Things are looking Great

So much is going on at the house. The painter has done a lovely and swift job putting colour on our walls. Our electrician came back to hang the lights and install the switch boxes. The tiler is slaving away in the bathroom getting the tile surrounding the tub just right. I just love professionals. We've had the best possible team working with us, for us. I'm just so glad.

And I can't forget the core member of our construction team, my father in law Bruce who has been the spare hands and craftsy mastermind on many parts of this project.

Chris has reminded me that we also had our ceiling vaccumed out. What that means is that the spray foam insulaiton can be extruded into our attic space tomorrow.

Today Tiling, then maybe tomorrow the world?

I'm still waiting for world domination. Even world domination of the renovation market would be nice. Sigh. We have had more progress, awesome - the tiling is coming! Fredrick Robert of Beauvais Flooring is doing a lot of work for us. Here he is in action...

We can't wait until we get to see the tile in place. Soon we hope to see the lights hung. I know it is hard to show off, but we've had a huge amount of electrical work done. The backbone stuff just isn't sexy. Our friends were over admiring the cabinets and I forced them to see our uber-sexy new electrical pannel. It was rather under whelming.

Time Out

Chris was co-facilitating the Little Salmon Carmacks General Assembly this weekend and I attended the Kluane Bluegrass Festival. More news later about today's progress.

Granite Countertops

Here's some photos of the lovely cabinets and granite countertops being installed. They look so good that the installer - Sid of SidRock fame wants a photo for his album. I'm really pleased with our choice. It's hard to look at a small sample and imagine it in place. But wow! Did we choose well?!

We did make a change to our backsplash. After our painter had the first coat of our accent wall on we decided we like the colour so much we'd change the backsplash. The tiles I found on ebay, which are really pretty, don't go with the paint colour. Yes, I know, I hear you saying it; "paint is cheep, tile is expensive". This is true, but what the heck, Chris was never happy with the backsplash tiles and we think the floor tiles will look nice on the back splash. If they don't not a big deal, we can always change it!

Return to Cabinetry

Our flights were long and hot. I absolutely hate the Airbus 320's. I'm a boeing gal all the way. Both Chris and i were stuck in middle seats because our itineraries weren't linked. Happily we were both surrounded by slender quiet types. When we got back it was to a fabulously green and blossom filled garden and visible progress in the kitchen. Our cabinetry is in! And doesn't it look handsome? The ceilings have now been painted by our fabulous painter Paul (English Heritage).

Renovation Vacation

I traveled to Ottawa for a course and Chris was able to join me for a few days. His first time in our nation's capital. we've had fabulous weather and have ridden our bicycles all over the wonderful bicycle paths on both the Ottawa and Gatineau sides of the river.

Renovation Stage Cabinets!

no photos of the cabinets in place as of yet. Will post when I've got 'em. Meanwhile, the beam hiding our new electrical work has been suitably and lovingly distressed. there has also been a bit of ribbing about the Vancouver Canuks run at the Stanley Cup...