Now it is starting to look .....

like a real home!  This week has been a productive one - the place is really starting to look and feel like a home, which is good since we are planning on moving in on Tuesday (the inspection is scheduled for Monday afternoon).  The plumber installed the downstairs shower fixtures, the bathtub and its fixtures, the filtered water faucet, hooked up the hot water, installed a garage sink (LOVE IT!!!) as well as all the toilets.  The electrician came and installed the last of his fixtures - at least those that have arrived, we are still waiting on a couple of things.  He's recovering well from his neck surgery (YAY!!!).  We hired a finish carpenter to help us with the trim and he has done beautiful work!  We found a local source for the deck cable railing hardware (Hardware Sales, of course) and Bill's started the installation.  I painted the ceilings in the upstairs bedrooms to the yellow isn't so shocking.  We even started taking things up to the house from the apartment so it isn't a total madhouse next week.  Sorry for the run-on paragraph - it's been a run-on week!  Here are some photos of the progress......

The living room with the new windows & door and trim in
place.  It is doug fir and just a plain and simple molding. Rod,
the finish carpenter, did great work! Yup, those old kitchen
cabinets are still on the back porch.  They are waiting to be moved
to the shop once we clear it of all our stuff!!!!

The window trim in the sitting area off  the bedroom, we have a great
view to the backyard and lots of light. Do you think we will ever get those labels
off the windows? The humming birds like them.

The den/library's new windows - and two of them actually
open.  That was a big reason to replace as many windows
as we did - very few opened before.

This is a two-for-one  - you get to see the new tub in place (no longer in
the bedroom) and the new window trim.  The bottom trim fits to the top of the tile
perfectly - I think Rod had a hand in that - so I don't have to cut all those
little two inch tiles to fit there!  Yahoo!

Our groovy kitchen island lighting.  Notice the amber color -
kind of an ode to the old orange carpet and tile!  Yep, that
island is already becoming a place for junk!  Oh no!!!!