Are We There Yet?

With one more day to go before we move into our place, we are regretting not renewing our basement apartment lease! 

The house is still a wreck and not ready for us.  What was supposed to be a two bedroom, two bathroom, and kitchen living situation has turned into a one bedroom, partial bathroom, and no kitchen living environment.  With no kitchen and barely a bathroom, we are considering moving in with a very nice and tolerant friend of ours for a few weeks! 

The good news is that the floors have been finished (but not stained) and the guest hall bathroom is coming together...



Repaired hardwoods in kitchen. Used to be vinyl- YUCK!




Just took this picture yesterday and we are supposed to use it tomorrow!


We also received our kitchen cabinets and appliances; however, they still reside in the living room...

Cabinets in the living room- NOT where they should be!

With all of the progress, we unfortunately came back from the Holiday to find out that the basement had to be dug up as the drainage system was constructed in the wrong direction!  I think we are immune to these hiccups at this point.


Our moat




Hera likes the holes!


Many of the holds up are based around the Inspector not coming before the Holiday as planned.  Our contractor is working hard to get them in there as soon as possible but we are at their mercy.  Until the Inspector comes, they can't finish the master bathroom or kitchen. 

We have high hopes the Inspector will come by the first week of January and the remaining renovations will progress at a swifter rate!

Little Changes, Big Results

With the displacement of our lives and a new puppy testing our patience, Todd and I have been trying to enjoy the small things in life.  We went to see Jim Breuer at the DC Improv and had an amazing time with great friends!  We also translated this into the progress of the house.  Although we don't have several room changes to report, the master bathroom has changed significantly!  However, we are still trying to hang on to any hope that our house will be livable by December 30th. 

Many of you have asked what exact living conditions we are "roughing" while living in a basement apartment.  We actually aren't unhappy and I like that it's easy to clean even though it's cramped.  However, I have also given you more of an idea with pictures below.



 

 



Small bed, TV, desk area I created, and couch





Quaint but comfortable



 Luckily the apartment was fully furnished so we "stuffed our stuff" into one unfinished room of the house....

Now to show you the changes to the master bathroom.

Our shower!  The picture doesn't do it justice. Bigger than expected!



Toilet area straight ahead, shower and closet to the right



Vanity area to the left and toilet area to the right

 We are very excited to see more progress throughout the next few weeks.  The crews have been working hard.  Also, the kitchen cabinets come on December 14th and the new windows will be installed on December 22nd; therefore, we will have some major changes to report soon!

With Christmas fast approaching my next update might not be until 2011.  We wish you all Happy Holidays and a Great New Year!!