Glass barrier in stairwell

Safety is our top priority! (Well, cool design probably tops the list. But safety is top 5 or so.)

Panel success

Our vision becomes a reality--who hoo!

The stove, she is clean

Before and after

Back in the closet

Twins

Hope

1994-2011 RIP

No wait...it still works!

Everything, everything, everything, everything

Check out this giant set of pics:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/25768433@N02/sets/72157627133354703/

Glass shower door

Who-hoo!

Something that we own is in the house

Day 190

Um...that is too many days of this. Growing weary.

But on the upside, so many things are looking incredible:

- The stairs and railing are amazing. I need to post pictures. I'm sorry; will do so soon.

- The entire house is incredibly open, airy, and white. Standing in it, it almost feels like I have passed away and am living in some dreamy afterlife. Oh, except for all of the work I need to slog through every day. I suppose this must be really happening.

- Betsy's carpet went in yesterday. The lower level officially looks like living space!

- Greg really did a great job on the lighting. All the Modern fixtures and the Lutron switches are fab.

Tomorrow I will strive to post some actual photos. For now, use your imaginations.

And remember, some girls do get weary wearing that same old shabby dress. I have confirmed that it is true.

Yellow and grey

The kids' new bath will be white, yellow, and grey. I just picked up the hand towels and shower curtain from Appetite. Tres chic!




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Many, many things a'happening

Sorry the blogging has slowed. The computer isn't at the same location as where we're temporarily staying. Oh, and we are insanely busy readying the house and gutting/packing the old house.

This week we're getting carpet for Betsy, bathroom vanities/counter tops, final plumbing and electric, entry carpet, stair rail/balcony panels...other stuff likely that I can't recall off hand.

I'm headed off to pick up the super-cute shower curtain I ordered off Etsy. Yay!

Vanities

Here is some staccato blogging from the trenches.

Vanities we built and will hang.




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too much stuff to mention

It's out of hand. Moving, building, demolishing, reconfiguring. Nobody would build their own house if they knew about some of this stuff.

Positive things that stand out:

- The stair railing. It looks flippin' awesome.

- The shed. Again, awesome. Who knew a shed could be awesome?

- The stairs themselves. They make the house. Bravo Paul and team.

- The tile. Thank you, gruff Eastern European tile man of few words. You are making our house incredible.

- The white. Who-hoo! It's amazingly white in there. Just wait until we more in and dirty it up. ;-)

Here are some photos:

More photos:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/25768433@N02/sets/72157626984176301/

Negative things that stand out:

- Packing

- Moving

- Being nomads

Oh well. It's only 3 more weeks.

Lake Oswego forever!

Or at least for a couple of weeks.

Well, we no longer live in Milwaukie. We are staying with Betsy until we can move into the house. Maybe 3 weeks? (Please God, let it only be three weeks--we are dying to be in the new house.)

Lots of things are happening:
- stair railings
- trim painting
- tiling
- shed roofing
- vanity cabinet and countertop building (go Greg!)
- closet door painting

I've taken a bunch of photos but they are on my phone. I'll upload and share at some point. Until then, just imagine an emerging masterpiece.

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