Monday, March 26, 2012

Kitchen Backsplash!

We decided on marble subway tile as our kitchen back splash and here is the result!  I couldn't resist cutting down some wildflowers from our backyard to get a little color in there :)

 Getting it level:

33 boxes of tile:

All laid out to be inspected:

Because I just could not handle the ones with brown in them, Lee let me know that I'm a little bit of a control freak on some things...can you blame me? 

Yellow spacers still in so the tiles can set up:

A little better! 

All finished up.  Still need to grout and seal it, and put the outlet covers back on.  AND get around to the open shelving for either side of the kitchen window...

But all in all we are smiling from ear to ear!!

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

The trimming continues...

Have I mentioned what an annoying job this trim is?  We are almost done trimming out what we refer to as "the main part of the house".  "The main part of the house" is the living room, dining room, kitchen, mudroom and main bathroom.  We are putting all of our energy towards those rooms at the moment because, well, I'm throwing a party in 3 weeks.  Am I crazy?  Yes. Throwing a party before we even move in.  I've lost it. But it's really fun watching the last loose ends make their way together.  My sister is getting married in May, and it just made sense to have the shower at our place.  Without any furniture in yet, that leaves the living room and dining room as one big open space - perfect for tables and chairs.  So, that really puts a "due date" on all of our small projects.  Here's some of what's been going on...

Bathroom window in progress:

 Bathroom window after:

 Bathroom Door:

 Getting ready for some hardware:

Yay!:

Trim on the main opening went up:

Trim on the kitchen door leading to the hallway:

Trim on the front door (bad lighting):

We put the side panels on all of the cabinets and started putting up the deco strips (this is with the side panels but before the deco strips):

 And this is with the deco strip on the bottom:

Toe kick went in on the island, as well as hardware:

Hardware on the rest of the cabinets, too:

And a full shot as of last weekend:

Mud room floor before:

 In progress (I forgot to take an after shot):

We are still waiting on the plumber, they couldn't end up coming out when they had hoped to.  Hopefully they will call at some point this week *fingers crossed*.  We will be working on the kitchen backsplash and open shelving this coming weekend!  Time to take a break from all of the trim - we need a breather from that project :)