Getting closer.

The bathroom is 100% done, and the kitchen is almost usable. The
upper cabinets are in as of Monday, and the sink goes in today.
Highlights of the kitchen:

- we are able to use a "rescued" 1950's sink that we found in the
basement - it has a 10 inch bowl on one side, an 8 inch on the other,
with a sliding top on it. Super fun!
- we were going to put in tile in the kitchen, since the flooring in
the kitchen didn't match the rest of the house, and appeared to be in
bad shape (completely unfinished heart pine flooring with a thick
layer of asbestos underneath linoleum tiles). We decided to go
natural and finish the existing wood, in effort to retain the
original feel of the home, and we're so happy we did. It finished
beautifully, and the spots that Sam patched in from elsewhere in the
house have a beautiful dark patina (near the sink).
- we found some 8 foot doors in the basement that we're going to use
between the kitchen and the "someday" office. They're beautiful. But
for now, we'll have plywood over the opening.
- skylights! They're all framed and drywalled, just need to place the
actual windows. I think that this will add a ton of light, and can't
wait for the day we cut them open and let the light shine through.

Now that I look at these photos and compare to what it looks like
now, I'm almost wishing we left the upper cabinets off of the wall
with the sink - it looks a lot more closed in with the cabinets. Oh
well - In another lifetime! We've learned things with every house.
Overall we're super stoked, and SO HAPPY TO BE MOVING IN. Can I just
say that we've been stretched to our limits with finishing the house,
getting ready to move, Sam pulling 12-16 hour days working on the
house, me working, and traveling? Something's gotta give. Thanking
God that the end is in sight and we're blessed with a beautiful,
homey home that we can make completely ours!