Floors, Kitchen and More!

A lot has happened since my last update in February... we can finally smell the end (or the polyurethane is just getting to our heads). The kitchen cabinets look gorgeous- thanks Liz for the design and Alex for his meticulous installation! The granite is awesome- thanks Tim for taking that one last trip to a granite warehouse in Baltimore at 7 AM on a Friday morning! The floors look fantastic! Alex convinced us not to stain them, which was definitely the right decision.
Enjoy...

Paint, Tile, Porch and SnOverload!

The house is really coming along. The multiple blizzards certainly set us back, but some exciting things are happening. We've picked out all of our paint and all of our tile and I absolutely love our choices! It's pretty hard to see the paint colors in these pics, but they're beautiful- believe me! Paint names crack me up- "Betsy Ross House Moss", "Luxury Linen", "Hot Springs" were a few that we picked. We are also close to selecting the granite, although I may need one more trip to the warehouse to be sure we pick the best possible slab.
Our screened in porch has also been a highlight of recent weeks. It came out even better than I had expected! I can't wait to sit out there this Spring and start hosting some BBQs!

Screened-in Porch!

Our fabulous screened-in porch has been the focus of this week. The guys were also sanding the mud work to prep for primer and paint, but we didn't really capture that in the photos.
Ed is really dedicated to keeping the bugs out of our porch. He put screening under the floor to prevent any mosquitoes from sneaking through the floor boards. I love the way he's thinking... we all know how much I hate bug bites!

From mary and ed video

Shopping for toilets...amazing

Tim and I had a life changing experience at Home Depot in Springfield, VA today. I'll let the video footage speak for itself.

New roof, more drywall and paint tones! Oh my!

We have a new roof! We picked a light colored gray roof because we wanted to reduce the heat absorbed into our attic master suite. I'll miss the green one, but this one will be much more energy efficient.

The drywall is pretty much done, and the crew did some mud work and will sand early next week. Meanwhile, we have been busy picking our paint tones. Luckily we had some good advisers visit the house to help out!

Drywall, skylights, roof work and cement patio

So much is happening at the house and I haven't kept us with my posting! (I'm totally back dating these posts to fit when the pictures were actually taken). These photos will show dry walling, our new skylights, the removal of our green roof, and our cement patio (that will be under our screened in porch. I was most impressed by the drywall guys walking around with their stilts like it's no big deal. The roof crew was also fearless!

Tim and I have been shopping for granite, tile, and cabinets. I think we're getting pretty close... we know we want sachi trend stone counter tops, cherry shaker style cabinets, and have most of our tile selected.

Insulation!

The crew has finished installing our insulation, and the house already feels much warmer. They also have dug footers in the back for our screened in porch... exciting stuff. (You'll also see the stack of drywall makes for a great dining room table.)