House Updates: The Final Stretch

Life for the past month has consisted of making house renovation decisions, packing, and more house renovation decisions. I now know my way around Home Depot very well and have learned more about appliances and fixtures than I ever cared to know. This whole process has been enjoyable and we try to remind ourselves how lucky we are to be able to pick out almost every detail of our future home...but I am definitely ready for it all to be done. The last week has been stressful to say the least with construction finishing up and trying to get all of the loose ends coordinated with the mortgage company.

But as my dad reminded me this morning via text: "When you are borrowing their money you are not in control. One day at a time. Patience my dear."

Unfortunately patience is not my strong suit and I do not like living in transition. I don't mind change. In fact most of the time I get excited about change. But the transition stage between changes is the worst. I am all about the destination and not about the journey. I want to get to the end goal as fast as possible. But God is definitely teaching me that I am not in control and everything will work out in His perfect timing and not my own. So for now I will take the wise words of my father and be patient my dear.


A lot has changed with the house since I last shared pictures so here are some of the updates.

One of my favorite features of the house is the old wood floors from the original home when it was built in the late 1930's. Their were some holes in the floor that had to be patched up so you can see the old flooring compared to the new patches.

Once the floors all got sanded down the downstairs started looking way less like a construction zone and much more like a real home. Honestly I couldn't even believe they were the same floors. The next step was choosing the stain. Jameson and I knew we wanted a dark brown. No red tints. No purple tints. Just BROWN. We ended up going with the middle stain Spice Brown. We thought it was provided a nice warmth to the space while still showing all the woods grains. The hardwood goes throughout the entire first floor (kitchen, living room, and 2 bedrooms) which provides such beautiful cohesion throughout the house. The upstairs and basement will be getting carpet put in next week.

 

Here is the finished product! (They are slightly darker in real life than they look in the pictures.)

 The handles got put on all the kitchen cabinets and we love the clean, sleek look.
The master bathroom has lots and lots of Travertine Tile. We spent 2 hours in The Tile Shop looking at Travertine and we couldn't find anything we loved. We decided to stop by Home Depot after our unsuccessful Tile Shop trip and immediately spotted the perfect (and much cheaper) tile. Home Depot for the win!

That is all we have for now, folks.