Another week = more Work

There are lot of pieces to this house remodel puzzle, and a few more fit into place over the past week.  And even though yesterday was a federal holiday, neither our school nor our remodel took the day off :).

Let's see...where to start. 

The last piece of furniture was delivered and we really like how it fits in the kitchen - both space-wise and color.  It's nice to have a place for my crock pots, blender, large bowls, etc. to go instead of having them sit out on the counters waiting for a home!

A couple more things before we leave the kitchen...the guy who put in our sink, Nathan, came up with a great idea for a back splash behind the sink.  Otherwise we would have kept chipping the paint and making a mess behind the faucet every time we washed dishes.  He also buffed out a plethora of scratches on the stainless steel counters, making them look like new. 




The oversized Lazy Susan arrived and is installed!  Although I should add that the box it came in was labeled "Lazy Daisy" - seriously.  Anyway, we now have a place for all the tupperware/plastic containers to live.  The Denver/New England game entertained me on Sunday while I matched up all containers with their lids and then sent the stack of extra lids to recycling.  Why do I keep lids after a container either melts in the dishwasher or cracks?  I suppose I'll need one of those lids this week since they now are no longer in my "extra lids" bin :).  By the way, WAY TO GO BRONCOS! It was pretty funny to see all our tupperware laid out on the living room coffee table. 



Our trim guy, Chad, installed some honker shelves above the ice maker.  These are SO cool looking. 

Moving out of the kitchen...the tile was installed in the guest bath!  It's a slate-look tile that goes great with the barn wood and tin.  John and I were really glad to see how well it blended in considering we neglected to bring any barn wood or tin samples with us to Harry Street carpet where we picked out the tile! 







Now to head upstairs...Chad also installed shelves in the kids' rooms.  These are awesome - we had them in our house in Fresno and any parent of kids who have received a trophy for every tournament, league, etc. they have ever played in knows what a pain it is to have all that hardware on top of a dresser or counter.  Having these shelves to display trophies and plaques is great - and there are pegs underneath for caps...since every team you play on has to have a separate cap for each of the 2-3 shirts that go with the uniform...right?!

I won't bore you with the drywall repair, concrete counter re-seal, bathroom tile grout, nail hole filling and other tedious tasks that seem to make this remodel project endless so that's it for now. We really will be ready for visitors at some point!  Very glad my mom decided not to wait until it was all finished and came to see us this past weekend.  Kudos to her for navigating through all the boxes and dust!