I wanna see!

There's so much to see!  The upstairs is almost done.  Only a small section of flooring needs to be completed!  The kitchen is nearing completion.  A few plumbing issues to work out.  (Thanks to Nathan and Keith for putting up with the sink that Kristen just loved...sorry it's such a pain!) 

I think all progress can be best seen in pictures!

Master bath vanity.  We didn't start the design out with double sinks, but the space was large enough and Kristen found a vanity that could be matched with a built in created by Nathan....

The Duluth Trading Company firehouse pants....they are apparently required clothing :)  The knees are cool - there are pockets for foam inserts.  No sweaty awkward & slipping knee pads for this crew!

We decided to do an accent wall on the fireplace...this color is more red in person.  It really warms up the space and it's a fun jolt of color! (kitchen floor color to the right)

 The fireplace really makes the living and dining room cozy.  
 

If your gonna do color, you may as well DO COLOR!  Kitchen flooring.

THE sink!  Kristen loves it!  Thank you Nathan & Keith!

Thinking....

Deciding where things should go.  We rearranged a few cabinets once we were in the space. 

This is the window seat across from the kitchen, in progress photo.  Nathan built these based on the storage baskets we found.

Front entry way built in.  Again, the built in was created around the baskets.  Kristen is excited about each family member having their own baskets for hats, mittens, scarfs, etc!  In progress photo.

Slightly random photo...Kristen took on the project of finding old school house shades for the house.  This took quite a bit of time and a spreadsheet lodged her bag to keep track of lights needed.  Only two were purchased new...the rest were found at the Habitat for Humanity ReStore.  One light even came from Fortine, MT, almost to the Canadian border...long story! :)



Getting ready to put the trim on the stairs.

Trim board is all set to be installed.

Slips right in between the wall and the stair tread...

Clamp the board to the wall...

Insert screws!  It's a neat way to do it & the installer doesn't have to cut each stair tread into the stringer.  He's so smart.

 

A few days later, the banister went up and the stair flooring was installed.

It feels so wonderful to be walking on flooring rather than plywood.  It looks a lot sharper too!

This closet door was a happy accident and one of my most favorite little pieces in the house.  This door was found in the garage of our rental property.  The floors have bowed over the years and the previous owners just cut the doors down as the floors changed.  The door length was pretty small.  Nathan cut it down further to square it off and then added a drawer underneath to fill out the proportions.  The result is a very sweet linen closet.  Oh, and a cute kiddo who now sticks her head in every shot she can! :)

Love this door!



(This photo is sideways).  Nathan's ability to create quick drawings that give him dimension information he needs to build and the clarity of another person "seeing" what he's thinking has been a very valuable tool in these past few months.  Some of these have been sent as a text to Kristen, she critiques, sent back, approved.  ONCE we even agree on the first drawing!  Hey, with all the decisions we have to make, it's bound to happen once!

Nathan and J worked on drawings for her bunk bed even!  She loves looking at the drawings too!

She also just likes putting on her hard hat and having a go at building her own stuff!

Kitchen being installed

Wow!  That was quick work!  Cabinets installed, concrete countertops poured.  Thanks to Kip for putting handles and drawer pulls on.  (Nice sink, huh!)

Counter top edge detail.  It looks really nice.

This is a built in upstairs in the master bath.  The lines of the vanity were the model for the built in.  This will be Baby #2 changing station.  More storage will be added to the top when the tot no longer needs diapers.  Handy to have it in the bathroom!

Door detail.  This will store diaper supplies and the laundry bag.

This is what happens when you dress yourself and your parents drag you to Lowe's one too many times...

Child becomes a bathtub rock star!

It was hilarious.  I'm surprised she didn't get tips!

 

This is what Nathan and J designed!  A loft bed!  A closet just her size underneath (behind the ladder on the left/underneath).  A privacy cubby up top and a deck and slide (not yet in the room).  A little stage area underneath.  She loves it.  We all love it.  We've had a few evenings spent playing board games in the room.  Nathan and J have also played Candy Land in the bed area.  Poppa didn't want to climb up, or else they would have all three been up there playing Candy Land!

 

In another couple of weeks the younger Blanding's should be in the house.  The next step will be to get the older Blanding's side done.  Terese has started mudding and some wall texture has gone up on their side.