Inching Closer to the Finish Line ...

As we have previously discussed, Jeff and I try to get by the new house as often as we can.  As we approach the finish line, each trip to the site brings a joyful noise.

Our painter is a terrific guy and has done a really nice job.  We chose a soft brown latte color for the walls.

The remaining light fixtures have been installed including the ceiling fan in the bedroom and the light bars over the vanities.

The last of the kitchen cabinetry is in .. which means my copper farm sink has been installed.  Am I wrong to be this excited about a kitchen sink?  The measurements have been taken and the granite will be delivered and installed in a few days.

The sinks in the bathrooms and wetbar are in.  The granite counter tops are awesome!  This is one of the dual sinks in the master bath (the 2x4s are holding the under-mount sink in place until it sets properly).

I have made friends with the tile setters, Eugene and Dwayne.  These guys are masters of their craft and have been hard at work on the flooring and showers. 

This is the tile in the entry ... this tile resembles wood and is set in planks.  This is what we'll have in the entry, kitchen, and wet bar.

The bathrooms will have traditional tile set in a brick pattern.   Here's the floor in the guest bath.

The tile on the floors in the master and basement baths can't go in until the mats for the radiant heat flooring is inspected.  Until then, we get to enjoy the shower walls.  No grout yet, so pardon the spacers.

Finally, the stone work on the fireplace is finished and It . Is . Fabulous!  It looks just like the picture in my head.  All of the credit on this one goes to Jeff.  I was ready to settle for a stone pattern that was kinda.sorta.close.but.not.exactly.what.I.wanted.  Jeff wouldn't agree and asked to see more samples.  Our tile and stone contact stretched a little for us and came up with this great dry-stack stone product.   Jeff was so right! 

Election Day 2012

Here are the pollworkers from my precinct.  I knew well enough to capture of photo of the crew before the polls opened.  Over the course of the next 12 hours, we aided 85% of the registered voters in our precinct cast their ballots.  

Although it's a long, exhausting day ... there is no better way to spend election day in this country.

Left to right ... Jim Swarz, Judge; moi; Ann Taylor, Precinct Captain; Cheryl Swarz, Clerk; and Lea Kinnison, Clerk.

We are rolling right along ...

A lot of things have changed at the construction site in the last week ... these pictures will tell the story.

The sod is in ... and as the person who was potentially in charge of muddy paws ... I am grateful.

The lighting is also starting to go in.  Here's a photo of one of the carriage lamps on either side of the garage.

Although many of the fixtures are covered to prevent paint over-spray, I was able to capture some photos of a few of the interior lighting fixtures.

Ceiling fan in the great room.

Chandelier in the kitchen.

The cabinetry is being installed.  Cabinets are the 'furniture' of the kitchen so this feels like a really big step.  The stove and the fridge will go on this wall.

This is the bank of cabinets on the opposing wall.  The opening is for the dishwasher.

The cabinet for the sink was the wrong size.  I don't know anything about construction ... except ... a 36 inch sink will not fit in a 30 inch hole.  Thus, the cabinet for the farm sink had to be re-ordered.  I will, however, give you peek of my hammered copper farm sink.  This sink is so cool ... I won't mind washing the dishes!

The cabinet (electronic components will go in the niche) over the fireplace is coming together .. the primary elements have been assembled and a coat of white primer applied.

As I mentioned before the painter is on site ... he's doing cut in work on the walls and painting the trim and the doors.  This is the coffered ceiling in the master bedroom.

Interior doors ... standing at attention ... or maybe this is the optimal position when the paint is drying.

The plumbers are hard at work on the showers. This is a picture of the shower in the master bath. Note the bench seat on the right.

Downstairs in the basement, the lowers have been installed for the wetbar.  A knee hole fridge will go in the opening on the left.  When we sat down with the kitchen designer (6 months ago!), we had not accounted for the soffit.  Another thing I've learned about construction ... the duct work isn't going to move, so we had a do-over on the uppers.  Those will be here in about a week.

 

Happy Halloween!

Too much transition this year and I couldn't find my Halloween mojo ... so I did the next best thing.  I found the guy with the best costume at work and snuggled up to him.  All I needed was a yellow hat and I would have rocked it ...

The city of Lincoln has a marketing firm that is re-branding the city .. one small effort is the placement of these little signs all over town ... the effort has kind of a 'Where's Waldo' feel.  I found this one at 20th and Van Dorn.

According to the article in the Journal Star, the campaign coordinator says the intent is to surprise and delight folks. There's an entry on city of Lincoln's FB page with the other signs.


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