First In! Boys have moved into the House... Oh Happy Day

 

The boys spent their first night in the house! We got the basics in their bedrooms for them and they are finally in warm and cozy

 

Check out Andys cool light fixture. Found on Etsy this artist in Isreal custom made one for Andy. It gives off the coolest shadows.

Searching for Cabinet Hardware...taking opinions

Any votes out there on what cabinet hardware to pick?

Like both the knob and the pull in this collection. Often I find a knob I like but not the pull and vice versa. But this one I like both

 

Like the farmhouse pull at the top and beaded knob at the bottom. Like that the beaded element would repeat the beading of the cabinet

 

Maybe a little contrast of the squared but rounded edge knobs and pulls would be great

Hardwood floors in and finished....banned from the house for 3 days

Anyone who knows me knows I am not a super patient person. This whole process is wearing very thin.  But just getting to press my face to the window and look inside at what is taking shape has lifted my spirits. Mark Chambers has refinished existing wood floors and added new hardwoods to the kitchen. Can't go inside for three days while stain and then finish cures. It looks outstanding. Can't tell the old from the new. I love what I now refer to as the goldilocks finish. Nutmeg was too light & gold and Provencial was too dark & brown...but half of each was just right! Mark says its the "Michele finish" but probably really calls it the "Michele Pain in the Butt" finish. And so I post a picture of all three on his crew and their butts.

Shopping: Vintage Finds & Treasures for the New House

 

We purchased a couple vintage light fixtures at Monticello this weekend. Aweome fixture find for Jays office. Silly me I keep forgetting to take pictures of what we purchased. But soon enough it will debut in the house

 

Discovered La Maison Consignment shop. Jay is on a roll. He purchased a gorgeous leather with nailhead trim rolling desk chair for his office. Crazy cool and just $195. Go check them out they just opened last week at 5639 SW Artic Drive Beaverton. I loved almost everything in there and her prices were great.

 

Then off to a flea market over at the Elks lodge over on the east side. We did not find anything for the house but after a hard day of shopping, great candy from Rose City Sweets....

 

....And we bought the boys some soap from the Filthy Farmgirl  www.filthyfarmgirl.com  Great soap and great packaging. Andys Filthy Zombie Soap says "Just cause your dead doesn't mean you smell like a corpse" "You will never wash away the horror". Perfect soap for teenage boys

 

More Kitchen Details.

 

Whew... so far so good!  Pretty happy with the cabinet, countertop and stainless appliance + farmhouse sink combo. Going for a vintage cool look. Hope I achieved it.  Love the leathered granite but I think we are going to put a color enhancer sealer on it to give a bit more of a sheen. Next comes backsplash and cabinet pull choices.  Two things I agonize way to much over.

Kitchen Update...Before & Almost After.





 

Before and almost After. What a great reminder of how far we have come. Dana thanks for poking me to start posting pictures again.

 

 

 

 

 

Exterior Stone Work

 Exterior stone work was completed. Now I can't wait to get the house painted.  It may be a while though as it hasn't stopped raining for weeks. When it does stop for a moment it is too cold to paint. We may just end up waiting until Spring?

Bathrooms : Ceramic Tile vs Groutable Vinyl Tile

 

Master Bath Shower and Floor Tile are done.  Love the mix of pebble floor, neutral field tile and glass vertical accent tile which kind of mimics rain. Not sure we need more of that here in Oregon? but feels appropriate in a shower to have the feeling of rain.

 

 

Powder room got the new vinyl groutable tiles. I really feel in love with these as they have a great color and just bit of metallic detail for a little bling. Substantially less cost than ceramic tile as the product is less expensive and installation is easy. Really can't tell the difference from ceramic once installed. Now lets see how the hold up.