More Progress

 Carpenter Craig is making headway with the kitchen installation.  He may never install another Ikea again.  Although he may be fluent in Swedish by now...

 Check out the gleaming new ceilings! I think I'm in love...

At least now you can start to see the layout... a small but very efficient galley kitchen.  I call it layers of white dreaminess.  Soapstone counters, stainless appliances, and refinished pine floors (next week) will bring some color balance and textural interest.

 The loft is starting to take shape as well.  More gleaming panelled ceilings. The paneling came from Lowes.  All installed by Carpenter Craig.  I'm a bit stiff from painting all these odd angled walls and ceilings! The ceilings are Valspar Swiss Coffee in semi-gloss from Lowes and the walls are Behr Vermont Cream in a flat enamel finish.  I used their paint plus primer which probably saved me a coat of paint.  (3 instead of 4).  The new walls were raw drywall but the old ones were a stubborn dark charcoal gray.

 New England white pine 5" flooring from Lumber Liquidators all installed by Craig and Robert.

Sanding and polyurethane in a super matte finish will be done next week.

Upstairs bath tiled in ceramic hexagon dot tile bought right off the shelf from Home Depot.  White matte with a dark charcoal grout.  Love it.

Side entry overhang is taking shape thanks to Jim and crew from Hostetler Construction out of London.  They also built the dormer and front porch and will be tackling the new garage next.  Real quality.

This will be topped with a corrugated galvanized steel roof.

Here's the inspiration from Napa.  The new door similar to this one is waiting in the basement.

We'll be going with vinyl siding instead of wood.  Easier on the budget and the maintenance.  Nick from New Look Sidings out in Gahanna has been great to work with.