Saturday, September 12, 2009

small update

We were originally set to close Thursday, but a week ago the state made $4,000 grants available to first time home buyers (us!). So, this has delayed us by a few days, but it's totally worth it. Right now, we're set to close on Monday.

This a picture of our upstairs hallway all completed. As you can see, that solar tube is friggin bright. Definitely get one if you have the chance! Anyway, we hope to have keys on Monday and we'll get painting soon after, so more pictures soon!!

Thursday, September 3, 2009

T minus 1 Week

That's right. We're are exactly one week away from closing and finally calling this place ours! We took these photos Monday, and it's been a crazy couple of days since, so we apologize for the delay. The house is about 98% done when we took these, so you might notice a few things not quite finished (like the kitchen cabinets below).

Above is the view from our living room, looking toward the kitchen and entry way (that's the closet door, the entry is on the adjacent wall). The tile is kind of dusty in this shot, so the color of that will be more viberant.

This is the view from atop the stairs. The solar tube wasn't in yet, but it was supposed to go in yesterday. They were vaccuming when we arrived, so the carpet was nice and clean.

Here is Tennille admiring the granite countertops in our kitchen. We've been trying to select a paint color to match to the counter tops/bring out some of the deep golden colors, or even the dark cranberry specs. However, I don't think the camera brought out the right tone. It's pretty darn close though.

And here is a cruddy panoramic stitch of our kitchen. The flash really washed things out, and I was too much of a dork to turn it off... The microwave is going to be changed to stainless steel. The black one is incorrect per our specs and will be replaced, so we'll have all matching appliances.

I should also note that the exterior is also almost finished. It's about 90% painted and the walls were prepped for stucco.

We'll be going back up on Tuesday for our final walkthrough with the construction manager to make sure everything is perfect before we close. We should have more photos then, and maybe a video tour..?