So, the dishwasher, the oven and the refrigerator get installed, then you test the dishwasher and, of course, it leaks. So out go the appliances, up come the floor boards and insulation blanket. Now it's sit and wait for the floor to dry. Only damages were to the schedule and our spirits!
Some late irises coming on.
Day lilies that we got on clearance at Lowes last season.
Another clearance day lily. I love these two colors.
Functioning sink with faucet and air switch (to left of faucet in countertop) for the waste disposal--SWEET!
These are the door and drawer handles that we chose.
Microwave, full back splash and stove top. Hole underneath is where the oven goes.
Would you look at that sink? It seems much deeper than the previous sink.
Now it looks more like its normal self and the pendant lights are off.
Granite and lighting were installed today. This granite is magical. It looks brown here with the lights on. Notice the pendant lighting above the island.
And voila, here it is! Curt did a great installation!
This is the profile of the flooring between the kitchen and the dining room.
Curt had to level out some of the areas in preparation for new flooring.
View from patio with crown molding.
View from patio door with flooring. Isn't it lovely?
This is the bottom edge finish to the upper cabinets. That sure adds a nice finish to the upper cabinets.
And the toe kick/baseboard went in too.
Crown molding above pantry and refrigerator. This is such a beautiful wall. I can't wait to see the refrigerator (stainless steel) go in place.
Crown molding is the final touch to the cabinetry. This is the corner unit between sink (to right) and stove top (to left).
View of the summer garden. Those snapdragons are so beautiful!
Plants and flowers under the orange tree.
You take one night off from nest patrol and what happens? Sure enough, those mourning doves don't waste any time. This is one of the sturdier nests we've ever seen a dove build.
Would you look at those upper cabinets! What an impressive view we got this afternoon! Electrical to be done soon; followed by new flooring, granite, appliances, knobs/pulls and finishing touches! Is that a glimmer of light I see at the end of the tunnel?
Pantry and refrigerator area installed. That is one big pantry!
Using the Santa gnome to finish off some birdseed from TwoTwo, our beloved parakeet. The doves, house finches, crows and even a bunny (to the right of the gnome) all enjoyed the daily feast!
Andrew got in on the painting action too. Our final color choice: the swatch on the right (below). It's the same color as most walls in the adjoining dining room. Semi gloss paint sure takes a while to dry!
Once I learned that painting comes much sooner than I thought, it was run to Jo-Ann's and pick out some fabric for the window valances and patio door drape. We're really excited out our choice of fabric. It took a few trips to home improvement stores to audition different paint colors, but in the end we picked....
Curt the painter. He's such a good sport (and painter, too)!
This is one big kitchen will all drywall complete and ready for primer!
First time we've ever seen leopard gecko, Sam(antha) doing a shed. She's getting a good bite of the lower body skin here during her 30-minute shed process.
Michelle trying to get warm while doing her mantra. Yes, Donovan, those are your slippers!
The two proud Bronco (Cal Poly Pomona, NOT Denver) fans.
Time out to play Skip-Bo. It was Guys vs. Girls (Curt/Andrew vs. Adele/Michelle). Guys took this one.
The camellia bush Curt planted in the backyard has this small bloom on it this year. It's all amazing...we got it to flower...and...the flower is so much smaller than the ones on it when we brought it home from the nursery. What's that all about?
Just in time for Adele's visit, we had this beautiful amaryllis bloom!
The pony wall that will hold up the raised bar. I'm standing on the kitchen side. The island cabinets will mount to this side of the pony wall.
Ducting for the microwave exhaust had to be moved a bit...just another whole in the ceiling. Sure glad I'm not the wall board patcher!
New side window. This replaces the garden window on east side of house. Big difference is amount of light, but boy are these windows smooth. Andrew: They keep working on that floor!
New sink window...same size and location of previous window.
And, of course, the runuculus...so many beautiful colors!
They have a developmental rose garden with lots of different roses.
Yes, these are orange poinsettias!
There were sweet peas in a sweet pea maze. Never seen so many sweet peas!
