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Day 437

I may need to camp out on site to keep up with all of the progress these days!

The hall railing is up. I’m glad I didn’t value engineer the baluster choice. I love these.

We have a shower curb. Try to contain yourself.

We now have gutters and downspouts. These were not a custom color-match but we got pretty close!

Working out the details for the porch columns – Josh is super excited to see these go in.

The penny round floor looks super cute in the hall bath! We had a major snafu with this as they originally sent the wrong color. I wanted “antique almond” (beige) and they sent “milk”, which was a blueish white. Not close. This is why we check everything at every stage. Of course, then the correct color was discontinued and there wasn’t enough material to cover the floor. So I had to hunt down another vendor who had a similar color and expedite it. This is the story of my life.

We have laundry basket cubbies just in time for the countertop template this morning. I am strangely excited about these.

The guest bath is shaping up with wall tile!

Glad to be heading into the new year with the end in sight!

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Day 434

We are moving at quite a clip!

Master tile is underway.

Our shower valves have blankies so they don’t get too cold.

Master vanity is in. The tower and fronts will go on after the countertop is installed.

Butler’s pantry cabinets installed by yours truly and my A-team (Dad, Josh, Julia, and Nate). I’m already plotting to paint these cabinets, the walls, and the trim a deep, moody color.

And laundry cabinets. The trim guys will build laundry basket cubbies in the middle so I can have a big folding surface along this wall.

The farm sink will be Bu’s spa. He’s excited…not.

I am just smitten with the brick floor in the mudroom, the tall baseboards, the dutch doors, and the transoms.

But, the true love of my life is the kitchen.

I’m dead.

I can’t even.

Ok, back to the progress report.

Stairs!

Newel posts and balusters. Our base newel post is massive and I love it.

The top of it is almost as big as my head!

Outside, the porch ceilings were going in and the gutters and downspouts were being installed as I was leaving this morning.

Lots of things happening!

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Day 428

We have officially entered the stage of interior finishes.

Translation: pretty stuff is going in.

The library is packed with all of the interior doors that they started installing today.

We have a lot of doors.

Master bedroom and closet doors…and master bath tile waiting patiently to be installed tomorrow…

And my Dutch doors! Can’t wait to see these in the mudroom. The trim guy sent me into a panic this morning when he called to asked where “the doors that are cut in half” go. I was about to tell him “back to the supplier” until it occurred to me that he was talking about the Dutch doors.

The trim guy and I also went over my transom details today. I’m *so* excited to see these go in. Major new old house detail.

They are getting ready to start on the trim, an element that can make or break a house. This, my friends, is not an area to skimp on. Case in point: we are doing 9 1/4″ tall baseboards downstairs and 7 1/4″ tall upstairs. Merry Christmas to me!

Other exciting things: floors!

The hardwoods are in (though they won’t be sanded and finished until the end (which is a good thing because I would be the floor scratch police otherwise)).

A peek into the kitchen from the rear hall. Cabinets coming Saturday! This view will look quite different in a week.

I can barely contain myself.

The mudroom brick floors are in. The grout will really take it over the top, but that won’t be happening until there is heat in the house (which is still a few weeks a way thanks to county electric nonsense).

Last exciting thing for the day: guest bath floor! I am a sucker for a classic basketweave.

I’ll be back out to Meadowcrest tomorrow to meet with my door hardware guru and to see other developments on the door, trim, and tile fronts.

Stay tuned for rapid fire updates over the next two weeks!

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Day 418

Well folks, we have drywall!

Living Room.

Dining Room.

Dining room through to library and a peek into the kitchen on the right.

Kitchen…and Joshua.

Stairwell up to the studio.

Studio…in need of railing…

Front stairwell in need of a railing upgrade.

Guest bath.

Hall bath. Tile guys are getting all of the floors prepped to start tiling next week!

Master bedroom.

Tile, waiting patiently to be installed. Hardwood floor installation starts Monday, too!

And…garage doors have been installed. They will be painted black to match the other exterior doors, but I am in love.

We are entering the exciting phase when all of the “pretty things” are installed over the next two months. Stay tuned for tile, cabinetry, trim, doors, countertops, appliances, hardware, lighting and plumbing fixtures, and all the other things HGTV leads you to believe can all be installed in three days.