Work hasn't slowed much on the house since I last wrote in December, but the work we're doing now is primarily finish work, so the noticeable progress is taking a little longer.
We now have a kitchen floor, granite counters, and finished windows in the kitchen, so all that's left in that room is some door trim and the glass tile backsplash (which I'm getting anxious to see completed). I don't think I mentioned this earlier, but I designed this kitchen so that almost everything under the counter is a drawer, and there is a sizable pull-out pantry next to the refrigerator. So far, I'm pleased with this layout--no more pulling stuff out in order to get to things in the back of a cupboard!
Randy has been working tirelessly, and I do mean TIRELESSLY on the trim on the second floor, and the doors. This is a complicated process that involves using harsh chemical strippers on the wood, scraping it off, sanding a bit, staining, wiping, varnishing, varnishing again, and then filling in nailheads. I should mention that we have 17 doors in the house...all of which needed the full strip/sand/stain treatment on both sides. This week was a landmark week because Randy started making his way down the stairs to the landing (as seen here--the left side of the window hasn't been stripped yet in this picture).
The newly-stained trim does look pretty incredible, I have to say. Here is a shot of the recently-finished upstairs hallway.
Stay tuned for some upcoming shots of the exterior! Nothing too glamorous, but progress nonetheless.
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