Gone Heiken

Our first home: 5290 Project

We're down to TWO months before closing.

A LOT has been happening in this final stretch, which warrants two, separate posts, as we finish up this 5290 Project by December 2018.

Here is our October 2018:

Kitchen

Floor tile

Countertops!

APPLIANCES :)

Counter stools for island

Backsplash

Lights!!

Finish up Master Bathroom

Vanity, countertop and toilet

Wall tile

Mirror!

10.26.18 CARPET Day

Kitchen

What an adventure it is to tile a kitchen floor... we tiled from 5:30PM until 1:30AM.

Here's the quick version in pictures.

It took a bit, but we powered through and are really happy with the results!

A few before and afters:

Oh, our lovely countertops!

Sam and Doug set and installed the walnut butcher block on the kitchen island:

Then, we had the quartz countertops set for the bar and the rest of the kitchen surface.

Before and after - and close-ups.

Bar

Kitchen countertops:

As of 10.30.2018, we have a FULLY functioning kitchen!

Here are our beautiful appliances:

Fridge and microwave

Stove/Oven

Dishwasher

We finally agreed on counter stools for the island within our price point.

Sorry to replace the makeshift stools previously in operation (not sorry).

A welcome sight from the delivery guy!

Before.

After.

Mary's dad finished up the kitchen lighting (and other electrical work!). Thanks, Ron!

Kitchen backsplash installed:

Huge progress on the kitchen this month!

Master Bathroom

Vanity and countertop installed:

Walls tiled

Curbless shower, complete with shaving station!
Just awaiting our pane of glass to separate the toilet and shower.

Toilet

Fun mirror :)

Carpet day: 10.26.2018

Cleaning up to prepare for carpet day!

Start with the living room. Here are a few before and after shots:

Living room: After!

Now, the master bedroom. Before and after:

We did remove the fridge from the master bathroom.

After!

Our final month is just as full of excitement, including:

Exterior - replaced and painted siding
Back entry closet nook
We move in to the master bedroom!
Fun, deco lighting for the kitchen and bar
New front door
A couch, a chandelier, a fan

Stay tuned :)

Our first home: 5290 Project

It's been ONE YEAR ... September 2018

The clock on the construction loan is ticking; and we were able to get a 90-day extension. So, the countdown to completion is now December 2018.

Here are a few BIG moves in September:

Updates to the existing bathroom. It's been the only functioning bathroom for 1 year, so why not add some inconvenience to each and every day while the rest of the house remains disassembled?

KITCHEN progress:

Wall built for future island

Patch + sheetrock

Cut in kitchen lights; prepare electrical for appliances

Design transition from cove ceiling to non-cove ceiling

Paint (thanks, Emily!)

Shiplap wall complete

9.25.2018 - Kitchen cabinet installation day!!

Here's a play-by-play for updates to the existing bathroom:

Picture from Realtor.com

First things first ... we swapped out the shower curtain. This happened immediately.

Everything else was as-is for the year.

Until, I got antsy ... Just what Sam needed: another project.

Truth be told, my intention was to take care of it by myself. But, I ran into a few snags. And, SOO appreciated help from both Sam and Doug!

First, prime and PAINT.

Went with SW Sleepy Blue for the walls; white for the wood.

A new light above the vanity! I don't have/couldn't find a picture of the sconces that had been there. But, this is an obvious improvement given what you can imagine.

This is where Sam's help came in:

As for the medicine cabinet... I ripped that out of the wall (prematurely, as you'll see), took the dimensions to Home Depot and bought the size that would fit beautifully to replace the existing, gross medicine cabinet. Well, it didn't fit. Sad day.

Then, while we were galavanting somewhere in the mountains of Colorado, Doug came to the rescue!! He made this beautiful medicine cabinet that fits gloriously!