Christmas in the new house with Becka and Peter

Becka and Peter came up from Salt Lake City to celebrate Christmas with us in the new house. We ate and drank more than we should have, but what else would you do for the holiday?

Here's a photo of us enjoying mimosas in front of the Charlie Brown tree...

Mostly done and mostly moved in!!

In a mad crunch to get moved in before Christmas, we worked double-time to wrap things up and get moved in. We finished some last minute plumbing, installed the clawfoot tub, got the propane cook stove hooked up, and built some bathroom closet shelving.

It has been a very long and tiring process, especially towards the end when we both started working. But so worth it!

We still have lots to do, but the rest can be done at a more human pace. We need to a bunch of paint touch up, organize the kitchen, get the bedroom carpeted, and do some organization in the basement. The house is very liveable meanwhile, and it feels great to be in!

Kitchen mostly complete but still a mess. We just ordered more IKEA stuff to make another shelf to the left of the window, and to add some rails and hooks to the right.



Dining room. We are going to add a small desk to the left of the table, we have the countertop but need to find some cabinets to put it on.



Living room. Need a floor lamp and rug but looking good! The stove cranks out the heat and we've had more trouble with the house getting too hot.



Bedroom - not quite finished yet. Still waiting on carpet, and need to build closet/shelves. Color is very off in this photo, it's much more blue.



The shower rules! Lots of space, feels roomy with the shorter wall and window, good light, plenty of places to set your beer. No overspray over the short wall so far.



Still hard to believe we fit a clawfoot tub and decent sized stall shower in this small space, yet it doesn't feel cramped ... at least we don't think so!



Bathroom closet shelving I built with leftover bamboo flooring.

Kitchen

Ben, Elissa, and Dan came out from Bozeman last weekend and helped us finish the kitchen, stain windows, and install the last of the trim. As you can see, moving the fridge was a blast! The kitchen turned out really cool, at least in our opinion - we like the commercial feel. We have some final plumbing details to take care of, but we're very close to moving in.

Getting close!

Been too busy to post anything lately, but it will make our progress seem all the more substantial! We're getting close and hope to be moved in before Christmas. Sean has finished almost all the trim, except for the bedroom - we ran out of wood and we're going to use a different color. The shower is tiled, the toilet is installed, and we've begun working on the kitchen. We still need to plumb the bathroom vanity and install the clawfoot tub, trim and carpet the bedroom, and finish the kitchen. As you'll see below, our kitchen is very unique - the metal shelving instead of cabinets saved a ton of money and we actually like it better. It gives it a somewhat commercial feel. We'll be topping them with butcherblock counters to tie it into the feel of the rest of the house.