Condo Remodel Update

Well, we haven't written much in August and it was looking like the entire month would pass without a blog posting! The reason for me has been a slight case of ennui--I was just so tired and run-down by the remodeling business that I just didn't want to post anything. But recently, things have started coming together for the condo and I am getting excited about it again.

We now have new cabinets in. We still need to put together a couple of drawers, but we have a jig for the handles now, which was the cause for the delay before.

We have new granite countertops in the bathroom AND the kitchen (Brent spoils me!) and new sinks and faucets! I have to tell you, getting all your water out of the bathtub is no fun at all. We switched to paper plates (shhh! don't tell Rachael!) for a while to ease the dish problem, but you still had to DRINK the water out of the tub--not that fun.

We have a new beautiful travertine floor. It's a warm medium/light brown, with flecks of brown onyx in it. It is truly stunning--really makes the kitchen and bathroom very warm and inviting. We still have to seal the floor and will probably do that tonight.

We also got a new microwave that really classes up the place. It's pretty Star Trek-ish, too, which makes me happy. There are all sorts of buttons and gadgets and the interior is HUGE!

We also got the washer and dryer stacked in the closet. It just BARELY fits. We had measured it out before and had about an inch and a half to spare, so we thought we were good. That was before we put in the stone floor, however, and there is about a half inch of cement and a half inch of stone that boosted the height. Thus, we scraped up the top of the dryer and the drop ceiling, trying to fit it in. Fortunately, we were able to make a couple of adjustments, but the washer and dryer fit like a glove in the closet. There is no room for anything else--not even a door, at this point. :) I'll keep you posted on that.

But we are getting closer!