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Here you can see that they laid the carpet. The color is Ivory Bisque. The day they put the carpet in, Mike and I were at the house and we just laid down in the middle of the living room on our backs enjoying the new carpet smell. We think it makes a nice contrast to the dark tile.
Just a close up shot of the carpet. As you can see it is Berber. We upgraded the padding, so it really is quite cushy on our feet!
This is an action shot of the shower head in the guest bathroom. We turned it on to check the water pressure. Take note for all of you who will visit us.... you will be bathing in this very shower!!!!!
This is the vanity in the master bathroom. This actually gives you a better look at the counter tops with the cabinets and tile. Mike and I have always had to crowd around one sink when we brush our teeth (not that I mind being close to my hubby!!!), so we may not know what to with all the room!

Almost there!!

This picture shows the kitchen almost complete. They have to take the protective cardboard off the counters and put laminate on the back of the cabinets on the bar. It is a little difficult to see the appliances because of the angle of the sun coming into the kitchen.

This shows the stove. It is a better picture of the black appliances.
Here is our sink. It is NOT stainless steel!! I am SOOOOO happy about that. Call me weird, but the smell of comet and the gleem of the white sink just makes me all giddy!!!!
This is our counter top. This is the best shot I could get of it without a glare from the afternoon sun. The black appliances really coordinate well and bring out the colors in the counters.

So close ..... and yet ..... so far

The house is just about 2 weeks away from completion! It seems like it will be forever before we move in!

As you can see, our kitchen cabinets are almost done. I am thrilled with the storage space! We will have a breakfast bar (which has NOT been installed yet) which will have....you guessed it MORE STORAGE!!!! Again, we chose a dark, rich, warm shade for the cabinets. We think it plays off the tile well. The countertops that are going in are called Jamocha Granite. They will be formica, but look like granite. We also chose black appliances. To add to the "richness" of the colors in the kitchen. Plus, having had white appliances forever, we wanted something different.

AND today is a momentous occasion! We wrote our last rent check!!!!!! Whooooo Hoooooooo!

We will be signing papers for the house about 1 week before our 2 year wedding anniversary. What an anniversary gift!!!!

The tile is down!

This is our entryway. As you can see, we chose a darker floor tile. This tile will be in the bathrooms, laundry room, kitchen and dining room as well as the tub and shower surrounds. We just wanted something warmer and different from the usual beige.

These two shots are the tub surround in the guest bathroom. They have since grouted the tile. We think it looks great!

These two shots are the BIG shower in the Master bathroom. I can't wait until the plumbing fixtures and the shower door are installed!

Let there be light!

The light fixtures have been installed! We are very pleased with the way they look. The finish on the light package we chose is Oil Rubbed Bronze. We really like the finish. All the plumbing fixtures will be the same color. This ceiling fan is in the living room. The hole you see next to it is the skylight and there is not much light coming from it because they have paper taped up on it to protect it from the texture spray as well as from paint.
This is the dining room chandelier. (I hope I spelled that correctly!) As you can see, we need to to a bit of "tweaking" to correct to crookedness. We will also be changing out all the light bulbs to florescent. You'd be surprised how much money that saves!!

This light is over the kitchen sink.

This light fixture is in both bathrooms over the over the vanities.