Even more progress..

We have...

~finished walls and a ceiling (just need paint)
~overhead lights that work
~cabinets IN the house (though not installed obviously)
~ an appointment for appliances to be delivered (Thursday)
~ our millionth black granite sample – (nero angola black)
~ an appointment for our granite to be templated (Friday)

Finally starting to look like a room -

We have walls (almost). The plasterers come tomorrow, then they will be done! The cabinets should be up shortly after that - probably Thurs/Friday.


We are going to pick out our granite slab on Friday too.





There has finally been a bit of glitch. Now that I realized that the cabinets weren't in boxes (which I assumed!) in the garage I peeked in. The bathroom vanity is not at all what I had expected/envisioned. It wasn’t a stock design so they had to do some custom work. Luckily I don’t think it will be a huge deal for them to make it right and I am sure they will. I gave them a photo of what I wanted and we discussed it at length. There is no question what they sent isn't the same (or even that similar) to the picture. A little bit of carpentry will solve that though.

Luckily the kitchen cabinets look great.

I should have known...

Looks like the kitchen will be completely insulated by the end of the day - just in time for our (nearly) 70 degree weather this weekend. I didn't know the contractor had a deal with the gas company.

Inspected!

So the "kitchen" has been inspected by the town, and our floor has been leveled. According to the carpenter the floor was off by 1 1/2 inches from one side of the room to the other! It is now now only level but also sturdier.

They are now saying they should be able to start putting up the real walls as soon as Monday. Thurs-Sat they will be finishing up some of the floor and insulating the walls!

Most importantly they say that the “hard” part is done!

Major Progress!

Thanks to the rainout of the Sox game, Steve and I (well mainly Steve) were able to put together the baby’s crib and the baby’s dresser today. We also cleaned up a lot of dust and put down the rug. We are still waiting on the delivery of the glider/ottoman which will go in the corner between the windows.

Other to dos - I still have to paint the changing table (I don’t like the wood color with the rest of the stuff).

And the final touch will be the murals that will go up sometime soon.

2 big arrivals

Our cabinets arrived today and our crib came in yesterday.

The former should be up on the walls either the end of next week or early the following. I finally feel like it is progressing. We have lots of new pipes and the bathroom wall /door is framed. I believe the room will be inspected for the plumbing /electrical soon, then insulation will be put in and the walls will go up.

The latter is still in a box in our living room. Once our nursery trim is finished, we can bring it upstairs and assemble.

Let there be light!

This is the first big improvement we can see! A new slider instead of the old, very drafty door-

(You can also notice there is, at present, no wall between the kitchen and the bathroom. The window you see in the right of the frame is on the bathroom wall!).










View from the front door....

Joys of living in the northern US...

We got some snow yesterday/last night...Steve had to shovel the stairs/sidewalk this morning. It wasn't very much, probably 3/4 of an inch, but all the rooftops are white and it makes walking outside slick, especially for me in my front-heavy state. When I got into Harvard Square (about 4 miles - if that- from our house) there was not a speck of snow or ice remaining!

In kitchen news, we will have a new back door quite soon. The hole has been cut in our back wall to make room for a sliding glass door. This will allow us much more natural light and solve the problem of the back door opening into cabinets (or in the old layout opening into and denting our fridge). We also have had visits from the electrician and the plumber to some “rough” prep work.

Baby Shower and Kitchen Update!

Steve and I spent the weekend in Connecticut so I could attend my baby shower. It was a lovely afternoon filled with family, friends and much joy all around. People are so generous with their time and money I am truly touched!

The kitchen is still totally gutted, right now they seem to be replacing one of our structural beams that support the ceiling of the kitchen. This was a planned repair as the carpenter didn’t think the old one was sufficient or installed properly. In addition it allows us to raise the ceiling height a few more inches. Steve can correct me if I am wrong on any of those details. We also had some collateral damage from all the pounding. One of the tiles (luckily hidden behind the toilet) in our upstairs bath broke in multiple pieces and fell off the wall, and a small piece of plaster in the dining room that abuts that ½ bath that is gutted feel off. Given the plaster is 80 years old and the interior wall there appears to be only 1-2 inches deep, I can’t say I am shocked.