Mid-February update

Whew! We are closing in on it, but the last bits are painful. This is where I want the night fairies to come in and do it all "POOF!" and drop a bag of money here while they are at it . . .

Todd had his last day today, and Pete Chandler came in to stain the beam. Closing in on it all but still no firm date for the party.

Quick update - floors were refinished last week, Todd installed the cabinet backs and the bartop, and we purchased a paint sprayer when we realized just how much painting there is to do. Maybe a bad purchase, but the hours spent covering with plastic are much mitigated with the quickness of application. Kitchen and bathroom/mudroom were primed in about an hour total, (2 coats) after probably 4 hours of taping and masking.

This past weekend, Jeremy and I tented the kitchen and sprayed it a gorgeous, happy yellowy color called Dahlia. (Maddie said to me this morning, "Mommy, is doesn't look like winter in here; it looks like summer!" And this on a grey, overcast day . . . YES!!!) He has been working like a fiend perfecting his mortar technique putting up the backsplash. In between all this (and yes, he is still putting in 60 hours a week at the office) he is sanding and varnishing the bartop to build up the finish. Pic to the left is Jeremy priming.

This is Jeremy working on tile. You can see the shiny bartop and the indications that this is still a work in progress (light is bag wrapped for ceiling painting)

Last one - the cooktop area. There will be set of straight, bullnosed pieces over this pattern. Doesn't Jeremy do good work?