It's beginning to feel a lot like home....

It's beginning to feel a lot like home...

April 13th -- All the subcontractors decided to rest on this Sunday.  I spent the last two nights sleeping in my "dog bed" in the master bedroom -- the floor never felt better.  I'm in the process of moving everything out of the "temporary bedroom/office" so that the painters and floor guys can finish up.

The second upper-level bathroom wall's have been textured and await painting.  The living room windows and trim have been painted and the lathe and plaster walls repaired, awaiting painting.  The walls in the stairwell that leads from the main level to the upper level has been prepped and awaits painting.  The final coat of paint has been applied to the pergola and only very minor touch ups to the exterior and some gutters await painting.

The Gathering Room, Mudroom, 3/4 bath off the Gathering Room, and kitchen have been cleaned and await only very minor paint touch ups. That was my cue to begin the grunt work of putting in shelf liner in all the drawers and cabinets.  

My espresso machine is now set up in the kitchen near the prep sink and pot filler faucet.  It was delightful to make my usual morning latte and to be able to use the pot filler to add fresh water to the espresso machine tank.

 I also put a few bottles of wine in the wine rack over the refrigerator.

And, I even hung a hat on one of the hooks in the mudroom.

Probably the highlight of the day was when I cranked up the fireplace in the master bedroom and enjoyed its warmth while I put clothes that I had moved from my temporary bedroom into the custom chest of drawers made by the finish carpenters.  Oh...did I mention that we are in the midst of a spring snow storm?

Here is the view of the snow still flying this evening as I look out on to the covered porch off the master bedroom.

The low temperature tonight will be around 17 degrees and I'm looking forward to the warmth of that fireplace!