Hard work paying off

Well it has been about 4 weeks since we've moved in with the in laws. We are all still getting along fine but I am so ready for my own space again.

We are close, and I have been saying this for weeks, but I really feel like it will be move in ready soon.

This weekend the stairs were finished, and finishing stuff like caulking around the trim work and windows, filling in the nail holes in the trim. The trim and doors will all need another coat of paint but that is the least of my concerns right now.
Sunday me and my son spent the day cleaning. And man did the place need it. Dust, Dust and more dust! Our floors are a dark hard wood - distressed at that, so all of that dust sits in all of the crevaces in the floor. Each room got vacuumed twice and mopped at least 6 times, with multiple, multiple water changes.
The bedroom floors looks good, they weren't as dirty as the main floor. The main room is ok but will still need a few more washings before it is really clean. I was busted up by the end of the day. Thank goodness my 11 year old son is so great and helped me.

Finally took the plywood off that was covering the front door. I love it. And that hanging pendant light we got for $18 at Galaxy Lighting in Concord, up by the Vaughn Mills Mall. It was well worth the drive there. We got all of our light there for a third of the cost in the stores.

Stairs are in and done, they look really nice with the wrought iron baulsters.

Stairs in progress



Stairs and Railing done!



Master bedroom, nice and clean! The closet still isn't done though...we ran out of hard wood floor so the insides of all of the bedroom closets still need to be done.



ensuite bathroom, still need shower door



Shower in the master ensuite







 

I've been pricing out the shower door and aye, aye, aye its expensive. We are looking at about 2-2500! I wanted the door in the centre but having the door to the side is actually about 5-600 dollars cheaper. So that is probably the route we'll go. Definitely going with the Shower guard coating to prevent all of that scaling and water spots.

Taking a well deserved rest in the warmth of the sun. We worked hard. But you can tell in this picture that even after about 6 or 7 times over with a good washing wasn't enough.

Now i'm working on getting some pleated shades ordered for the windows at the front of the house and bedrooms, and panels for the windows at the back of the house. So far Home Depot is the best pricing.

Fridge and dishwasher are installed and stove is there ready to go. Granite gets installed on Wednesday morning. Fingers crossed that we'll be given the go ahead to move in soon.