Whew....we are beat. The last few days have been a little nuts getting some finishing stuff done at the house and unpacking enough to be ready for the Cleveland-Holloway home tour that took place today (Saturday the 4th). The home tour was a nice unpacking motivator but mostly it resulted in us shoving everything we haven't unpacked yet, along with the cats, into two of the bedrooms. Tomorrow, hopefully, we can get the house more functional for actually living. Unpacking is going to be a slow process. We've had several neighbors confess that they still have stuff in boxes after years of living in their home. But all that whining aside, we're super stoked to actually be living in this house that we've been working on for so long. It still feels a little unreal but will sink in soon enough. On to the pictures!
The guys from Rice's Glass in Chapel Hill were out on Thursday to install the shower door and panel. This was one of our splurges but I think it's well worth it.
And here she is all installed. Once we get the vanity top and fixtures switched out, and the grout sealed, this bathroom will be all done! Well then there's building shelves or some sort of cabinet over the toilet...etc...etc. Projects will never end I'm sure.
We also got a huge mirror for the hall bath and installed it ourselves. Small victories, folks.
Jackie, who works at Vega Metals a few blocks from our house, made us a rad cage for our AC compressor. After a lot of back and forth, I think we decided that it's fine to leave it unfinished and let the steel rust. There are several people in the hood that have gone this route and the rust patina (to make it sound fancier) looks really nice and will work with the colors of our house. Now we just need to bolt this bad boy down but shhhhh....don't tell any would-be robbers.
The home tour was today and went really well. We had lots of compliments on the house and got to meet a lot of new neighbors which is always nice. Miles was around for the tour which really help when answering questions about the house. We mostly wanted to be on the tour to show off the amazing work that Miles and his subcontractors have done and entice more folks into the neighborhood. The tour was a great nice way to cap the end of this project and show our house off to the public.
I think your blog header needs updating... you don't want people to think the colors still look like spoiled ketchup-and-mustard!
ReplyDeleteindeed it does need updating. it's on my list. just not super high on the list right now. i want to redo the look and make tabs with different info. the contractors, about us, etc.
ReplyDeleteI'm looking for these A/C decorative cages in the C-H neighborhood, but can't seem to get in touch with the right person. How long did they take to make? Do you mind emailing me with the contact info?
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