We're Nuts!

It's official...we're nuts.  We informed the landlord that we'll be moving out at the end of the month. 

And here's what we'll be moving into...

Awesome.

Back at the beginning, I boldly declared that we would not move into this house until everything last thing is completed.  I have no desire to live in a project.  But, the thought of another rent payment changed my mind.  Patience is not my virtue, and I'm afraid it's going to be tested in the weeks to come.  Thankfully, my lovely husband has patience in abundance!

It's not all doom and gloom, however.  We did get quite a bit accomplished this week even though we were only able to work there two full evenings.  Here's the overview...

The appliances are installed and working...even the washer & dryer (which are the ones that came with the house).  Yay!!

The stair railing is done!!  Well, more or less.  It still needs to be stained and varnished, but we're almost there.  We had originally planned to use (and already purchased) wrought iron spindles, but changed our minds after learning the they would take way longer (and hence be more expensive) to install.  We're happy with this, though, and especially happy with the speed with which it was completed.

Carpet!! 

Because the stairs are complete, we're able to move ahead with carpet.  We picked this out in Saturday ("Sea Salt" from Flooring America) and it's being installed this coming Wednesday.  Stay tuned for some potentially stunning photos... : )

My dad replaced the door to the garage.  We have to paint it yet (along with all the other doors on the main floors, door casing, baseboard, trim and built-ins...yeesh!!) as the gray primer just isn't going to cut it long-term.

We laid the entry tile, which means that all the floors are installed on the main level.  Pete designed this pattern of three different sized tiles.  The 20x20" tiles were a little unwieldy on our tiny borrowed wet saw, and Pete may or may not have said some naughty words.  But, I think the finished product looks pretty sweet.  All it needs now is grout and transition strips between the tile and the wood floors.

And some bonus photos from last week...

...the master closet!  My dad hooked us up with a sweet deal on an easy-track closet system.  We installed it last week, and this week I started loading in my summer clothes.  Fun!

Every time we go to the house, we bring a load of boxes and stuff.  Looking on the bright side, I guess that living in the project "all the way" will be better than living "halfway" in each house. 

Keep my padded cell at Pine Rest open....just in case.