One week left

Well I've been really busy lately trying to get things wrapped up before the big move day. Since I last posted I've gotten a lot done. The doors and drawers are lacquered for the bedroom closets. Dave has installed all of the lights, switches, plugs etc. I've grouted the bathroom. Installed the tile in the entry and around the fireplace, and grouted it. Installed the cork in the bedrooms and the living room. The kitchen sink, stove, and dishwasher are all installed and working properly. The kitchen countertops are installed. All of the walnut doors are installed, they were a little challenging but the Johnson Hardware track works great. I've got some more photos and will try and get some more posted. If you have any questions let me know. I'm off to install the shower fixtures and finish up the details.

Progress

Well I thought I would post a few photos just showing how things are coming together. We got the fridge installed on Sunday, I think its Jessica's favorite piece. The doors to the closets are done and fitted, they fit really nice. Doug is going to lacquer them for me for now, but eventually they will be painted some really cool colors.

After two coats of sealer

Here's some pictures from last weekend. These pics were taken after two coats of sealer and after a lot of sanding.

That Smell

Well I'm writing this while listening to a little Lynyrd Skynyrd to get me prepped for the weekend. I'm done with the plywood, its only taken me what seems like 5 years to get this far. I'm posting some shots of a few of the last details to go in. I've mounted the track for the sliding doors, finished the closets and finished all of those little pieces that tested my sanity. So tomorrow my painter friend Doug (who has helped an awful lot through this whole process he's the guy in the photos that looks like a biker or a pirate) will start prepping and sealing the birch. I'm going with two coats of sealer then two finish coats of a furniture grade lacquer. My dad and Doug found the lacquer that has a hand rubbed finish look to it, its perfect not to glossy just a nice finished hue. So if you live near me and catch a scent sorry. Or if you want to come get a little contact hi come on over.

I almost forgot Sunday Jessica and I will be attending the KC Modern bowling for Modernism event. Check out KC Modern if you want some more info, I'm sure I'll see some of you there.

Sawdust

I think I will finally be ready for paint next week barring any major setbacks. The closets are coming along nicely, I'm pleased with the way everything is turning out. They also decided to replace my street and curbs this past week so getting to the house has been a little more difficult. I'm just glad I'm not living at the house, but it will be really nice when/if I ever move in. Here's some pictures of the closets in the master bedroom and the cabinet that is next the the fridge. I've got about two nights worth of work on the closets finishing out the little details then its on to the sliding door track and the trim.

Storage

Well the house is coming slower and slower, these little details are just about to drive me crazy. Last weekend we got a good chunk of the closets built. I'm going to be working on those this week and the windows you see in this picture are the last to be trimmed out. The closets really helped define the house, it brought a bunch of other little things together. I can' t decide what to do above the closets. Originally I thought I was going to put more shelves/doors above but the leading vote right now is to leave the space above open, and eventually put glass if nois is an issue. Let me know what your votes are.

I've been busy the last couple of weeks. I've designed the kitchen cabinets as you see here in the images from the model. I'm still working on a way to load the model on my blog so that you all can download some free software and take a tour of the Revere Home. I had three different cabinet shops price out the cabinets you see here. The Kraftmaid Venicia line was the most expensive - so I opted to go with a custom cabinet maker. Through the same cabinet maker I've gotten a great deal on baltic birch plywood for the walls. I was torn between going with mahogany or birch and the thousand dollars I saved by switching to birch made the decision easy.

I am going to go with walnut wood on the cabinetry which should give a nice contrast to the cork flooring and birch walls. I've picked most of the lighting in the last couple of weeks along with the plumbing fixtures. So far I am on budget (which my dad thinks is to high - he calls it my 1100 sq.ft. million dollar home).






Here is a view of the new bathroom in its preliminary stage. By moving the ductwork I was able to simplify the chase and use it to help frame the space of the vanity. The model should be making significant progress in the next few days so I will try to upload some more images asap. I'll upload some pictures from this weekend - I will have the framing completely done and I've poured concrete over the new plumbing in the guestbath/utility room.