A little more progress on the house this past week – all the countertops and hardware fixtures are installed. We chose quartz countertop for the kitchen because after all the research that both Darren and I have done, we agreed that quartz is great to maintain and is very durable. Of all the houses, lofts and live/work spaces that we have lived in, they all had dark speckled granite countertop and it was super difficult to see any types of spills and drips. So when it came time to select for our new kitchen and bathroom countertops, I chose the “Lagoon” style (white with gray marbled pattern). Now it’ll be much easier to clean up.
PG&E also turned on the power at our house, so all the lights are working now. We will switch the account over to us once we have the house keys in just a few more weeks! We love that all of these lights are on dimmer switches. Apparently, Darren’s aunt told us that the recessed lighting bulbs will last a lot longer if we don’t turn them on all the way, so these lights on dimmers will work perfectly.
All of the hardware fixtures are also installed this past week. We chose these door handles as opposed to door knobs because if for any reason our hands are full, we can still use our elbows to open the doors! That’s what we did with our Maui house, we switched out all the door knobs and replaced them with these handles… so much more efficient!
For bathroom countertops and shower walls, we selected the “Glacier White” Piedrafina marble. It’s eco-friendly and durable without breaking the bank! Now waiting for them to install tiles inside the shower floor.
Master bathtub still needs to be put in…
Master bathroom vanities – mine on the left of this photo and Darren’s on the right (with the medicine cabinet)!
Guest bathroom countertop, shower wall and bathtub are all installed!
Ahhh… one of my favorite features of the house – the BARN DOOR for our master bathroom! We are going to install more barn doors to the house, but you have to stay tuned to see where they will be! 🙂
Brushed nickel tower racks are in…
So is the hand towel ring…
And the toilet paper holder…
A view of our L-shaped backyard from the master bedroom. That will be our next project once we move in and once we decorate the interior first… one thing at a time! Just like our Maui house, we didn’t want a huge yard because we have no kids and/or dogs, and I just want a very low maintenance yard since Darren and I are both “brown thumbs!” We have an idea of how we want the backyard to look, but will have to chat with a landscape architect down the road.
Loving the wood fences in the backyard…
