I have a kitchen!

Well, almost. The cabinets have been installed so the painter and tiler can do their things. It won't be completed (side panels etc) until then I suppose. Loving the drawers - two normal ones at the top and one big one at the bottom everywhere except under the sink. I've also had him make a bench for the microwave in the pantry with shelving under it. The Caesarstone has been measured and will possibly be installed next week. The laminate colour (Shannon Oak) is darker than I thought, and considering it is shade lighter than the original I chose, possibly the better choice - the other would have been almost black. Overall I'm happy with it and can't wait to see how the stone looks now.

The other cabintry is also there (minus the benchtops) but can't be installed in the bathrooms/laundry yet. The big hold up for now is the waterproofing of the wet areas - Foxy is having trouble getting it booked in with the guys who do that stuff. Everyone is so busy at the moment trying to finish things before the Christmas breakup.

The painter has also done a first coat on all the walls which makes it look brighter. I chose Taubman's China Doll for all walls, doors and architraves. So far it's looking good.

We are also still waiting on stormwater approval for the sub division - but I have the drawn plans from the surveyors, so at least we have an idea of what needs to be done. It's just a waiting game now. Would be nice to get that done asap as every time it rains, I have a moat and all that lovely water is just draining away and not into my tank!



I also have a garage door! This arrived unexpectedly yesterday while I was chatting to Stephen and Paul the Painter (and consequently late for work. my flex is ill).

I'm about to head off to Clive's to organise delivery of the oven, cooktop and dishwasher. More $$$ out of the bank account lol. It's so hot and muggy today, I won't mind not getting served for ages just so I can stay in the air con. Must resist temptation to buy while I'm there !

Tripping the light fantastic

Another quiet week. Biggest problem at the moment is waiting on council to approve the sub division and storm water plan. They can't do the storm water or connect the tank until the green light is given. But work on the inside continues ...

The Dynamic Duo have a couple of days work (the eaves and al's ceiling) to do. All the inside carpentry appears to be done. It's looking more and more like a house now.

According to The Boss, the painter will be back Monday to do his thing - he had to finish a couple of other jobs last week. The tiler is booked in for the end of next week. The bathroom tiles are all in the house but I have to move 100 metres of floor tiles down there as soon as the garage is clear of carpentry stuff - I can feel the pain already!

Major hiccup on Thursday - the cabinet maker couldn't get the Burnished Wood laminex for at least a couple of weeks and the cabinetry needs to be done before the tiler can do his thing .. catch 22 . I had to pick a new colour by Friday morning - after all that agonising over the first one! The new one is Shannon Oak - similar but more grain and lighter. I have no idea what matches what now and will probably have a kaleidescope house.

Speaking of pain ........ I had to buy all the lights and fans so Megan and I went shopping this morning. A cool $3,000 later, I have every light, every bulb and every fan, and a 'small' light-headed feeling as I signed the docket lol.


With the storms making a moat around the house, I feel like Guinevere so I now have a Klight in Shining Armour at the front door er drawbridge lol

We also had to buy the kitchen sink so off to my favourite electrical store we went, and they didn't disappoint. I chose the one I wanted and a voice said "are still looking for that sink?". It was the guy who had sold me the cheap rangehood. He told the girl who had served me that there was still some of the Special Promo ones available - so I got the sink and $230 of attachments (cutting board etc). I am now a VIP customer apparently lol. So Clive Anthonys, people - great service and great prices !! (this was an unpaid advertisement in the interest of retaining my VIP status)

Hopefully I will have more next week and some interesting piccies to show of paint drying :)