I said it was going to be a turbulent thrill ride, but wow, it feels like the car jumped the tracks in the past week. Last Saturday the buyers of my current home changed their mind in the final hours before closing. Unfortunately I already went thru all the trouble to move my furniture and belongings into storage because their closing was supposed to be before my new house. So now I'm still in my current house using cardboard moving boxes as furniture. It's like I'm camping indoors. But wait, there's more! On the same day my buyers crashed the deal, Jenn decided that the new house build and the loss of the buyers wasn't enough of a challenge, so she decided to turn her Kia Soul into an accordion. She walked away unscathed. The Kia will be in intensive care for a while. Additionally, due to unforeseen circumstances, my new house closing date will be moved out a bit. I'm not sure of the new date yet but that's okay because things are turning around! With my current home on the market just a couple of days, new buyers snatched it up! They will close well after I'm in the Verona so no more pressure to get out. It's all good! So here's a completely randomized set of photos current as of today. Since I've posted last the carpet has been installed along with the dishwasher and oven. Final grading has begun and "Pointing up" the inside can now begin. Still waiting on the stone work to begin on the front, I'm anxious to see that done. Hopefully they will save some caulk for Thomas' Ravenna!
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That's the Stainmaster Carpet Cushion. It's water proof so spills sit on top of the carpet
and can be cleaned up before they soak through to the floor. |
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| Haven't done the barefoot test yet, but this feels pretty nice! I like the new carpet smell! |
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| Stone and brick coming soon! |
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| All the appliances are installed. |
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| Sneak a peak at the Great Room carpet. |
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| Morning Room fixture. I also had a ceiling fan rough-in installed here if I decide to install a fan. |
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| Someone left the seat up. |
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| Handrails painted to match the Saddle hardwoods. |
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| Here you can see the attic access and the light which had to be offset to accommodate the access door. By default the attic steps normally go in a bedroom on the Verona. |
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| Thats a reflection of the window in the tub that you're seeing in the mirror. |
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| What to do here! |
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| Mowing the front should take roughly 60 seconds. |
Everything looks great! I'm sure everything will turn out good. Hang in there! It will be worth it in the end. Nice photos!
ReplyDeleteWhat a week! At least the house looks great!
ReplyDeleteGlad to see you back posting again! The house is looking fantastic.
ReplyDeleteI like the action shot of you in the garage. Its got the look of "What the heck is going on here!" :-)
I say a reading chair would be nice in the alcove area.
Oh yeah, and I think they have enough caulk at my place so far! It is my new squishy floor ;-)
DeleteI am tempted to "Ruin" the pretty Alcove by backing the treadmill and exercise bike in there. I have a large treadmill that I use every day and it would be nice to tuck it away. I'm picturing looking out into the room with the huge HD TV that Costco is going to give me (after I pay them for one). My treadmill is not a coat hanger as is often the case, but part of my exercise program. I've lost 56 pounds since November 2011. Here's the recipe: Diet, exercise, build a house. In fact, I mighta lost weight without the diet and exercise the past few weeks.
DeleteIt's good to see you back. The house is looking great. Love the deck. That's about the size that we plan to put on as well. It's nice to get a visual on someone else's house :) Glad to hear you found other buyers so quickly and that no one was hurt in the accident. You've definitely had a busy week!
ReplyDeleteThanks, we are definitely back on the tracks now. I'm still liking those Parker Counter stools you got from Hayneedle. No complaints so far? Any wobble?
DeleteThe kids sit at the stools for every meal unless we are all home for dinner. They are very comfortable and do not wobble. Each stool took me 15 minutes to assemble including removing all the packaging. The only thing that we had to do is buy different "feet" for the stools. They came with tiny gliders and as we have vinyl flooring, we opted to put larger felt pads on the bottom of the legs. It was simple to pry them out with pliers and hammer on new ones. We were just worried about a larger person sitting on the stools and the floor denting with such a small glider.
DeleteIt's looking great! I can't wait till mine gets to that point! We got the same kitchen cabinets and similar counter tops. Great choice by the way :)
ReplyDeleteThanks, I'm very pleased with the kitchen and the massive span of counter space.
DeleteWow. That's a lot of crazy! Here's hoping that you've gotten over the bumps and it's smooth sailing from here on out -- just kicking back and enjoying that beautiful new house (and a new car?). House looks great!
ReplyDeleteWon't be a new car, though many of the parts will be.
DeleteI kinda felt like throwing up from blog-induced stress. I would've given up!
ReplyDeleteGreat pics and beautiful home- congrats!
WOW! What a ride! Glad everything worked out! I love the placement of the attic access in the laundry room. It seems to me that placement should be standard in that location to maintain privacy in the bedrooms. Smart move, Stuart!
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