Glass shelves and door fronts have arrived
The carton on the floor is crown mould for the media shelves
Blind swatches. Second from left is for panel tracks (on large windows & sliding doors), third from left is for faux wood blinds.
Nearly two hours of looking at backsplash tile yielded this choice for the kitchen. It complements the granite nicely.
Backsplash tile fine print
Tile and grout have arrived
A full sheet of the brick tile. The bullnose at top will be used for a "picture frame" and the "chair rail" at bottom will transition tile to countertop.
Rick of Brothers Tile measures for the next sheet of brick tile
Ivan, brother 1 of 2 of Brothers Tile. He did all the critical work on the shower.
Ivan levels the lower edge of the brick tile
All the tile is up. The adhesive will cure overnight, and grout will go up tomorrow.
"Chair rail" border with bits of cardboard to hold it in place while the adhesive cures
The open center of the Wall-O-Cabinets got tile as well. A "picture frame" figure was created by running the brick tile in two directions with bullnose accent between.
It's the next day...time for grout
Squish into all the channels and sponge off, section by section
Done!
This was the most snow seen all winter
Mounting the hand shower bracket. Drilling just a few holes in this hard porcelain tile took a long time, probably 30 minutes, and burned up a few drill bits.
Hand shower mounting completed
Delta "Dryden" shower valve trim. Underneath is a Delta 7100 universal valve that offers separate temperature and flow controls. Can't wait to try them.
"Dryden" faucets in both bathrooms
Master bath commode
Guest bath shower trim -- also the "Dryden" style
Shower head
Valve & faucet trim
Office furniture fabric and laminate samples. We chose the laminate on the left. The walls are the leftmost paint color. All these sit on a sample kitchen cabinet door just to show approximate trim paint color.
This suggests that the kitchen sink finally arrived!
The sink is "e-granite", a synthetic granite whose color goes all the way through the material. No more trying not to scratch stainless steel!
The kitchen faucet went in along with the sink
The new thermostats are online. In addition to using the touchscreen, they can be controlled from smartphone, tablet and PC. Geek nirvana!
The furnace component of the new thermostats
Mud room countertop, utility sink and faucet
Laundry countertop
Super heavy-duty shelves for basement storage. One set is assembled with two in reserve.
The old electrical panel has been removed
Window blinds ready to install as soon as floors are finished
These white shields finish the recessed can lights
Light fixtures and fans from Capital Lighting. Bathroom lights are on order.
Absolute Theater is installing in-ceiling speakers today
Kyle of Absolute Theater installs a speaker
Master bedroom speakers, L & R front
Master bedroom speakers, L & R rear
We'll have to cover all the speakers when floors are sanded
