As the golden yellow leaves fall from our trees, there is an exciting transformation going on in the inside of our house as well. The walls are up and the heat is on!

Our house is finally showing the beginning signs of habitability–a very exciting turn of events!  Now that the heat is on, the floors and trim can start going in/up.  For me this is an exciting time to finalize some major design decisions: namely paint colors, cabinets, countertops and lighting as some of the major points of interest.

We have decided to paint the majority of our house one neutral color for now.  This makes the decision much easier for me! We can always go back and paint rooms through the years.

Hayes is making the painted shaker cabinets and walnut custom vanities with the help of a few dear carpenter friends, so these will naturally be works of fine craftsmanship. I have no concerns in this department.

I am struggling with countertop decisions since I love the timelessness of marble but not its known durability issues.  Since we we lean on the function side of the form/function equation as a family, we will be going with quartz.

On the subject of lighting, I took full advantage of Black Friday deals to order the majority of our fixtures. There were some amazing deals online! My task in this category has also been made substantially easier by our placement of nearly 70 can lights throughout the house.

I thought it would be fun to see the progress of a few of my favorite rooms this month before the detail work begins. I will show a few transformation images of our master bedroom, home office, kitchen, powder room and master bathroom to be continued over the next few months.

Master Bedroom

Home Office

Kitchen

Powder Room

Master Bathroom

Hayes will be working on cabinets, vanities and trim for the next month or two.  The hardwood and tile teams will be coming in to help finish our floors.  I can’t wait to see what happens! Until 2019…Happy Holidays from our family to yours!