In the Final Stretch...

Well, it's official... we are rounding the final bend in the remodel road...

...and not a moment too soon.  Although we have all weathered our journey remarkably well (and by all, I refer to myself, Itay, our children, but especially my poor in-laws who were unwittingly duped into housing us for a year instead of 6 weeks), we are all ready for some "normalcy."

Happily, that is expected to come in the next few weeks, as we wrap up final decisions and watch the finishing touches applied to our long-awaited dream house!

Our countertops turned out amazing. 

And we have water in the house once again, which is awesome, especially since our plumbing fixtures are so lovely!

We finalized all our lighting decisions.  I am fairly sure no one will walk into any of the bedrooms and say "Whoa, that is a killer ceiling light fixture!" But I love the dining room pendant drum shade we chose from Crate and Barrel, and think someone just might give us that reaction at one point or another:).

 The outdoor lights are super cute too.

And most excitingly... we are 75% towards hardwood floor completion!  They look STUNNING, if I can be a bit modest.  Perhaps my dear husband's WEEKS of deliberating over the hardwood choice were worth it... but I will never admit that.

Our final inspection is scheduled for this Friday, June 8.  I am still very skeptical about that date, especially given the amazing ability of our contractor to treat every one of our to-do tasks like a first draft.  I am not sure if there is anything that has been done in the last few months that was right the first time.  Sigh.  And this, ladies and gentlemen, is why some contractors give such dramatically lower bids than others!  Happily, that drama is just a few weeks away from being a funny memory:).

I. Can't. Wait!!!!!