For the last two months, everyone has been asking when we get to move in (and when the parties will begin), and our pat response has been "two weeks." It became a joke that we would move two weeks from some yet undetermined date. Well, now it looks like we may be within that window. We will at least be able to move our stuff in at the end of next week, though we may not be able to pass the inspection to get an occupancy permit quite yet. The exterior work is almost completed, but the pictures aren't much different.
The biggest improvements in the last few weeks have been with the two bathrooms. Our inspiration for the master bath was the rocky shore of Maine, where the frothy blue ocean crashes on dark brown rocks. The master bath first got a layer of orange spongy stuff, and then the tiles were layed down.
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| Close-up of floor tiles |
Then the shower tile was added. The shower floor is the same as the bathroom floor but with smaller tile.
The granite tops were installed, along with a glass tile backsplash, sinks from Maine Kiln works, and faucets.
All in all, I love our bathroom. It will be like taking a shower in the ocean. Exactly as planned.
Instead of tiling the floor of the downstairs shower, we used a Swanstone shower base, and then tiled the walls.
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| Guest sink is also from Maine Kiln Works |
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| We even have a toilet down here! |
In addition, we spent our fourth of July weekend working building shelves for our storage area. Since we don't have a basement or attic, we have built in a storage closet on the second floor. It actually ended up being a much prettier storage area than expected, so we had to put in nice shelves to match.
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| Before |
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| After, with one shelf in place |
Finally, to add a bit of color, the master bedroom and downstairs guest bedroom got another coat of paint.
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| Master bedroom |
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| Guest bedroom |
We are really, really close to being done. The kitchen counter may have actually been installed today, so the remaining plumbing fixtures and appliances can go in. Almost all of the lighting fixtures are already in. Interior doors that were ordered six weeks ago will not arrive until August, but we can live without a few doors. Right now we are just being held up by the porch and stairs, but we're trying to figure out some temporary fixes so we can pass inspection and move. Our old house is under contract, and except for needing radon mitigation, passed inspection. This is, of course, a big relief, and the timing should work out very well.
