Memorial Day Weekend - Day 209

It's May 24th, Day 209 of Project 713. The crews are 'On and Cracking' with various projects and as I speak, the hardwoods are being sanded and the yard is being prepped for landscaping. Pictures of those to come at a later date, but here's a peek at what's been going on the past several days.

Grace is, of course, standing in the middle of our formal dining room and that's the awesome new chandelier that certainly 'demands' attention. The new fireplace and mantel is about 80% finished and will be completed after the floors are sanded, stained and sealed. You can also see the two new doors on either side of the fireplace, which lead to our old sunroom.

In the picture above, you can see the outdoor ceiling fans for the front porch. You also get an idea of what the light fixtures attached to the house look like, as well as the chandelier in the center of the porch.

The picture above shows the full-sized mirror with beveled edges in the master bathroom. Bathrooms are tricky to photograph because they're 'relatively' small, but in this case, since I'm shooting a picture of a mirror, you get to see the reflection of the other side or the bathroom. Look closely and you'll notice the shower and the soaking tub in front of the picture windows.

The pictures above show the built-in bookshelves in the upstairs landing and hallway after they were painted. You can see in the first one that the shelves are in and will be put in on the other side. You also get a nice look at the chandelier that hangs over the stairwell opening and really helps fill the space.

The above picture is the staircase up to Grace's loft and the built-in bookshelves up in her loft after painting. The small white patches are where the painters found imperfections to fill in, sand and will paint back over.

The pictures above and below are in our walk-in closet in the master bedroom. We're having built-in shelves and garment hanging areas. We'll probably also end up with a short dresser, bench or seat in there too.

I'm not sure who will get which side, but I have a feeling the section seen above will be mine, although the right side looks more appropriate for shoes, so who knows.

The picture above isn't really that exciting, except for the fact that a doggie door is a relatively new concept for our dogs. The rental house we've been living in has a doggie door and Bella and Charlie seem to love the freedom of being able to go in and out at their convenience. Bella doesn't use it as much to go out- she loves to be 'let out' the door- but they both use the one in the rental house all the time to get back in. We'll see how they acclimate when we move back in.

I realized that I'd forgotten to take a picture of our new ceiling fan in the master bedroom. It's up in the tray ceiling and looks very cool- pardon the pun.

So that's the new power junction box on the side of the house. Since this picture was taken, there are actually a pair of air conditioner condensers in that area.
So until next time,
Cheers!