Its Good to Remember

After the Thanksgiving break, it's time to start finishing work.  So, it seems a good time to review just how much Ted has gotten done.  A little pictorial essay:

Today

And interior:

Basement

Kitchen:

Attic:

O.K. so wow, Ted.  You have mad skills.  Let's see what you do with the trim and the floor.....

BRRRRRR!

Its too cold to work outside.  The dry wallers are finishing applying primer on the ceilings and walls on the inside.  So Ted ( also known as Theodore) is hibernating.  Here he is.  Notice he has even taken off his carpenter's work jeans.

At Last

The tower is really and truly done.  Windows, check. Trim, check.  Clapboard, check. Decoration comes later.  Now we are protected from the cold.

This also the week of the triangle window.  When I was at the house yesterday morning, Jeremy was measuring for trim.  Window #1 was in.

 

Today, when I stop by, the trim will be on. Another photo will soon appear here.

PS Here it is.

The drywall is complete. As Ted said, the third floor was a "challenge".  Today, they tape and skim coat.

This is the kitchen, taken from the living room.  You are looking at the back wall where the stove, refrigerator and then my desk will go. That's the side door which leads to the driveway.  The little half wall is the peninsula, which will have the sink and dishwasher on the kitchen side.  The dining room side will have a eating bar in cherry.  No sign yet of the island, but it will appear in December.  Ted has asked to have the cabinets delivered by Christmas.  Nice present, huh?

You are looking at the front hall from the dining room.  That's the half bath with the lovely blue tarp over it. I was standing in the space yesterday and figured out why I like it so much.  Its open to the living room, becoming part of that space when you are in it.  But, when you walk through it to go upstairs or into the kitchen, it will feel separate.

I Can Get Hung Up on the Stupidest Stuff

I am appalled at the price of door knobs.  I need 12 interior knobs of various capacities: privacy passage, and dummies. The cheapest nice one I can find is this Baldwin:.  Its $70!!!!

 I really like this one by Fusion.  Its $103.  Obscene.  ( It comes in a darker bronze as well).

Martha pointed out that door knobs last 30 years or more.  She says no one notices door knobs after the first 10 minutes. I don't know.  I am really working a total house style.

The wall color (again) is Lancaster whitewash.  Maybe the dark one is better. I don't know.

Front door hardware I like:

It comes with an interior square rosette and deadbolt, so it can match the interior door hardware.

Walls

Need I say more?