Windows and Wood floors

Last week most of the windows went in, and the roofing has begun. Now the guts of the house are where most of the work is happening, tomorrow the electrician, Friday heating and cooling (our friend Chad).

Over the weekend we moved Carter out of his room and into the den. Demolition to his old bedroom may not begin until next week, so he's opting to spend a few more nights in his sleeping bag in the empty room.

I'm been up to my eyeballs in carpet, hardwood, and paint color selections. what do you think of this tigerwood flooring? Its an engineered hardwood, prefinished click & lock, so we can install it ourselves. If this color matches, it may be perfect for the downstairs (entry, kitchen, nook, new dining room, hallway, and front den). We had been planning on bamboo, but tonight we dropped a fork on the sample and it make some serious pinholes in the surface. Yikes!

I found an awesome sale on carpet at Home Depot (midrange frieze, $14/yd installed!). Though I usually order carpet directly from Georgia, this price is unbeatable. We may consider replacing the carpet in the ground floor bedrooms too.





We're toying with the idea of adding on a 6' deep porch to better transition the existing bay window with the new section. Some drawings are being done on that this week.