Guest Bathroom...walls finished and vanity built! Looking forward to concrete counters and a slate-look tile on the floor.
These shelves used to be free-standing but we really liked how they looked by the fireplace. The only problem was they were just a few inches too wide to fit on the right side. So our creative wood guys figured out how to make them fit and now they look built-in. Love them!
New sink time! When we first looked at the house, John was sold on the idea of getting a farm-style sink in the kitchen. This sounded fairly easy until our contractor didn't know of anyone who was willing to cut the stainless steel and figure out a way to install the farm sink. So we reluctantly purchased a dark grey sink and decided it would be fine, although John mentioned a number of times how much he'd like to have a farm sink. So I put the sink installation on hold and went searching! Thankfully our concrete counter guy knew of a fellow fireman who did a lot of welding, and after talking to him and sending him pictures, he took on the challenge! He helped me find the right size sink to order, and we decided to make this a surprise for John. I intercepted the big box when it arrived before John saw it, and since it was around Christmas time it was easy to tell him to stay out of the boxes in the spare room. However, after a few ups and downs - like finding a portable welder that would handle the job, his fireman schedule, etc. - it was going to be January 9 before he could get it in. So after dodging questions for a few weeks about why the new sink (the grey one) wasn't installed yet, I finally decided to tell John. I had also panicked a bit after seeing a picture in a magazine of a kitchen with stainless steel counters and a WHITE farm sink (I had order stainless steel) and thought, "what if he wanted a white one instead of stainless steel??" He was surprised and super pumped when I "unveiled" the sink, and said it was just what he had been thinking...whew!
A few pieces of new furniture were delivered this week! Unfortunately a tall cabinet for the kitchen somehow missed the truck, so that will be coming this week. A new kitchen table, a "snuggler" for the living room (who comes up with these names??), a cool bench that matches the absent kitchen cabinet and a sectional for the basement.
We were supposed to move all of Peyton's furniture into his room on Sunday, but the day was so nice we spent more time outdoors than in (a bonus since last Sunday was a balmy 10 degrees or something like that!). So as an alternative John and the boys unloaded boxes off the trailer and delivered it back to its owner, giving us our driveway back! So while watching the Broncos pull off a win, we hung a few of the most important things in the house...:)
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