From Floors to Ceilings

I need to post pictures soon, but changes are underway daily and the pictures would quickly be outdated! So, let me update on the changes underway.  Our garage doors have been installed!  Trim work is still going on.  They just finished the chair rail and wainscoting in the dining room.  Additional crown molding to be done in the hall way, powder room, guest bath and guest bedroom.  The coffered ceiling in the kitchen/living room is about half way done and I am so excited about how that will look!  They have also begun the stair work and so far just the hardwood treads have been installed.  The upstairs bathrooms have been completely tiled and grouted and look great.  We went with a "brick" lay pattern which makes it look a little more interesting.  Our downstairs guest bath is completely tiled and grouted.  The downstairs laundry is tiled but not grouted and our master bath floor is tiled but not grouted.  The frame for the tub has been built also.

Next week will be exciting for me.  Our cabinetry should begin arriving on Monday/Tuesday.  Before they will install, they have to have the flooring completed and the first coat of paint, which is pretty much where we are.  (I am thinking the tile people will be completing the grout for our bath and laundry hopefully Monday ASAP:)) I cannot wait to see it! 

The ceilings on the front and back porch are stained.  The stain color was not what I had selected, but I didn't have the heart to tell the painters on Friday evening.  They had been working so hard and he was so excited to show me.  I mean brown stain is brown stain, right?!!  It's all good!

I have an appointment with the lighting folks on Tuesday to finalize my lighting order.  Most of my fixtures will be coming from Capital Lighting and a few from Minka-Lavery.  I will also need to order several ceiling fans - 13 to be exact!  I'll have to be careful here with our budget.  Ceiling fans can run from $60 to over $700 and its not always easy to tell which ones are going to be pricey!

On a different note, we attended the annual Parade of Homes put on by our local Builders' Association this past weekend.  I'll just say the homes were amazing!  So much to look at and process.  I really enjoy seeing what the builders and homeowners come up with.  Most of the homes are custom, but there are a few spec houses sprinkled in.  I was seeing a lot of teal paint colors and even black and grey.  There was even a dramatic two story panelled dining room that was just beautiful.  Our house will be on the parade next year and I admit I'll be a little nervous about it.  A lot of the homes have had a decorator's "touch"  and have lots of dramatic furniture, but I'm not a decorator and I'm not really a "dramatic" furniture kind of person.  SO, I hope our home won't be too boring for folks used to seeing the dramatic, it'll just be real!!