Hardwood Floors and all Cabinets are in now!!!

Barney's side of the master bath...of course it's a little smaller than mine. We still have to get the countertops figured out--but I'm pretty sure I know what I'm putting there, if only my granite guy has enough of it.

This is my side of the master bathroom. I have a sink area and a drop down make-up area. Maybe I could use it as an office desk...or not (I need my make-up area!)




Val & Dave came to Omaha last week! It was fun to see them and their little guys, Kahle & Isaac, running all around the house! When they came earlier in the day, the flooring guys were hammering the wood floor down. It was C R A Z Y L O U D!!!!! I am surprised they weren't driven totally nuts!





The start of the installation of the hardwood floor.











Here's our flooring guy from Dale Ocken Floors (part of Consolidated Kitchens & Floors). We're having hickory floors in all of the main living areas.









Another photo of one of the flooring guys.












Installed floors--not finished, but installed. Not sure what the whole process is, but they need to be sanded a couple of times and then I think 3 coats of finish. We're not going to leave it a natural finish, but put a coat of stain on it--still working on the exact color.

More pictures and finishing choices

Wow, selecting final finshes is somewhat stressful. It's so permanent. Here's one of my slabs of granite that finally arrived. All of the other slabs are already sold out again. Fortunately, this time, I have my slabs tagged for me. These slabs have a little less variance and are a little more golden brown, but I think overall it's the best choice. Now, to select paint... oh, the paint... millions of variations of brown/gold/beige, etc!!!

Trim, baseboard, doors, and drywall are done!!! Yea!!!

Drywall, trim, baseboard, and doors are in! Here I am thinking about how much I am going to love my new closet! I get 2/3 of the closet and Barney gets the other third. I love the stair ballusters (oil-rubbed copper). They're not quite finished (they're double nuckle and the collars have to be raised to the top of the railing yet). I LOVE my doors!!! They're double raised panels, with rustic bead board lines in them.