So - the last two weeks have been all about finishing up, cleaning up, and getting the house back together.
Kitchen
They finished installing the cabinets, and then we had to wait for the countertops to arrive. While we waited, the electrician came back to finish all the lighting and outlets - which look amazing. Everything's on a dimmer, so we have lots of options to make it really bright for cooking, or dimmer and cozy. We almost immediately started putting things in the cabinets - glass cabinets are trickier than I expected. I also got to work staining the floor, making it the same color as the upstairs which we refinished a couple years ago, and then giving it 2 coats of poly to protect it. (I want to do another coat, but haven't gotten the chance). Lastly- the countertops finally arrived, so they were installed, and then the sink was hooked up. I got to work painting the walls, which makes everything look clean again. The cabinet above the fridge doesn't fit though, so we had to reorder a new one and wait to get switched out - otherwise, we're basically done.
lights are on!
floor gets a quick sanding
then stain
then poly - almost done
stuff going in the cabinets
counters arrive!
They finished the tile in the shower, and installed the toilet and towel racks. Unfortunately, they broke the shower doors while trying to install, so then we had to wait for new ones to arrive. While we waited, they installed the heater in the office and trimmed that window, which were two small things we wanted to do to that room, but we'll plan to actually finish it ourselves. After some debate, they also patched the floor where the old closet walls had been in the bedroom - making it almost seamless.
new linen closet all trimmed out (on the right)
floor getting patched where the old closet walls were
office baseboard heater and window trim
tile done - shower doors getting finished up
toilet and a cat (they like the heated floors)
vanity all functional
clothes going back in the massive closet
Clean up and Put things Back
The biggest development though, was that they finally took down all the remaining curtains and floor covers, which let me finally vacuum and dust everything. With an almost fully functional kitchen, we took apart the temporary kitchen in the dining room and half bath, and got those spaces back in order. The house still has a few boxes and paint cans around, but it's feeling almost back to normal.
able to cook again!
The guys are finishing up the punch list right now - so hopefully they will be all done and out of our house. I will post the final revel asap.
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