Sunday, March 27, 2022

Building Our Dream Home: November/December 2021

November/December house building update ...

Base cabinets are in and all Quartz countertops are installed.







Master bathroom wall tile has started...


....and completed.

Pretty penny tile niche - grout will be black.


Boys bathroom tile shower completed


Loving the deep blue niche!


In awe of how beautiful our kitchen quartz looks!



Master shower tile floor completed



Faucets installed





Master bathtub being installed


Laundry cabinets installed.


Lighting installed


I wanted to cry when I walked in and saw that our electricians had drilled a hole in the wrong spot to place my somewhat hidden power strip :(


Foyer lighting


Kitchen island lighting


Boys bathroom lighting


Water heater and thermostat installed


Half bathroom lighting ... Im still not 100% sure I like this


Loving how the Master bath is finally coming together.  All three shower heads installed


Kitchen upper cabinets installed.  You can see the dining room chandelier as well.


We have not had the best cabinet experience and it seems like every time we turn around something is not going as planned. In this picture you can see our ceiling is not square like it should be so the cabinets didn't fit and one side had to be cut down.




Appliances installed!!!





Kitchen starting to come together!!! Im so in love!!!!



One of my must haves - a Sonic ice machine! 


Building out in the middle of a field has its nuiances.  I fear we will be buying rat poison for the rest of our lives!


I had a particular look in mind for my bathroom chandelier.  I couldn't find one that didn't cost an arm and a leg.  I did find this one but wasn't necessarily the wood color I was looking for. I decided to stain it to match the oak vanities.




It's taken a lot longer than we expected to get to this point but we can see the end in sight!

 

Saturday, January 15, 2022

Two Whole Hands!

November 30th Liam turned TEN! 10! I can't believe I have a 10 year old.  For his birthday he wanted hibachi.  We rounded everyone up and met at Samurai's in Murfreesboro for dinner.


Saki squirt bottle!


Papa says, "No more!"


FIRE!!!!



He loved the fire!



The kiddos enjoying the show






Water for the birthday boy!




Singing Happy Birthday with a red velvet Nothing Bundt Cake!



Happy Birthday Liam Barker!