Saturday, January 31, 2009

Burning the midnight oil...

No posts lately because we've been too tired to post. Once the kids go to bed Gary and I go to the house to prime (and soon paint). We went Wednesday night and did Andi's room, the kid's bathroom and Noah's ceiling. Last night (Thursday) we went after school until Andi's gymnastics class and finished Noah's room. Tonight we went after the kid's were sleeping and did the ensuite and a good chunk of our bedroom. So we're progressing. And tomorrow morning we're going to get some of the paint so I can start painting while Gary continues with the primer. Once we have some colour on the walls I'll post some pics. Until then, you'll know where we are!

Thursday, January 22, 2009

More good news...

Stopped at the house at noon...Joey says the upstairs will be ready to start painting next week! :) I am sooooo excited.

Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Love, Love, LOVE IT!!!

While browsing the internet the other night for a storage piece to keep the dvd player, hdtv box etc in I came across a store in Shediac Cape. And of course, as often happens when you're not looking, you find exactly what you didn't know you were looking for!

In this case it was the perfect kitchen island. Yes, we had ordered two extra cupboards when we ordered our kitchen that were supposed to make the bottom of an island. But nothing like this....



We fell in love, and made contact with Darrell at Curio Antiques, arranging for a trip to check it out--for those who don't know it is about 1 1/2 hours away--and praying it was as nice as it looked. So we went tonight and are now the proud owners of an original oak seed counter from an old PEI general store that dated around the early part of 1900. It is so well made, the drawers slide perfectly, and written in pencil on the side of the drawers are the contents and the price--beans, peas, etc. And to make it an even better story, the counter was used in the General Store on the Emily of New Moon tv set! (Which of course appeals to my literary sensibilities, as L.M. Montgomery is one of my favourite authors, so the link, no matter how tenuous, is a neat one!)

Curio Antiques is a must-see for those of you who love great antiques, pine pieces and cottage chic! I've put a link to it under the Favourites section of the blog....certainly will be one of our favourites...we'll be back!

Friday, January 16, 2009

This is where you will find me every evening....with a book, and probably a snack..


The playroom...or maybe man-land...who knows!


Looking into the "furnace" room from the playroom...

Sunday, January 11, 2009

Some of the flooring choices....

The smaller tiles (12x12) are for the ensuite bath. The larger ones that I took the picture with next to our wide-plank pine floor sample are for the foyer, the entry from the garage, the 1/2 bath, laundry room and the fireplace hearth--basically everywhere on the main floor that isn't wide-plank. The pics aren't great...I could not get the camera to pick up the true colour of the ceramic.





Friday, January 9, 2009

The crackfiller came today and Gary took him through the house. He has a good reputation and a fair price, so we're lucky to have found him. Thanks Mike...who actually hooked us up--kinda like a blind date! Next week, Charlie and Mike will finish the drywall in the great room (the plumber is coming back to secure the tubs etc so they can finish the ceiling) and basement. Then a couple of weeks to crackfill. It feels soooo good to see progress. :)

Sunday, January 4, 2009

Trading Spaces :)

The upstairs is drywalled and the great room is started...it went really quick upstairs, and the great room has fewer walls and closets and bathrooms! It makes the house seem "real" to have the rooms defined within their space. It is hard to get an idea of their shape and size here, since usually the camera angles wouldn't let me fit the room in very well...but at least you can get a peek...

The upstairs hallway from Andi's door towards ours...

The bonus room....

Our bedroom...

Andi's room...

Noah's room...

The cheap labour...

The kitchen started...