January 13, 2011: Room to Spare

Here's a peek at a few more rooms! First up, the powder room on the main level:

Mr. S's office, still a bit of a work in progress...

The guest bedroom, still obviously missing a significant piece of furniture:

But the usptairs guest bathroom is ready for visitors!

Next up, a descent to the basement...

January 12, 2011: Master of the House

Continuing the grand tour, next stop is the master bedroom:



We are super pleased with our new furniture in here - beautiful dark wood and cool, modern layered design to the drawer fronts. Handyman Mr. S did a great job with the blinds and curtains in here, making this the room that's the closest to being finished!



We're thinking of painting the wall behind the bed as an accent wall - maybe a warm bronze-y caramel color like the bench at the end of the bed. We'll see!



And the master bath:

We've still got temporary paper shades on these windows (showering those first few days was a little adventurous!) because the pesky sizes are proving tough to find shades for. Rather than order uber-expensive custom blinds, I may give it a go with some frosted contact paper, which proved very successful in another room (coming up on the tour - check back soon!)

January 11, 2011: There's No Place Like Home

Well, we're in, getting settled, and the memories of a loooooooooooong and exhausting moving day are slowly fading. Just to give you an idea, look how much daylight we had for unloading:



Exactly.

But now that all our wordly possessions are here (and multiplying by the day), it's definitely becoming home:



Looking forward to warm weather to spend some time out here:

Coming in the front door to the foyer:

Coming into the family room:

And the kitchen into the family room:

Kitchen:

The morning room:

The table and chairs for here get delivered tomorrow (yippee!) so stay tuned for photos of that, as well as a continued house tour!

December 17, 2010: Winter Wonderland

Snow hit the area yesterday, so this morning we got to see the house in a different light:



Mailbox - check! Maybe it already has a few Christmas cards in it...



From the perfect sledding hill in the backyard:



We were there for our Pre-Settlement Demonstration with the Project Supervisor - he basically provided an introduction to the house. We now know all kinds of important things like where to turn off the water and gas, how to program the thermostat, who to call if we have any warranty issues, etc.

4 days till closing!

December 8, 2010: So Fresh and So Clean, Clean

The house is built, landscaped, & cleaned, and we're cleared for closing, so it's all systems go!



The kitchen with shiiiiiiny countertops (as far as we can tell, the only thing not finished in the house is the cabinet/drawer knobs):






Family room:

Basement (aka the Man Cave):

The view from the window in my CLOSET (yes, there's a window in what I've designated as the "hers" closet):

We move in two weeks from today... bring it on!

December 7, 2010: Stick a Fork in It...

... it's done!



Mr. S was up near the house today so swung through to check things out... and was rewarded with columns, shrubs, and trees! He inundated me with cell phone pics, so I'm posting a few...

(Never fear, the mini-van in the garage is not ours, it belongs to the cleaning service who was there wiping all the dirt and grime away - another sign that the house is ready for us!)

From the back:

The back yard:

Front yard:

We should get finished interior pics tomorrow... stay tuned!

December 1, 2010: The Grass is Always Greener...

... when it's freshly laid sod!!!



Wouldja look at that! What a difference! Not to mention the painted shutters and door, light fixtures by the garage... it's really coming together! The backyard also rolled out the green carpet:



We weren't sure about how the weather would affect the landscaping package - now that it's getting colder, we were afraid they would have to wait until spring to lay the sod, etc. But they got it in, and the monsoon we got last night surely helped it get started.

There are some new arrivals inside too - appliances!





And bathroom fixtures!







And a chandelier!

Carpet should be going in today or tomorrow... T-minus16 days!