Blooper Reel II

The upstairs bathrooms have cabinets! And the master even has sinks! The sinks are a cultured marble but in a very cool pattern/color called pumpernickel that looks sort of granite-y and is mostly black but with greenish undertones. It's very pretty and a nice contrast to the cabinets and the lighter floor tile. The accent tile in the shower is a mottled black that should tie it all together. (At least that is what I envisioned...the jury is still out on how it really will all come together!) What you don't see is that the tower runs into the clipped ceiling and so the cabinet had to be clipped as well. I love the slopes in bungalows but I'm not sure how all ours ended up in the bathrooms. That wasn't so obvious on the flat blueprints! Ah well....

Conor's vanity is definitely a bit of a blooper. You can see from the picture that the cabinet design has the drawers all the way to the walls, with no filler. I hadn't really focused on this and the original cabinet style didn't have full overlay drawers (the master bath are not full overlay for example) so it might not have been an issue. However, when we switched to the beadboard cabinets, it lengthened the drawers as well. Now, when you open the drawers on the left they will bump into the molding around the entry door. We might have been able to live with that but it also means you can't remove a drawer without removing the molding and under the heading of 'you just never know' we figured it was better to address it now! They've removed the drawer fronts, which are very simple in style, and are going to trim them an 1" on each end, and sand and finish them. Keep your fingers crossed that it works. I'm skeptical but hopeful (and very glad I didn't pay for full extension drawers)!

They made the repairs to the window well outside (still waiting for the drywall/insulation repairs inside). After digging it all up, they poured a truckload of gravel underneath it and then smoothed and graded the top layer. It's starting to look like a real yard...croquet anyone?

October 21st (MI day) sure feels like it is right around the corner and there is an awful lot that still has to happen at the house! The trim is complete upstairs, but hasn't even been started in the basement. On the main level, the crown and baseboard are in, but there are still built-ins and a mantle to build around the fireplace and cabinets to build in the office. And the painter (yes, the lack of the plural is NOT a typo) just got started, soooooooo...........you can bet I'll be asking Dave daily if we're going to be in on time! Stay tuned!