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Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Burgundy Update

Here is an update on our house on Burgundy. Things are moving along very quickly. We are in a huge time crunch to get out of our house and at this point our new house is not going to be ready. So, we are going to be living with my parents for a week.

Here is the kitchen with some changes. The drywall is up and the hardwood floors have been installed.
Here is a picture of the den. The paneling is down and drywall has been put up.  There was a problem with the firebox which needed to be replaced so we just ended up redoing the whole thing. We ripped out all of the brick and got a new firebox and put up new brick.

This is a picture of the upstairs. The ceiling has been raised and new smooth drywall has been put up. 





This is a picture of the master bath still waiting to be dry walled so it is kind of hard to make out what's what. You can actually see through the studs into the guest bath. 


If you look closely, you tell where the shower has been framed up and the toilet is going to be next to it. We are going to have double sinks with mine to the left of the door and Ryan's will to the right of the door. 


It is not going to be as easy for me to use some of his drawers and encroach on his counter space now. Even though I feel certain it will probably still happen. We currently have 8 drawers in our bathroom and I use 6 of them:) 



Here is a picture of our master closet, which once again is hard to tell without the drywall. It is a good sized closet but does have the angle of the stairs coming down.


I am excited though and I know we can make it work. I am thinking of neat shelves or something that I can have built under those stairs.


You can tell by the hardwood floors where we took in the hall closet and where the old bedroom closet ended. The space on the right is where the old shower was. So, it really is pretty good sized. 


The house is actually a little further along then these pictures show. I just didn't want to skip part of the process. All of the drywall is up and the tile has been laid.


I picked out all interior paint colors this weekend. We also tagged slabs of granite and marble we want for the kitchen and bathrooms. We also went to Graham's Lighting and picked out all of the light fixtures.


We will be moving out of our house on the 21st and are hoping that this house will be ready on the 28th for us to move into. I have to be honest, I was over there yesterday and I have my doubts.

Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Long Overdue Update

I apologize for the long time period between my last post. Things have been busy. Ryan has been super busy and I thought with him doing this full time would give him more spare time. Well it hasn't. In fact I almost feel he is busier then ever before. But in due time I know that things will calm down and there will be more of a routine.... I hope.
I have been out of town, packing for the move, and enjoying this warm weather.


A lot has happened at St. Andrews and it looks amazing!!!




The slurry has been put on the brick, the trim has been painted, and the copper has been uncovered. The exterior has exceeded our expectations!!!


The back patio has been poured and the brick has been laid. Not shown in these exterior pictures is the new driveway and new walk to the front door. This week they are installing the sprinkler system and starting to put in the landscaping!!




The cabinets are wonderful, the countertops are beautiful, the appliances are my dream, and the backsplash is perfect. The kitchen is basically complete. We are still missing the light fixtures, which are being installed this week. 




Check out that farm sink. This one is hand made and beautiful! We are also still missing plumbing fixtures which are going in this week as well.


I am hopefully going to get back over there and take more pictures soon. All of the rooms have been painted, the floors are finished, the light fixtures and plumbing fixtures will be done end of this week.


Keep your eyes peeled because this house will be on the market very very soon!!!