I have not updated in SOO long because my life was consumed by tasks for my Brother's Wedding, August 4 (it was beautiful, but more on that in another post!!!) and working at the house!!
THE HOUSE
Where to start.... Well, I guess where I left off would be the best place, we installed the five windows upstairs and had the dining room window installed in the last photos I posted. The new living room window was installed after my last post! This means the window installations are complete!!! WooHoo!!
Since the windows were all in, Matt was able to focus on wiring, followed by closing up the walls!! The 'framework' for the bar between the kitchen and living/dining area is complete, the tile counter tops with wood edging is laid and just needs grouted, and the refinished hard wood has been
hung' for the book case on the one side of the bar. 
What used to be two windows........ Became one big hole for one window!
The entire house is ready to be painted, and is almost completely painted! We settled on a tan color for the bedroom, and decided to do an accent wall (although Matt did a little more than just one wall) in "Orange Spice" with the rest of the walls being white. The Kitchen, Dining Room, and part of the Living Room are white, and the living room will soon have a tan accent wall (the same color as the bedroom).
In the upstairs Matt decided to put cedar boards between the beams the whole way up to the peaks in the rooms. Although its hard to describe, it looks AMAZING!! The pictures I took do NOT do it justice! (Below: Office with Orange Paint and Cedar Planks)
Matt started back to The University of Pittsburgh yesterday so his work time at the house is at a bare minimum for the next 3.5 months! Luckily, (for us) my brother, Adam, is laid off from his Carpenter Union job, so we made him an offer he can't refuse to get our house ready! :) Our goal is September 30 to be living in our new house!! I really hope we make it! I can't wait any longer!!
The current Master Bedroom
The Orange office with the start of the cedar boards!
