out of reach niche

Oh the balancing act I performed to complete this project!

boys' room

Finally! I will never paint a red wall again. We were fortunate enough to have a red wall in our last house, one that I did not paint. I loved it but now that I've experienced actually CREATING it, I say don't do it! A whole gallon of paint for good coverage... ON 1 WALL. Maybe it was the brand I used (Ralph Lauren) - I don't know - but it was a monstrous project.

The room turned out really cute though... and as long as Drew leaves everything in its designated place is stays pretty like this, too! Most of the time it's a wreck, though. :)

half bath

These colors are fun and new for me... orange, brown green? Love it!

Turning a new leaf!

Our bedroom has always come last. Well not anymore! This time it came in the middle! ;)







I am so over the cutting in. Enough! I'm paying somebody to finish it for me... only 2 rooms so I did good, I think. But these 10 ft. ceiliings are killer on the shoulders. And I left weights! Lol!

His and Hers bathrooms

What could be more fun?

plantation shutters, baby!

I have waited long and been very patient. Alas, I have my plantation shutters!

We only had them installed in the front half of the house...

Sasha's room:


Adriana's room (which is my current project):


Office:


Dining:

Dining room? Check.

It's painted... this was a big leap of color, even for me. I want to get a custom sized tablecloth made and possibly some slip covers, just for the backs of the 2 chairs at the head and foot of the table. The accent colors will remain black and white, with silver/pewter accessories.

Now we're talking

I only have 2 whole rooms left to paint, and 2 bedrooms with just one wall to paint. I can't believe we're almost done! Here's what we've been up to:

The laundry room:







our master bathroom:





the office:





new swingset (minus the slide):

A little at a time!

We're making our way through the house and it's been fun. Here's the kitchen areas!







Sasha's room is also pretty much done:

Moved in!

While it was a long, long road, it still got here before we knew it. We are moved into our beautiful new home and just loving it. It will be a few more weeks before we're completely settled but it's all going very well! Here are a few things we've done already with the living room and porch.

*sigh* I love hardwood floors

I love how it turned out, and it matches the handrail on our stairs beautifully!

carpet's in!

We have carpet - in too many places in fact! (they installed it in the office - see bottom picture, which is supposed to be hardwood). Should be fixed by tommorow (fingers crossed).

playroom upstairs:


master bedroom:




office:


There is also carpet in the kids' bedrooms. Otherwise the house is tile/wood flooring.

And here is what's left to do... quite a few changes need to be made. We hadn't realized them all until recently!

These built-ins behind the kitchen are actually both supposed to be desks (see bottom picture):





The dining room needs a chair rail:



These steps off the back porch should be on the other side (leading to a future patio/deck):



Not pictured is a large rock under the sod, which we feel is a safety hazard for the kids, gutters on sides and back of the house, the electrical and gas issues mentioned previously, and a few clean-up/touch-ups.

We are headed to Utah for the next 2-3 weeks, or however much longer they need to finish up. Our contract here in the apartment ends on Friday so we'll head out that day. I may update once or twice more, depending on what gets done this week. Otherwise, the next batch of pictures will be taken as official occupants!

Patience is a virtue

... which I do not own. This is what I was warned about... enduring to the end. Because the end seems to DRAG. They are so closed to being finished I can taste it. I can smell it, I can feel it, and unfortunately I can see it. So finish already!!!!

Sigh. Carpeting and wood flooring await. They also need to move our patio steps, which were done on the wrong side. And finish installing gutters. That's it. That is it! Pray we close soon... very, very soon. I am not sure how much longer these kids can take this tiny apartment!

The grass is greener...

One of our biggest fears in having a few more weeks before closing has been that our grass would be dead (we're already close to 100 degrees some days). I thought it would have been better if they'd done the landscaping last. But we had an irrigation system installed and they appear to be using it, as I seen green coming through!

Kitchen appliances

They are in! At first they installed the wrong ones... just the standard in basic black. I much prefer this, plus it's what we paid for. Lol!