Ups and Downs

Down went more drywall as I planned. Need to expose all the wiring that needs repair. Also, since the front door is getting replaced, we need to expose all the beams around it so we can remove the old door gracefully.

Up went a wall! Yay! I put up most of the first wall for the home theater. The footers for the second wall need to be glued down to the floor so I can't build up that wall until next chance I get.

We did order the front door. It's a solid cherry door with a very Frank Lloyd Wright looking stained glass insert, along with a sidelight that matches. It will be here in a couple weeks, so that determines quite a bit for our schedule.

Jen spent the entire day painting. There is so much to paint. Tali's room is even better, now the baseboard trim is done. All that's left is touch up and the door. The hallway baseboard is done, as are the ceilings and walls. Now on to the window moudlings, which is a lot.

We are thinking of leaving a part of the wall between the living room and dining room open, as a pass-through style window. We could put plants on the ledge.

I also ordered the double oven. It's the LDW3081ST from LG. We were looking at a Wolf oven that was $6300 that we really liked. The LG was $3199 at Home Depot. Plus, Wolf is such a high-end boutique appliance I have a feeling it will break in a couple years. Then I went online and found the LG for $2501, no tax, free shipping. So if you factor in tax, I save over $900 from Home Depot, and GOBS over the Wolf. And the LG looks swell. Of course, I will order a spare computer module so when the existing one dies in 10 years I am not hosed.

The range will be a Dacor 5 burner gass cooktop. It's the same one my ex and my friend Lara have, it's been a great cooktop. And I will get the Miele dishwasher because it's silent and I like the silverware rack.

Pictures later, that requires I get up, and I am too tired.