Progress, progress, progress!

Lots has been happening around here!!  Recently, Moose and I went to the cabinet dude to pick our kitchen and bathroom cabinets. This was a very exciting event for me.

The last time Moose did my kitchen he asked me what type of cabinets I wanted and I had no idea. He basically picked them out for me and did a nice job too. I think the only thing I said was that I wanted the drawers to come all the way out.

I have a lot more opinions now (surprise, surprise)

Here is the current kitchen...

Progress is something to be excited about!

The siding is on and, yes, those are windows! I love that the old corbels were put back on the house.

The underside of the north window was covered in some ratty plywood. I suggested that we cover it in the same bead board (I love that stuff and think that you really can't have enough of it.) that Moose matched what they had originally used under the eves. It looks so pretty!!!!

There was no insulation in this. During the winter I was painting the room above and I removed the plate on the electrical socket. The draft that came out literally blew my hair back.

Moose has been working on rewiring the house. We are trading out the playroom chandelier for the one we used to have in the dining room. C pulled up a chair and "was ready to watch the movie." I think that meant watching Moose work. 

My Dad didn't have anywhere to put the chandelier that we had on our house growing up so he sent it to me. It was pretty beat-up after many moves and being shoved into garages/storage units over the last 20 years.

With Moose's guidance on wiring and a lot of Brasso (brass polish), plus hours rubbing off the tarnish; it is finally shinning again!

While we were working on it, we discovered that it was originally made for candles. Dad wasn't sure how old it was, but he said he had a vague memory of it be retrofitted for electricity when he and my mom bought it in the 70's.  Seems like it has found a good place to land. This house didn't have electricity when it was first built.  A little crooked, but kinda fits the house...it is crooked too.

Michael put down the tile in the powder bathroom. We are going to put down a dark gray grout. Not too bad for $2.70 a square foot!  Michael is truly a craftsman for so many reasons, but he is so skilled at tile work. Wow!

Moose is working on another job when he isn't here and he pulled up to my house with a dump truck full of cabinets that they pulled out of the other job. He asked Matt if we wanted any for our garage since they were in pretty good condition. It is almost impossible to imagine our garage as anything but stuffed right now. 

I started thinking..... 

Everyone brace yourself. 

I couldn't find a laundry sink that I liked so I figured we would get one of those plastic tubs that they sell at Home Depot for $100. Not what I want, but it would do for now. Could I use one of those base cabinets for a laundry room sink cabinet????

Moose agreed. I can't remember who thought of it, but we both started thinking... could we use these for the kids' bathroom vanity?  Could I use one to replace the horrid down, downstairs vanity and use the old master sink?  The possibilities are endless... especially when they are free!!!!!

Not as nice as the cabinets we are buying, but a good sanding and a coat of white paint---- I think we are onto something!  I'll let you know what we figure out.

In other news. it has been a bit warm around here. We broke out the pool. C and N thought it was great. They thought of so many games and scenarios. This is them trying to bounce the other off the boat into the sea.

E wasn't into this pool business. Instead he resumed his place as my personal "Chicle."  Dora calls him this because he sticks like glue. So sweet.

 Summer is so wonderful.