Monday morning delivery!

I was very pleased to receive a call at 8:10am today from Ferguson that my appliance delivery was on-site and needed someone to let them in. Conveniently, I was on my way out the door for work and was able to swing by. I only stuck around long enough to learn that the refrigerator was too large to fit through the doorway and that they would have to dissemble the entire refrigerator. That was enough stress for a Monday morning so I left to head into work. Pics to follow whenever I can get around to stopping by the house again...

More fixtures and finishes going in....

The week wrapped with several small but important advances. See below.

The vanity lights were installed in both bathrooms. 

Half bath

Master bath (the left side; there are actually 2 of these)

The shoe moldings went in which definitely complete the look.

Moldings in the family room

The chandelier was installed over the eating area.

Eating area looking into kitchen

The fan was installed in the master bedroom.

Master bedroom fan

Hardwood floors are complete!

The guys got started sanding and staining the hardwood floors earlier this week. Now they are complete and looking gorgeous! The odor is pretty strong and they need a few days to fully dry. Next up: shoe molding installation and other fixture installation (fans, etc).

Family room looking into kitchen (and dining room entrance and mudroom in the distance)

Kinda fuzzy, but this is the master bedroom

Mudroom cubbies

Progress

A few things were crossed off the list this week:

Since Dominion did their thing, our old meter was officially removed and a new one was installed. Therefore, the guys patched up the wall and completed the floor where the old meter was. Trim work is being completed.

Site of the old power meter has been patched

Fixtures have started being installed. Faucets are in!

Master bathroom faucets (double vanity)

Kitchen faucet installed (we're re-using our old faucet & sink since they were relatively new)

Tile has been delivered! They will install the backsplash in the kitchen and the master bathroom tile after the hardwood floors are sanded and stained.

White matte subway tile for master bathroom shower walls

White matte hexagon tile for master bathroom shower floor (will be paired with gray grout)

Tile for chair rail in master bathroom shower (white matte)

Glossy white subway tiles for kitchen backsplash

Countertops are IN

The honed carrera marble counter tops for the kitchen and master bathroom vanity were delivered and installed! The guys also did the edging on-site. We went for an "eased" edge.

They're in!

Working on the edging in the kitchen

In action on bathroom counter installation

Sneak peak

Mantle, knobs and lights

A few updates to note over the past couple of days:

The mantle was completed.

All interior door knobs were installed.

Pendant lights over the kitchen island were installed. 

What's up next

With all of the progress over the past two weeks, we still have lots of work ahead of us and lots of decisions to make.

Work coming up:

PAINTING EXTERIOR & INTERIOR TRIM

Waiting on the exterior and interior trim around windows, doorways and baseboards to be painted.

FINISHING THE DECK

The deck is just about complete, but the stairs still need to be built. We have to wait for Dominion to finish burying the power lines before this can be completed.

COUNTER TOPS

The templaters came yesterday to do the measurements for the marble countertops for the kitchen and master bathroom. Here is a pic of the "lot" that we chose from Arc.

MASTER BATH TILE

We selected the tile several weeks ago, but since it was on back order, we are awaiting delivery and installation of the floor tile and shower tile.

BACKSPLASH

We have decided to go with a glossy white subway tile with a light gray grout. Awaiting installation.

HARDWARE INSTALLATION

After a million trips to the hardware store, we decided on polished nickel bin pulls and polished nickel knobs for both the kitchen and master bathroom vanity. We decided on polished nickel over chrome because it has a bit of a richer look.

Bin pulls: http://www.homedepot.com/p/Martha-Stewart-Living-Bedford-3-in-Polished-Nickel-Canopy-Cup-Cabinet-Hardware-Pull-136306-0/202241364

Knobs: http://www.lowes.com/pd_20988-54151-D2051-31.75NP_0__?productId=3200847

Decisions to make

Bathroom accessories: Need to select TP holders and towel racks. We're thinking chrome (shiny) for both, as to coordinate with the other fixtures. Need to pull the trigger.

Bathroom mirrors: Need to select mirrors. Thinking two medium size white framed mirrors for the master bath; and a frameless oval mirror for the half bath. Again, need to pull the trigger.