too tired to think of a title for this post...

...maybe you can think of one for me?!

so here are a bunch of progress photos (in no particular order)


KITCHEN: finished installing and grouting the backsplash tile

BATH1: Finished installing and grouting the bath surround tile

installed the fixtures: toilet and vanity

love the sink- got it at lowe's

BATH2: tile installed and grouted...door installed...toilet and vanity too!

DINING ROOM: engineered floating click-lock oak flooring is getting installed (as i write this post)

the nice people from lowe's came to the house today to move the fridge from the garage to its final resting spot!

Slate floor at entry foyer and first floor bath is installed, sealed and grouted.  just needs one more coat of sealer (3 total).  I love the aluminum transition strip that we have installed between the slate and wood.

BASEMENT: flooring was installed.  It is resilient vinyl plank flooring.

it's a little dusty!  we also installed the oak "pole wraps" over the lally columns.


and last but not least...
BASEMENT: brick veneer wall (what did she say?)  yes,  brick. veneer. wall.

It is real brick, just 3/8" thick. 

still dont know if we are just crazy for doing this!

holy stink batman!

i was mistaken thinking that i could work in the basement today...the fumes from the polyurethane were  incredibly strong, even in the basement...i could even smell it when standing outside.  so i held my breath, jumped inside, took a few pictures, then went home!  

scott, on the other hand...braved the 45 degree weather and poured the concrete footings for the deck...so thanks to him, some progress was made today!

wow wow WOW

the hardwood floors look AMAZING!

this is a photo of the area of the floor that was patched in (taken just after it was sanded)

this is the before photo!

did i mention, wow!

here you can see the difference that the polyurethane makes on the red oak

in case you missed it

and this is what it looked like just yesterday! 

most of the new kitchen needed new hardwood flooring- it has all been patched in (this photo was taken just after it was sanded, but not yet given a coat of polyurethane)

and before...

not a great view of the floor, so here is a photo taken from the kitchen looking back towards the entry

wow!