We've been "moved in" for almost 2 weeks now. The bedrooms' varnish has all cured completely, so we were able to start putting up trim and moving big furniture into those rooms.
Dad cutting trim:
We finally have our bed in the bedroom along with our closet/clothes set up and our dresser in. Here's where we were sleeping for about 3-4 nights. It was such a lovely luxury accomodation. I got to wake up to the lovely sight of a miter saw!
The bathroom has been put to good use. We still need to put the final coats of varnish onto the cabinets and paint the trim, but the bathroom is pretty much done after that.
Here are some pictures of our other lighting solutions.
Bathroom vanity light:
Dining room light (on a dimmer switch):
Hallway light (same light in front entry and bedroom hallway):
We got the kitchen painted! It just needs the trim painted and new knobs on the doors and we'll be done with the kitchen! I have most of my kitchen stuff organized now and have been cooking regularly, but I'm still missing at least 1 box of packed kitchen stuff that I can't seem to find..
Since the pictures: All the trim is now up and all the nail holes are filled. We're working on putting on primer paint on the windows so we can paint all the windows/trim/doors soon. Dad has most of the doors hung and fitted. They still need to be painted and some still need their knobs/hardware installed. Dad installed a shelf on the empty wall in the kitchen that has some lighting on it to help fill the dark void that that end of the kitchen becomes without enough light. We have satellite TV now with DVR service. The satellite looks beautiful on the very peak of the house (the only place we could get a signal).
We still need to paint the hallway, do a final sanding on the living room/dining room floors, stain and varnish those floors, paint all the trim, windows, and doors, and do little touchup work on paint in all the rooms. There's also lots of little odds and ends that need to be done, like replace all the outlets/outlet covers that haven't been replaced yet. I can't wait to get my stuff out of boxes and actually organized into a home. It's driving me crazy right now. The smell of strong oil paint in my nostrils isn't helping much either....
