I wish that Brett and I had more pictures for you today. Here is the status of things:
Drywall, taping and sanding is 100% finished.
Last Friday morning, we met the trim carpenter at the house to review closet shelving, pantry shelving, laundry room shelving, fireplace mantle details, and check out the cabinets. The cabinets look beautiful!!! The reason that we don't have pictures for you today is, unfortunately, we are LOCKED OUT! Yes, locked out of our own house. I guess this a good thing, since none of the building materials will be stolen...but it also means we can't really see the interior. We need to get a key once the deadbolts are in, and/or visit before the contractors leave during the day.
Our cabinets, by the way, are knotty alder. This is true for both bathrooms and kitchen. Here is a picture that I found online of knotty alder. As you can see, its somewhat dark and rustic - the wood is very smooth with interesting grain. This was an easy choice for us!
The knockdown ceilings are also finished. Knockdown is quite a bit different than popcorn ceilings - knockdown looks like this. Apparently its extremely labor-intensive, but we think its worth every penny.
Rounded sheetrock corners are in, as well. Once painted, they will look like this (but non-textured and in our paint colors - latte through main living areas, khaki in bathrooms, and deep sage in master.)
Let's see...the dirt around the house has been graded, so the lot looks less "construction-heavy."
Up next? Trim carpenter will be in this week and possibly next week. Stain on trim next week. Paint walls, followed by floor coverings, tile work, light fixtures. Oh, and a huge chunk of cash leaving the bank. HAHA.
Our builder expects to close first week of December (builder's agent mentioned possibly Dec 8) and we are ECSTATIC!!!! We both plan on taking a couple days off work to move, unpack, decorate and settle into 8309 Candlewood Circle!
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