Now, For the Inside!

We've been doing most of the work on the outside and as the weather cooled, we've been able to move inside.

Sheet rock has been up and while Nathan was working on other ends of the house sheet rocking, Terese was busy mudding the sheet rock.   Between Terese and Kip we have almost everything mudded, textured.  A few rooms are even primed and painted!!

Kristen is so excited, she would do cartwheels if she could!  There is ONE ROOM that is completely finished!  TRIM and EVERYTHING!  Our laundry room became the room that made sense to finish.  As paint brushes and mud tools need to be cleaned, they were being hauled in a backpack 5 blocks or so to be cleaned.  Nathan put down the linoleum - a beautiful blue we are both in love with!  Keith put in the hot water heater for Nathan & Kristen's side.  Between Keith and Nathan, the utility sink was also installed.  This makes is so much easier to keep tools clean!  No more hauling gooey things around!  The brown on the floor is a utility paper so we don't scratch or scuff the floor while work is still being done.

laundry room

close up of laundry room floor

We have EVEN MORE floors that are done!  The front entry way has been tiled.  Nathan wanted one kind of tile and Kristen wanted another.  They once again did a good job of appreciating what the other wanted and the result is a really cool floor!  The floor is black slate and then the more natural slate in smaller tiles.  The tile entryway has been grouted and sealed.  Again, brown paper is there to protect the floor from construction traffic.

Entry way tile

The tile work was then carried into the downstairs shower surround.  We both loved the classic proportions of the subway tile.  We wanted to do something a little fun as an accent tile.  We found a great tile that we could cut so we could get three sections out of one tile (saving a bit o cash).  The tile reads a little funny in photos, but it is grey glass, white marble pieces and a darker grey slate material.  With epoxy grout in place, Kristen won't have to scrub and go crazy with cleaning the grout like she did in other houses with tile!

downstairs bath - starting

Master of the tile!

And.....drum roll....the first tile job completed by Nathan.....

downstairs bath

downstairs bath!

The room has since been painted.  When the master shower is tiled, Nathan can come back to the downstairs bath and put in flooring!  Keith mentioned this one evening and was excited about putting in the vanity and toilet!  Kristen & Jocie clapped!!  The room is really beautiful!  We're all looking forward to seeing it come together!

Nathan in master bathroom...he'll spend a lot of time in this shower before he ever gets to use it!

master bath shower progress

In other happenings, Nathan is using one of the rooms as a window ledge station.  As a way of practicing for the concrete counter tops we'd like in the kitchen, we are making a dark grey concrete window ledge for the deep windows we have (due to the double thick walls).  They look fantastic!

window ledge moulds

This last Sunday was flurry of activity with Keith working on a plumbing project, Nathan tiling, Terese painting and Kip inspecting and texturing the walls...Kristen and J got into the action!  With the help of her little friends, J picked out a wall color with her mom's help.  We painted one accent wall and it was completed fairly quickly!  Good news for the young person and for the pregnant person!  That's right!  Kristen has a little project of her own she's working on!  The tyvek suits are never flattering, but be kind, there's actually two people in that suit! 

K& J painting!

The completed wall!

All done!  We imagine this wall color will get changed quite a bit as our girl ages!