Day 62: Carpet

We got the call that our carpet had been installed. It's lovely! A soft, mild shag in a tan color, with dots of brown throughout. Still lots of minor things to finish, but it actually looks like a house now.

The windows have all been installed. The fence is up.

There's a sold sign in front of the house next door, but the one on the other side of it is still available. It's a two bedroom, mortgage is estimated at about $670 a month- beats an apartment! Come be our neighbors! Now back to pictures of our house:

right inside the front door, looking to the back of the house

The door frame to the under-stairs storage closet needs to be painted. They reversed the door for us because it was hitting the archway.

standing on the stair landing, looking down

The hardware is still a mix of silver and gold- a major offense to my husband. They'll be painting the gold white- like on the banister supports. Eventually we plan on replacing all the painted hardware with silver.

standing on the stair landing, looking up

The attic door needs to be painted. Also the ladder for it is too long. It's on our fix list.

walking into the kitchen

We got a bonus with our island top. The other neighbors with the Winkler model complained to the saleslady that the bar top was barely deep enough for a dinner plate, so she had our builder put in supports and make the counter deep enough to be a functional eating area.

standing in the dining room

I'm pretty non-confrontational - and I know the house is still incomplete, so I was hesitant to just come right out with what I was thinking. Instead I said "So all that's left is our blinds and refrigerator?"

The saleslady said "blinds? refrigerator?" We reminded her that we were promised them for free during the initial meeting. She said she needed to go back to the office and look through her paper work. Later she called and confirmed what we had said. Another bonus- instead of the basic metal blinds, we'll be getting the faux wood blinds.

standing in the living room

The fridge goes in that hole to the left of the pantry. It is supposed to be black and have an ice-maker. It worries me that it isn't here yet because the black fridge in the model does not have an ice-maker, and we are scheduled to close on the 10th.

upstairs, in the play room

This was one of the last windows to be installed. Prior to having the electricity turned on, this window was the main source of air circulation, hence the nails and strips of plastic hanging from the top- remnants of the sheeting that kept out the rain.

master bedroom

You can see one of the many air return vents on the ceiling. Every room has one. They keep the air in each room moving. The filters inside should be replaced every few months, with the main filter for the A/C being replaced every month.