Wrong Wrought Iron

Someone put the wrong wrought iron in the loft and staircase and I am NOT happy. I frantically called the design centre at 7 pm last night and asked to speak with our designer. Grrr!



MDH said it's just spindles. I said it's not "just" spindles. Until they correct this mistake, I'm not gonna stop pestering people, especially MDH.

Painted House

Yay! The house has been painted. I've been stressing out wondering how my color choice would look like in the new house. Overall, I'm liking it. The paint colour is called "Antique Linen" by ICI. I would have wanted Benjamin Moore paints but the builder does not use Benjamin Moore. For sure, I'll use BM for the accent colours in the house.



They're almost done the brick work outside. This week maybe.

Five more weeks to go!

When life hands you a lemon...

... have some calamari with it.



Okay, here's the truth -

Figuratively, no lemons have been handed over.
Literally, I have a bagful in my kitchen.
Generally, life is good.




Yes, life is good.

House Updates:

Most of the baseboards and trims are already in place. And yay! We are loving the details they put in in every spot. The baseboard by the way is over 5 inches high which is waaay better than what we have in our present home.

All the doors have been installed.

And looks like painting is about to start.

And so here's how the kitchen looks like now -



And a portion of the nook (and loft) viewed from the family room -



And here is my other fave part of the house, the LOFT -



DK calls it "lobby" in the second floor and he even suggested we put seats in the area so it becomes a lounge area. I told him we plan to put bookshelves in the loft and his workspace. He said he does not want to work in an open workspace. So I guess the den will be DK's work area and DH's will be the spot in the loft :). We'll see how it goes.

Happy Easter, everyone!

I didn't catch the Easter Bunny when she left these so no pic of her this time.

I think of the garden after the rain;
And hope to my heart comes singing,
At morn the cherry-blooms will be white,
And the Easter bells be ringing!

~Edna Dean Proctor, "Easter Bells"

The Photographer's Corner

I have got to share this corner in the new house that I am so excited about. Well, it isn't the only corner I'm excited about but this one deserves a special mention. You see, it was past 7 pm (6:45 pm in my camera as I haven't changed the time setting to DST then) when I took this shot and the light was still amazing. Golden, even.



I just know I will be spending countless hours in this space, taking photos of some of my favorite things. And no flash needed which is how I like to take photos.

And as you can see, the drywall is already in place. We had a walkthough early last week for the smart wiring of the house, a day before they put up the drywall. No major issue was found, and the items we pointed out were dealt with right away.

As of today, 53 more days to go and the house key will be handed over to us. Time to resume packing.