Knock On Wood

Man on man is this place is starting to look like a house! We are on day two of hardwood floor instillation. It is expected to take at least five days. Things are still really dusty, but I am starting to get an idea for what the house will look like. Soon. Oh so soon.

Master Bedroom

Hallway

They have not started on the den, but they dropped off the specially cut herringbone planks.The planks had to be cut to size and then the edges were beveled to that the pattern will stick out when it is finished. They were nice enough to lay out a bit of the flooring to give us an idea of what it will look like installed. I am so excited that it gives me chills every time I see it.

OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

If things go as planned, the pace of progress is going to speed up.  The downstairs bathroom is looking really good (photos to come). As soon as we decide on paint colors for downstairs, they will paint. This is exciting because we can schedule our carpet install. MEANING we can start "moving in" the to the rest of the downstairs. This includes the other guest bedroom, Michael's office, and the TV room. All this excitement is getting me into a decorating type of mood. I had to talk myself down off a ledge after seeing this rug:

How cool would this be on the herringbone?

Unfortunately, this was not in my budget. Not even a little bit! Hopefully I will forget about it soon.  Next week, Michael and I may go from 700sq feet of living space to 1800sq ft!!!! Things are really taking shape. The toilet is still punking me though by moving locations every few days.

It is enjoying the fall weather on the patio

Michael and I went to a Slow Food Utah event and there was so much talk about enjoying well  made meals of high quality. It makes me want to get the kitchen done so badly that it hurts. I have been spending a lot of time on ChowStalker pinning recipes that I plan to make the minute the kitchen is done!!!

Slow Food Utah