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More random photos. The kitchen one was the day we moved in. It looks a bit more pulled together than this now. These images were taken very quickly and I'll try to do better ones in day light for better effect. :)

Some Quick Shots at Night - Bad Lighting Alert!

Craftsman-y Goodness

Weeeeeeeeeeeeeee...

Race to the Finish Line

Before

After

More tiling tomorrow and grout finished. All trim is up at this point. They are working on the front porch and trying to give us craftsman-style tapered columns. Monday they are sanding the floor one last time and applying varnish. The appliances come Monday am too. Can't believe it's wrapping up!

Long Awaited Updates

OK -- so this August has been a frenzy for me... out of town two weeks, preparing for Connor's start of middle school (yikes!), and details for the house. For some reason we cannot figure out why we have the camera setting on super saturated. The color of the home is off in these photos and I can't tweak it appropriately. The cabinetry is in, not reflected in this batch of photos, and the hardwoods will be stained tomorrow. The landscaping will happen Monday - Wednesday. The front porch will go in on Monday - Tuesday and will have white pickets and tapered craftsman columns. Also, stone will go in as an accent on the side of the house. BOY THE COLOR IS BOLD but it is actually a wonderful, rich green. I will repaint the gables because it was to be a khaki but we made a mistake. Should be easy to do and necessary to give it a bit more contrast. The front door will be stained a darkish mahogany and is lovely with wood dental work and leaded clear stained glass. The plumbing will be done on Wednesday. That leaves only Thursday for the builder to get this house passing appraisal for closing on Friday. We are assured it will close on Friday but we may have to wait to move until Monday as we will need one last coat of sealer on the hardwoods. Keep your fingers crossed! The other photos are soon to be neighbors. :)