Rounding Third

Rounding Third is the name of Ben's softball team. I think the name fits for how we are feeling this week--we're almost home. We are getting *so* close; a little bit of construction ennui has set in (Are we THERE yet?). Most of all, I think we're just pleased as can be.

Thus far, our biggest complaint is with the lighting store and their unusually inept staff. Pat installed a shower shelf today that was meant for a 7 foot tall person but in the scheme of things, it is a minor detail. We are so grateful to have found such a great contractor and construction team, we cannot wait to celebrate them with a post-project party in a couple of weeks.

This weeks's updates include:
1. Final trim
2. Painting touch-ups
3. Finished cabinetry
4. New old carpet! (We're able to re-use our nice, relatively new carpet)
5. Plumbing??

Enjoy the latest set of photos here: new photos

Time Flies

It's summer. Summer is filled with things to do, weeds to pull, flowers to deadhead, concerts to play and yada yada.

The great news is that Pat & Brock are rounding the last lap and hope to have things wrapped up in the next two weeks. We're giddy (and jittery) about our decor choices and checking them out to see what we've mish-mashed together.

Check out the new photo set, weighing in at over 30 lbs of light fixtures and 100s of lbs of tile, all during a heat wave in our fair city:
Week 11

And in other news....

We built (well, we stayed out of the way) an arbor in the backyard last weekend.

Here's a glimpse:
Arbor

Bathroom Preview

Hi! Sorry it's been so long since we posted an update. We have a lot to show for the last couple of weeks...some bright, colorful walls, a new vanity (not yet installed), the medicine cabinet, trimmed windows and more. But importing and posting pictures takes time—with a holiday, 4 concerts for Ben's band and a newly launched homepage for Imbibe Magazine, we've been busy. In the meantime, here is a post I drafted sometime ago, but did not want to show until now:

Here is a preview of the color scheme we have going in the new bathroom. The off-white is our floor tile, the slate 1x1 tiles are for the shower floor and the black granite is going to be our vanity countertop. The wood for our vanity is local Alder with a cherry stain, inspired by this vase we received from Ben's cousins Bernice & Marylin in 2002 when we were married.