Ready for an update? Last time I shared I had a five month to do list. We have two months to go until move-in day and while the to-do list remains very long, there has been progress. Let's talk about it.
YARD
My parents have continued to clear areas of massive plant overgrowth and wow, you can tell. The yard is feeling so much bigger (and so much less overwhelming) as they trim back plants and clear random sections of wire fencing. Every time I am up there I work on the yard and love every second of it. It's so great to see the progress.
My in-laws trimmed the vines in early March and since then, they have just flourished. You can see so much beautiful new growth including teeny tiny grape clusters on nearly all of the plants.
And my in-laws also planted a veggie garden! We are going to use this first spring and summer to see how the sunlight and shade changes in the to-be garden area. It's an experiment to figure out where our more permanent beds and pathways should go in the years to come. I am so excited for fresh tomatoes, tomatillos, cucumbers and jalapenos this year.
Finally – my dad rented a scissor lift and capped our chimney after a "squirrel incident" this winter. It was a huge job that he took on after three professional chimney sweeps ghosted us. We can still use the chimney, but critters will not be able to get in; a win-win.
As far as the pool; we are on the list. Permits are cleared, there is a plan, etc. etc. but this project is dragging. We will get there.
ART HOUSE
My dad epoxied the floor! I LOVE LOVE LOVE IT. We used Rust-Oleum Epoxy Shield in the color Desert Mauve and I ordered custom paint chips (from here) in Eggshell, Terra Cotta and Brick. I have a blog post devoted to the process for our garage here. This was the same but easier because it was a smaller surface area. You can see a short video of this space here.
INTERIOR
I just re-read my to-do list and truly...LOL. Things are sort of happening but wow we have a long way to go. Let's see...
The primary bathroom is coming along. It's been framed out and the window we added to the new shower area is in. The plumbing is in. The HardieBacker for the tile is in (yay!) But electrical needs to happen and then drywall and then so much tile. You can see above my mock up for where we are headed.
The kitchen is fully planned and locked in! Above is a rendering from Stoffer for two walls. We are excited. Laundry and hall cabinets have also been ordered through them.
The laundry room flooring is going in this week! I changed the plan (no border) and laid it all out this past weekend. It's going to be beautiful. (Tile is a 4" hex from Fireclay Tile in Hunter Green and Tusk)
The powder room flooring is a bit on hold because after seeing the amazing flower plan for the laundry room the herringbone I had picked for the powder room felt all wrong. I am regrouping.
I did wallpaper the outlets in the powder room and my reel about it was the first piece of content I have ever had "go viral" and what I learned from that experience is I do not want to go viral. ;)
I have ordered hall and living room paint (Clare Paint's whipped) but that will go on after drywall is finished.
The girls' walls are coming together. My dad painted the base colors and then we taped stripes this past weekend. Piper's room will get purple stripes on the the pink and after a light blue paint fail, we are going to go with a darker teal stripe for Ellerie's room. Progress! (Also pretty soon I will need to write a blog post about all the mistakes I have already made and had to fix on this house.)
Whew! We are moving along and shortly moving in! I CANNOT BELIEVE IT.
