We are landscaped (or mostly landscaped) January 21 - January 29

We knew they were landscaping while we were in Florida - amazing to see the house looking like a home instead of a construction site. There are still some tweaks, but in general, we're happy with the results. Jeff would like some grasses around the ugly green box - we decided not to make a fuss about it - or pay the $4000 to move it! I'm going to check with the power company to see if I can paint it and add decals. Actually one of our neighbors found a cover that's supposed to look like a bush, but he doesn't know if it's legal. Could be funny.

The "Oso Bene" Maple that Jeff planted yesterday. It is the same type as ours on Blackbrook. It's a beautiful tree - the leaves continually change color. Right now they're clear!

The back yard -

 In another year, the neighbors should be barely visible.

Note the absence of anything even vaguely resembling soil!

The sides -

In front of the garage -

and on the inside -

the beautiful butcher block counter

 prep sink and composting container

The pull-out tray for the coffee maker - Jeff did a lot of research to be sure it would fit!

Shower doors 

 Note the lovely light fixtures in the mirror. Error! The mirror people cut the holes for the sconces too large - 4 3/4" so the backplates wouldn't cover them. Guess what? 4.5" is standard backplate width. I did find some fantastic replacements at a mere $1990/light! Needless to say, I compromised!

$1990????

 Guest shower door - hard to see

 Powder room - we didn't know we were getting a mirror

The walnut top on the fireplace. 

Closet shelving - we'll make a lot of modifications, including a barndoor style mirrored door to replace the standard door.  In hindsight, we should have used a pocket door to make the space more usable, but the barndoor will do the same thing and look pretty neat.

We have water - and flushable toilets. The GC says they'll have heat in time for the final painting. We passed electrical and plumbing inspections so that's only a matter of time. There are still some lights to install, the refrigerator to install now that the plumbing is inspected - lots of little door adjustments and then the final painting. My guess is about a month or less amount of work. Then the "fun" begins!