OMG we almost have a house!

We have walls and tile and countertops and cabinets.....not very much left to do to finish this house up. Next week should be little stuff, like light switches and ceiling fans. Then we need flooring and landscaping, and we're pretty much done!

Here is the kitchen:




The little dark spots are metal accent pieces. Here's a closeup:

And the house is BLUE. I'm not sure if I love it, so we may repaint. I don't know....it kind of grows on me every time we're out there. Strikes me as very coastal, very Carolinas. We're still missing shutters, porch railing and a front door. And a sidewalk. And grass. Minor details.

Back on track

Progress! The copper is back, insulation is in, walls are complete, and we now have stonework and trim done.

Next week the cabinets should go in, the exterior should get painted, and the tile work should start.

Copper thieves and hot neighbors

By yesterday, we were supposed to have all the insulation and drywall up, and the cabinets would be almost ready to be installed. When we visited, however, nothing had happened. It seems that while waiting for the City of Dallas to inspect our electrical and plumbing systems, some enterprising citizens drove up in the middle of the night and stripped all of the copper out of our house. They also stole 36 windows from another house. So, we're actually delayed a little bit. All of the electrical has to be re-done, and re-inspected, THEN we'll get walls.

In happier news, we have various new neighbors moving in. Most interestingly, a college women's soccer team will be living about a block away. Some nice parents bought a house for their daughter and teammates to move into. Should be interesting....

Not too many changes this weekend. The roof is on, and we picked the color blue we want the siding to be painted. The rock is on order, so it might be up by next weekend.

In more interesting news, while we were outside, a GORGEOUS flock of birds flew in formation into our neighborhood and landed in the yard of the house across the street from us. They were just stunning - we watched them for a while. They looked kind of coastal, maybe like a crane?

Ideas?