A Lesson in How NOT to Pick Tile

Well, the tile is picked.  Finally. That's not to say that it didn't take us close to 10 hours to do so. It's now pretty clear that Chris and I can work together pretty well but one thing neither on of us knows how to do is pick tile. It seems we've settled on some tile we like, but it wasn't easy. And it wasn't before we had to return it. Twice.

Progress has slowed a bit as the painter does his thing at the house.  Taping, sanding, priming, and painting a house this size by yourself is definitely time consuming. Still, lots of other little things have been happening. The wide plank floors are ready for install and these boys are wiiiide.  24" wide.  Old school.  The kitchen cabinets sit in the warehouse, waiting for us to be ready.  The chimney has ben finished and now the interior rock work is well underway. We've chosen some paint colors for interior bedrooms, picked bathroom fixtures, and will be picking lighting on Tuesday.

The next two weeks promise to be busy at the house and I think things will look pretty different in that time.  It has been an amazing summer to follow the progress.  It's hard to believe that in April we still had a massive burn pile where the house now sits.

So Much in One Weekend

Wow, what a productive few days.  After our dismal showing at the flooring center where we spent two hours looking at tile and carpet and left completely undecided, we made some serious decisions this weekend.

We bought appliances, we bought furniture, and we decided on granite.  Lots is going on at the house, as walls are being taped, mudded, sanded and will be primed and painted in the next week. Once that is done, flooring can go down and then the kitchen can be installed and the interior chimney can be finished (the outside is now done and looks amazing!)

There was talk of having the house done close to Labor Day, which is only a month away.  It's insane to think that in just a month, things may be done.  Blows my mind.