August and September Updates

Attic ladder - now white (Aug 28)

Like I said in the previous post, I have shamefully been absent for a month during which it seems like a ton has been done (it could just be the overwhelming feeling of needing to catch up that I feel). As you saw in the previous "Oops" post, the shake shingle was added, the exterior trim work was completed, and the interior and exterior of the home was painted. The built ins were also installed as well as the ladder for the walk around attic in the garage. The greatest update though, in my opinion, has been the completion of the tile in the bathrooms. We have shown y'all the floor tile in all the rooms but now, the showers are complete (sans the grout which is held until the end). Our master shower was definitely not something that gabbed our attention in the drawings as we sacrificed the hidden, doorless, double shower head design for our his and hers closets (a decision, I will never regret). However, after we designed the stripes concept and found our mint penny tile, I was excited. And, I must say, seeing it transform from a vision in my head to real life is beyond anything I could have imagined. Our unassuming master shower is now one of the our favorite components of the house. Our tile guy even said he was going to put it in his portfolio (success)!!!

Niche cutout in guest shower (Aug 7). 

Master shower with beveled white subway tile stripes going in
(Aug 8)

Master shower stripes with beveled white subway tile and mint green penny tile stripes
(Week of Aug 18)

White penny tile shower floor
(the green were too  glossy for the floor and did not come in matte finish)
(Week of Sept 8)

Guest bath shower with white subway
(Week of Aug 18)

We also completed our task of picking out all the lighting fixtures for the home. we picked the ceiling fans for the porches and the bedrooms (we eliminated the living room fan for now because I just couldn't find one that I could live with in a common space. At least not that was our idea of reasonably priced), the exterior garage carriage lights and front entry pendant, the foyer pendant, the dining room chandelier, the kitchen island pendants, and the bathroom vanity lights.

Left: Exterior entryway pendant. Right: Garage carriage lights

Top left: Foyer capiz shell pendant. Top right: Kitchen island pendants
Bottom left: Dining room chandelier. Bottom right: Bathroom vanity

Now that we are also almost through September, I will also add the September updates in this post so that I can finally be caught up...sort of! The air conditioning was hooked up and installed September 11th as well as the utilities meter. The air conditioner is not turned on yet but is ready for the kitchen cabinets when they arrive. This also means that we can order our engineered wood floors (which we are now on the hunt for AGAIN.... our original pick has been discontinued and is no loner available in the quantity we need. I knew things had been going too smoothly lately...).

A/C unit. This will be creatively hidden at some point

Utilities meter

They also installed the front door on September 16th, which is not yet painted, and the carriage style garage door on September 19th.

Our unpainted front door and side panels. This is 8ft tall too of course.
No ducking for Adam!

Entryway with front door.
Ignore the heinous numbers, they are temporary for the city

Carriage style garage door without the bracket 

Whole house view with front and garage doors

We have some VERY exciting news coming up this week and next. Stay tune! Until next time...