwasher are in almost the same location as before (here in the middle of the image)



She wanted a picture in the fridge cubby

They all wanted to be in the picture

Allen: "THIS IS WHERE MY COFFEE GOES!!"

Closer up view of the coffee station sans Allen.

Our office/buffet/homework area

The banquette

Tile partially done, at the pass-through window from the dining room side.

Another view of the pass-through and tile. We continued the countertop along the top of the banquette to tie the finishes together between the kitchen and dining room

Looking from the dining room to the kitchen through the pass-through window

Basement laundry room. The doors are white again!

Hot water heater in the mechanical room. The yellow pipes are the gas lines. The one that's not connected yet at the left goes to the hot water heater.

Shower tile completed.

Family room. I think that's the basement bathroom countertop sitting there at the left.


This week was a lot of finishing work. Next week is even more finishing. We are getting to the "lots of little things" stage. We are so close to being done! It's so exciting.

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