The Skinny

Before I get to the juicy news I wanted to share with you some of Week 17's progress.

The updated TBC list:

TBC

✓  Paint

✓  Flooring

✓  Cabinets

✓  Posts and rails for internal staircase

✓  Plumbing fixtures

✓  Appliances

✓  Countertops 

✓  Fence

     Stairs to RTD

     Garage door 

     Permit

Plumbing fixtures are in. Here is our kitchen sink, well the faucet at least. 

The crew is protecting the countertops beneath as to why I don't have a "money" kitchen shot.


Countertops you say? I am so spoiled lucky! The countertops I have dreamed of are now my own little reality! They are Carrara marble and the island is butchers block. 

The fence in the back of the house was completed. Hadyn's mother suggested we put up rod iron to ensure our safety or possibly glue down broken glass. Depending how some of these neighbors behave we may entertain those options.

Lighting fixtures are up (not all of them)

Here is our little powder room.

The posts and rails were built for the internal staircase. 

The stairs were being stained over the weekend to match the dark wood floors. 

The laundry closet complete with full size, spiffy washer/dryer we pretty much stole got for cost from the appliance store, HHGreg. Washer/dryer : me :: SuperFridge : H

Now where on earth do I keep the laundry supplies?! (soap, fabric softener, etc)


The second bath.

This weekend H's family visited to celebrate our sweet, nephew Charlie's baptism and middle brother/uncle/Godfather/DDS extraordinaire's birthday.


Said BIL (brother in law), James was busy scaling the walls to the RTD while I snapped this FFF (forced family fun) photo of H and his 'Papa Bear' in our master closet. I was trying to show just how large the closet is.

All in all the house is looking pretty ready to move into. 

But, alas, it is not. 

Here's the skinny on why:

The house is VERY close to done. As in, Mr. C says he will be 99% complete (excluding the final punch-list) on Tuesday (tomorrow!). 

However, the house has to be inspected and we have to receive an Occupancy Permit from the City before we can legally move in. The permit will likely NOT be granted if we cannot get the power on. As in this is still tied into the power-line dilemma I told you about here. 

It is my understanding that the permits have to be signed and processed through the local power company, BGE.
Once approved, the power has to be hooked up and turned on by BGE. 
Then the inspection for our Occupancy Permit will happen. 
THEN we can move in. 

All in all, the BEST case scenario we will move in by August 1. WORST case scenario we will move in by August 16. 

We have to move out of our rental house by the morning of August 1. (I didn't plan that - it just worked out that the owner of our rental is moving back in and needs it by that date.)

Please say a little prayer, meditate on it, send positive energy, or just think happy thoughts for us! 

TBC

Last week I showed you a list of To Be Completed (TBC) items. Here is the updated list.

TBC

✓  Paint

✓  Flooring (first floor hardwoods have since been installed)

✓  Cabinets

     Posts and rails for internal staircase

     Plumbing fixtures

✓  Appliances (purchased-to be delivered by Thursday)

     Fence

     Stairs to RTD

     Garage door

I should add:

     Countertops (measured and being cut)

     Permit (contact made, fingers crossed)

Just to prove it to you:

Paint

Flooring
Dark Maple hardwoods (love!)

Appliances (purchased) 

It was a long and rough Friday night project, and I wasn't quite sure if H was going to make it.

But, like a proud father (or super fridge owner) he could barely take his eyes (or hands) off of his most prized possession. Don't know a lot of people who like food more than H.

Here is the spot where the new super fridge will live.

Cabinets

One thing I am going to note about the kitchen cabinets is that, I had to do a little bartering (begging and compromising) to get exactly what I wanted. 

During the design process we took out the cabinets that were originally supposed to be here (see big red star).

In order to get this spectacular island.

From the living room.

I am hoping to put a few open shelves up on the empty wall for displaying some of our pretty and colorful things. I actually think I prefer this design layout better than cabinets all the way around. You?

My other favorite thing about our kitchen is that I requested bench seating in the dining "room". After only a little begging, Mr. C obliged. (gotta love him)

There is still a backing that was being built at the time I snapped this photo.

View of the kitchen from the dining "room"

T-minus 7 days (but really, who is counting?)