Good gracious, work is moving fast! Every day at the house is a flurry of activity–multiple subs trying to get work done; the job superintendent acting as orchestra conductor, traffic cop, and cheerleader; and me and Lev trying not to get in the way. All this chaos is a good thing, because suddenly September turned into October, and we are going to be moving into this house by October 31–whether it’s done or not.

Closing in on the exterior paint color was harder than expected. More trips to the paint store for samples, more paint-outs:

But we finally settled on one, and when you consider the “before”. . .

. . . When it’s done, the “after” is gonna look so much better!

Moving inside, there’s a bunch of different work going on, and it’s all horribly messy. Every surface is covered in a layer of fine construction dust, and everywhere you turn you risk stumbling over building materials, boxes of plumbing and electrical fixtures, tools, hardware, and trash. I’m trying very hard to ignore the mess and focus on the glimpses of what the finished project will look like.

Tile work in the bathrooms is about 40% done. The bathroom vanity cabinets are installed, so the countertop sub was able to template those counters and get to work. (The doors and drawer fronts aren’t installed yet, so you’ll have to imagine the vanities with oak fronts)–

The tile layout for the master bath shower turned out to be pretty tricky, so the tile sub laid it all out with a “practice” run on the floor in the bedroom. I think it looks pretty cool!

The steel surround on the fireplace is in, too. I’m loving this before-and-after contrast! Here’s the before–

And here’s the after–

The kitchen cabinets arrived today, and the installer was still working hard at 5pm when I arrived. But he called it a day not long after–time to get home and put the Giants game on! Not much to see in pictures (yet), but the cabinets look absolutely fantastic–the craftsmanship is impressive.

And finally, another garden surprise–a beautiful dahlia.

I can’t wait to see how much progress they make by the end of this week–at that point we’ll be two weeks out and counting down every day. . .