Kitchen Counter

We have the new kitchen cabinet completed and installed - including the countertop.

The guys at Munger's Paint and Wallcovering did an amazing job of matching the finish color.  I walked in with a sample drawer and said "uh, it's a different kind of wood and it has some tonal change from age, can you match it? And they did.  They just kept trying and fiddling and testing until it was right.  Munger's is a great store.

You can tell from the photo that I am still finishing the wall repair, trying to match texture at this point.  That just needs a little sanding and on to the paint job.

Closet Doors

I had mentioned a while back that the closet openings were an unusual size and getting doors to fit was proving to be a challenge.  Finally got them installed and they look pretty good - it's a nice match to the hardwood floors.

One more challenge off the list. Now to finish stripping, staining and re-hanging the bedroom doors. They actually stripped down to a pretty light shade, I'm going to try toning them up closer to the floor color, then on to finish the kitchen and we'll be done. 

I'm looking forward to showing off the finished project.

Back in the Saddle

Well, first we had weather delays, specifically, finishes were taking forever to dry and then I had to go out of town for several weeks. I did get the new kitchen cabinet/counter installed just before I left so that's looking good.

If you've been following the house closely, my apologies for leaving the information hanging.  No Open House yet, the house still needs just a little work and I need the weather to cooperate because some of the work is outside.

I expect to be back on the job tomorrow and will keep the updates coming.

Making Progress

You might have to be the person doing the work to appreciate a bathroom shot but the floor is in and looking good and I've had some fixtures updated.

I've also started on painting the shutters and exterior doors,

as well as stripping the old paint off the bedroom doors.

As we make progress, I'll keep everyone posted here.

Time Passing and Work Getting Done

Well, it was a very busy week.  I found and installed a new dining room fixture but can't find my photo of the install so here's just a picture of the fixture.

We got the base for a section of kitchen counter, and installed it so it would be in when the new floor is laid.

I also met with the flooring company,  picked out ceramic tile and now the tile guys are started on laying new floors in the kitchen and the bathroom.

Meanwhile, in the back yard, a Wisteria started to bloom and it's absolutely lovely.

I've been shopping for a counter top for the kitchen base and tomorrow I'll meet with those folks and have a counter top made.  While I'm waiting for that I will stain and finish the base and finish painting the shutters.  Grout will go on the floor tomorrow and we'll get the bathroom fixtures re-installed.

Things are moving right along and I see completion in sight, it's been a fun house to work on.

Floors Done!

It took me the full week but it was so worth it, the floors are done and looking good...

This view is standing in the living room, looking into the dining room and down the hall.  Now onward and upward to finishing the kitchen, installing a dining room light fixture and cleaning/unmasking the bathroom.

We're enjoying some terrific blooming trees in the backyard.

I think this is a quince of some variety,

And an Oklahoma Redbud, framed with Forsythia in front.

I'm getting close to done, stay posted for what this week brings!

Closet Doors

Well, hmmph.  The door vendor I was talking about earlier doesn't do custom bi-fold doors, "too hard", so that will make getting closet doors that fit an interesting challenge.  I suspect that now I know why there weren't doors to start with.

That leaves three choices, 1) batwings, 2) sliding doors - still would have to be custom made, or 3) the accordion pleated doors.  None of those would have been my first choice but they're all better than a curtain.  It does make me wonder what was in place originally.  It appears that there were straightforward hinge mounts but with no doors in place it's hard to tell.

I completed the rough sanding and started the finish sanding today but the difference doesn't show in photos so no new pictures.  Tomorrow I'll finish the fine sanding and lay down the stain, finish should go on Thursday as our predicted temperatures should be very good for stain and finish to dry.

It's coming right along and looking good, it's going to be a great house when we're done.