Rocks!
quick quiz: which garden tool will i be spending the next few days with?
sadly, not my hoe.
sneak preview: kitchen
okay, here’s a sneak preview of the kitchen. the marble & backsplash have 3 coats of sealer, so it’s essentially done.
for those that have seen the kitchen “before” you know this is a big deal. heh.
foggy in seattle
forgot to post this yesterday. was foggy downtown – i’ve never seen this outside of winter here. definitely not in mid-july.
21 days update: things are rolling
21 days until our trip, and we’ve got momentum on the big projects. the kitchen is still sitting at around 90% complete. have to caulk, paint, and install the stick-down floor. oh and finish sealing the countertops/backsplashes.
bathroom is where it’s really happening. tub surround and floor are tiled & grouted. tub plumbing (supply & waste) are done & solid (no leaks). lighting & GFCI outlet installed.
caulk is cheap
sometimes i wonder what previous owners were thinking when they did these things.
on second thought … i don’t really want to know.
it doesn't work from here
my hoe
i hurt everywhere
so, 29 total hours into the kitchen & miscellany this weekend (15 saturday, 14 sunday). got the wainscoting demo’ed, rehung the cabinets, demo’ed countertops, demo’ed sink, installed plywood/hardibacker. our kitchen/bathroom/tile/interior decorator got started on the tile on countertops and backsplashes – 1/2 the kitchen is tiled now.
oh, in brief interludes i also mowed the lawn, built a large pressure-treated planter, thatch raked and reseeded parts of the lawn. ugh.
41 Days – Update
so, a while back i announced our 50 Days plan for getting the house finished before our next vacation. we’ve made progress – i don’t have pictures right now but i will. just a bulleted list:
hairy legs & hopper
one more cute photo of hopper, contentedly sleeping on my hairy legs the day we got back to seattle.
