The Second Week

It has been a loud week at our house, and there is a fine coat of dust on every surface despite a very thick plastic wall that has been put up to separate our “living space” with the construction site. This is one of the many things that I have appreciated about Urban Design Build. They have really tried to keep certain areas of our house and our yard as “ours”, and it has been nice to know that your whole house doesn’t turn into a construction site. Not that our rooms look organized and tidy in our living space. Because we are having work done in the basement, the attic and on the main floor, we had to store all of our kitchen stuff and den furniture in our living room and bedroom. We have also had a double sink vanity sitting in our living room, waiting for the install. I am sure our house looks like a disaster when friends and family come over, but it is a little sad how quickly it blends into the background.

Getting back to the remodel, the basement stairs were demolished, and new construction grade stairs were built. They were extended about 3 more feet, and widened 6 inches – what a difference it makes! We no longer need to duck at the bottom of the stairs, or risk our life carrying down a laundry basket. Speaking of laundry, access to our washer and dryer is much easier. We also had a new electrical panel installed. Brian was very excited about that (I get more excited about counters, etc.). We met with Jeff, our architect/contractor, and discussed our lighting plan. The electrician will be coming back to rough in the electrical boxes. We visited Rejuvenation and picked out our lighting fixtures for the kitchen. We are going with the very classic schoolhouse lights with some pendants over the sink. We also looked at hardware for our cabinets, which will be white, with recessed drawers and cabinets. We really like the latches and bin pulls, trying to keep the kitchen details as period as we can. So many fun choices!

Next week, the plumber comes out and our attic stairs will be removed and rebuilt.

Windows will be replaced with french doors and casement windows