Window trimming
Once the scaffold was out of the living room, the stepladder moved into place to finish building out the windows and trim. Lots of windows on this wall = lots of monotonous trim.
Finally something safe
The stairway/loft handrail is completed, over the luxury vinyl plank hardwood-look glue-down flooring. Really impressed with the weight and quality of the vinyl flooring, which I wasn’t so sure about at first. Definitely very easy to clean and wear-and-tear resistant so far.
A real pinterest board
I took a break from other projects to build a pin board for the dining room for the kids’ art and school projects. Paint colour for this and all trim in the house is West Highland White by Sherwin Williams.
My eyes!
We used Envirotex Lite epoxy on the walnut island, and although the product worked amazingly well, the high-gloss is a bit 80’s for us! We have since flipped it over for a more natural and subdued satin finish. Still have to add posts at the end.
Kitchen taking shape
Cabinets assembled and mostly installed, save for the upper corner cabinets. Live-edge Walnut island top (more on that in another post) on top of Allstyle custom cabinet doors and drawers on Ikea cabinet boxes. Island: Benjamin Moore Whispering Spring (pale blue) Walls: Benjamin Moore Agreeable Gray (greige) Bell lights: Pottery Barn Rustic Glass Pendant (Large) Island […]
Kitchen ceiling
Another full view of the kitchen ceiling coming together.
We thought we were so close!
Kitchen ceiling at about the halfway point: painted/whitewashed tongue and groove 6″ pine between 8×10″ Douglas fir timbers.
Door to door delivery
The interior doors arrived. Then they left because they were the wrong ones. But then they arrived again and were all we had ever hoped and dreamed of (because your dreams are overrun by mundane thoughts, decisions and checklists when you’re trying to build a house).
High-sided
This wall stood unfinished through a whole winter and most of the summer. Was nice to get this lift and finish off the otherwise-impossible high side of the house before winter came around again.
Keeping it real
They say if your marriage can survive a reno it’s in good shape. If it can survive building a house yourselves from scratch…I don’t know what they say, but it’s super hard. Thankful for a patient partner; my better half and the only teammate that could’ve made it all happen.