Saturday, May 26, 2012
After two weeks of a crazy amount of activity here at the house, week 3 was relatively quiet, thanks to my error (chronicled in my last post), resulting in a delay in the installation of the countertop. Still, some progress was made. The kitchen walls were painted with low-VOC paint in a beautiful yellow ("Soleil" by Benjamin Moore), which has really brightened up the space.
Thankfully, all systems are go for this coming Tuesday morning for the countertop install. I wish I could take some time off work to watch the flurry of activity that will take place between Tuesday and Friday, when the contractor anticipates wrapping up the work. To meet that deadline, not only do the countertops need to be put in, but so too the backsplash tile, garbage disposal, faucet, insta hot/cold faucet and filtration system, hood vent (if it arrives in time!), switches, switch/outlet plates, pendant lights, appliances, in-cabinet lighting, and cabinet shelves, doors, and hardware. In addition, the crew will be pulling up the carpet in the den, hall, and bedroom, patching the exposed hardwood where necessary, and installing new engineered hardwood floors in the living/dining rooms and kitchen. AND the walls and trim in the living/dining rooms will be painted. ("Mascarpone" for the trim and "Oat Straw" for the walls, both from Benjamin Moore.) I imagine it will be quite hectic. Dimitri, my 18 pound scaredy cat, will be completely freaked. I keep telling him that soon the scary men will leave the house and his fear will be but a dim memory. Something tells me he isn't buying it.
After two weeks of a crazy amount of activity here at the house, week 3 was relatively quiet, thanks to my error (chronicled in my last post), resulting in a delay in the installation of the countertop. Still, some progress was made. The kitchen walls were painted with low-VOC paint in a beautiful yellow ("Soleil" by Benjamin Moore), which has really brightened up the space. 
Thankfully, all systems are go for this coming Tuesday morning for the countertop install. I wish I could take some time off work to watch the flurry of activity that will take place between Tuesday and Friday, when the contractor anticipates wrapping up the work. To meet that deadline, not only do the countertops need to be put in, but so too the backsplash tile, garbage disposal, faucet, insta hot/cold faucet and filtration system, hood vent (if it arrives in time!), switches, switch/outlet plates, pendant lights, appliances, in-cabinet lighting, and cabinet shelves, doors, and hardware. In addition, the crew will be pulling up the carpet in the den, hall, and bedroom, patching the exposed hardwood where necessary, and installing new engineered hardwood floors in the living/dining rooms and kitchen. AND the walls and trim in the living/dining rooms will be painted. ("Mascarpone" for the trim and "Oat Straw" for the walls, both from Benjamin Moore.) I imagine it will be quite hectic. Dimitri, my 18 pound scaredy cat, will be completely freaked. I keep telling him that soon the scary men will leave the house and his fear will be but a dim memory. Something tells me he isn't buying it.
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