Countdown

3...2...1... 7...

If you saw the original countdown, you know that tomorrow (July 31) was our target move-in date. Absolutely NOT happening. But, we are getting booted from our rental Aug. 7th so that is our new move-in date... ready, or not.

There has been a lot going on in the house: most of the light fixtures are mounted, sinks and toilets are in, kitchen appliances are hooked up, the moulding and tile work is close to finished.

My favorite lights are these pendants hanging over the kitchen peninsula. We ordered them from AllModernLighting.com

(That is a tag that we left on. That's how classy we are)

We bought a handful of light fixtures from AllModernLighting.com and LightingDirect.com.  Both had a really good selection and free (really quick) shipping. At Lighting Direct, promo code SPRING10 gets you 10% off. 

Here is another pendant light (this one is from Ikea) and a peek at our custom railing. The railing for the stairs will be similar and should be getting installed soon. 

Here are some updated tile pics...

This is the 3rd floor shower. We are still waiting for the wall tile to come from BuyTile.com.  While they have a good selection, I don't recommend using this website...we ordered the tile over 2 weeks ago and it just shipped yesterday. Also, they aren't very good at keeping you updated on the status of your order.  It would probably be fine if you don't wait until the last minute to order what you need (cough, sigh).

This is the 2nd floor shower. I think it turned out well... I like having something here that is completely unexpected.

And, I am sure you all remember the sink cabinet that Sam built back in March (Sam's Sink). Well, he didn't stop there. We purchased another sink from Ikea last week and, in record time, Sam built a second custom cabinet. They both look really great:

This first one went in the 2nd floor, master bath.

This is the one Sam built this past week. It's in the 3rd floor, master bath.

Many of the other changes are difficult to get pictures of. It's either because they get covered up with paper or plastic so quickly or because it's detail/finishing work that you just have to see in person to appreciate. Nevertheless, I will try my best to keep posting photos! Thank you everyone for hanging in there with us, we are getting very close.