Now I want to live here!

         Mike and I left town for four days and when we returned, our house had such a nice, warm, homey feel.  Floyd and Dusty had installed lots of flooring and started placing kitchen cabinets.

Lower cabinets in place.

I will cook with a view.

We are using the same cabinet style in the bathroom.

I can now imagine the clawfoot tub sitting in this corner.

Shower tiles are almost done.  Just need the floor.

And the  floors are beautiful!

Beautiful in the bedrooms.

and beautiful in the dining/living area!

I can really see this being our home now.  It feels so warm and I just want to move in NOW!

Exciting progress!

The front of the house and wide stairs.

Now that most of the preparation work is done, exciting things are happening.  First, the deck is done except for sealing.  It is the most beautiful deck in all of Washington, I am sure.  And it includes a wide staircase that doesn't block the view when short people sit down.  During any warm weather, the deck will be our living room! Eventually we will get the surrounding mess cleaned up, but we are learning that progress takes patience.

View from the side of the house.

And the shower and bathroom are beautiful too!  Even though their are no fixtures.  There is a hole in that bathroom that one could use like a Chinese toilet.

Experts at work.

Growing shower.  The top will be covered with more tile and will not be green.

Bathroom lights.

The tiling is near completion, so next week we should have some fixtures!  The electricians have installed lights and switches and we have painted the walls.  It gives the house a wonderful warm homey feel that hasn't been in this house for a long time!

Dining lights in the yellow dining area.

This light has been called a female body part.

The gas fireplace has been installed in the uncompleted mantel, but it is covered so that we wouldn't paint all over it.  AND the floor is covered with boxes of hickory flooring.  It is acclimating.  We were told to keep it warm in at least 60 degree air.  We now also have bedroom heaters that help keep it warm.  I have asked it if it feels comfortable in the house, but I got no answer.  I asked it if it was warm enough.  Again no answer.  Maybe after it is acclimated, it will wake up and talk to me!