Our builder invited me to come out to the site this morning to observe the indoor fireplace brick placement, but I opted to stay out of the way. See, they did a great job without my supervision. ;-)
It's hard to tell from this photo, but this fireplace is ENORMOUS! We are pleased with how it turned out. The hearth is 18" high, so it is a perfect height for sitting on. I cannot wait to have the opportunity to paint these walls a nice warm color. Any suggestions?
Millie and Milly the American Girl doll checked out their new room. It met with their approval.
The temptation proved to be too great. We just HAD to peel back the protective coating to peek at the granite countertops in the master bathroom. "Tropical Brown" looks oh, so tropical!
This is Mr. Smith's side of the bathroom. He gets a medicine cabinet at his sink, and I don't.
The granite in the kitchen, butler's pantry, wine grotto, and guest bathroom is Uba Tuba. It, too, is all covered in white plastic, except for where I just HAD to look. This granite is very similar to what we had in our Roseville kitchen, so we should feel right at home.The tile crew was still working as the Smithlings and I dropped by for our evening inspection. They didn't mind our being there, and they most certainly welcomed our words of approval.
M's shower is XL-sized!
The tile guys worked on all four showers, completely completing the girls' shower surround. They will probably be adding the grout in a couple of days, and what a difference that will make.
The master bedroom shower is a walk-in shower. There is no glass to squeegee dry every morning, but plenty of tile to wipe down. The floor is now in place -- walls tomorrow.
The countertops in the kids' bathrooms are all cultured marble. This is Millie's vanity. She will have a big mirror to make faces at. :-P
Finding a roll of TP near one of the bathrooms is somewhat disturbing, especially since there are no toilets installed in the house at this phase of construction. There is a porta-potty on the construction site, but it appeared that the workmen have not made the l-o-n-g walk outside to take care of business. Hmmmm... The kids and I all agreed that there was a peculiar (urine-ish) odor emanating from one of the bathrooms. Tomorrow morning, our builder will be hearing about this latest smelly discovery during our "weekly" phone update. Our phone conversations occur DAILY at this point of the game, so he & I laugh about the fact that we are only supposed to have to talk once a week. Yeah, right.
So far, there are only four houses on our block, but there is room for three more. Who else wants to be our neighbor?
