Things are happening and decisions need to be made very quickly. My American Express card statement this month is proof of that, as I've ordered all the appliances, bathroom fixtures, tile, flooring and half of the lighting. All the surfaces are being prepped for various installations.
Here's the bathroom with the moisture resistant sheetrock.
I had to go to Lowes and get a bathtub. David wants to get all the sheetrock up before Ray, the taper, comes next week. The tub wont fit through the narrow doorway so we have to keep this wall open until they bring the tub in. They picked it up on Monday so it should be in place when I get there on Saturday.
This wall is now framed to take the weight of the double sink vanity which arrived last week. And the electrical is all in place too.
The dining room looks great without the odd little window. I also primed the existing window so it's not periwinkle blue anymore. And see the I-Beam above the front door? It's all rusted and distressed so, of course, I told David "Don't cover it up!! I love it just as it is!!"
Of course, when you remove a window, you have to deal with what happens on the OUTSIDE of the structure as well. For the moment, that doesn't look so great but we'll get to new siding there eventually.
Most of the sheetrock is up. All of the ceilings are done. Here's the living room.
And the kitchen.
All the recessed high hats are in. Now, I have to buy baffles. Baffling. Baffles are what goes up into the recessed lights to make them look finished. Um, after I paint the ceiling.
The wood got delivered for the bedroom loft flooring. It was cheap and David complained about it's quality but I intend to put high gloss porch paint down once we do a sanding so I wasn't too concerned about it's quality. Has anyone painted floors? If you have any personal wisdom culled from your experience, I would welcome the opportunity to hear about it.
Looking past the wood into the office loft, you can see that wall isn't sheet rocked yet. We're waiting for the Andersen window to come in. If all goes well it will show up on January 14 and it will be installed by the time the taper is done with everything else.
Whenever my cell phone rings at the office and David begins his conversation with "You got a minute?" I always wince. That's where this entry's title comes from... it's always a combination of both.
So I try to get out and relax. Deb and I went to Saugerties, a sweet little town south of Catskill.
We went to junk stores and antiques stores and had a great dinner at Szechuan King.
Here's my favorite photo from our treasure hunt:
I always like to end with a photo of the Hudson River and Sparky. Both of which did not disappoint.
Oh, and this is what it looked like early Saturday morning.
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