We got word that move-in will be in 2 weeks! Note to self: actually book movers before celebrating too much.
It’s been a busy last month with making tons of purchases for the electricians, plumbers, carpenters to install, and picking out colors for the painters.
Floors stained
We went with a white oak, and chose a clear stain that has a yellow-brown color. Kripa wanted to avoid any red undertones, and I wanted to keep the natural wood color instead of staining darker or artificially lightening with a whitener – so here’s where we ended up:
Kitchen install
We’ve had a stove since February, and a faucet since March – and they’re finally installed! We’ve had to finalize a lot of decisions, like the pendants over the island, over the past few weeks to make sure they arrived in time to be installed.
We’re still waiting on some of the cabinet pulls, most notably the appliance pulls, which means the fridge and dishwasher can’t have the panel installed yet.
[Kripa: I had to take out pictures of the stove installed. Since it’s such a beauty, it deserves its own post. (This is where Brian starts nagging me to write that post…)]
The hood is now constructed but not installed – hopefully it’s painted and installed next week, and we can show it off.
Pendants over the island 
Faucet 
Fridge without panels 
Kripa in the pantry doorway 
Pantry 
Beverage fridge is alive!
Everything coming together
The pictures below show a bunch of the in-progress areas – which is basically the whole house.
New front steps poured 
Front door light 
Original tile being cleaned off 
Ceiling lights getting installed 
Front formal living getting painted 
Kripa ponders the Ikea closet boxes 
Railing being installed 
Back deck! 
Master closet fixtures 
Master sinks 
Master heated floors 
Master fireplace in progress 
Washer and dryer stacked! 
Toilets and paper holders 
Nook under the stairs in progress 
Basement vanity painted and lights
Wow! Can’t believe the move-in around the corner… so exciting! Are u excited or exhausted? Will be so much more fun seeing it in person, but I will have to wait for that. Good luck!
Are you moved in yet?!
We are! Just posted an update: https://bripaproject.com/2019/12/29/post-move-in-preview/
Greetings!
Love the project. We are about the embark on a renovation of a two-flat in Lakeview this year. Would love your recommendations on architects and contractors!
Best,
Jack
Sure, happy to give you a referral! I’ll send you an email shortly. We also just posted a new blog post (took us a while, sorry about that): https://bripaproject.com/2019/12/29/post-move-in-preview/