Under the plum trees: The ocd is strong in that one.

I did not visit the site until after lunch today.

Rock wall/ floor guy was busy inside cleaning the drywall off the floor and basically getting to know the surface of the floor.. He was making sure that things were flat and there were no divots that needed to be filled.

All the tile is now here. There is the main floor tile and then three more tiles in the bathroom: the shower walls and around the tub; a small accent tile in the shower; and then the shower floor. The main floor tile will actually come into the bathroom around the toilet and vanity.

Today's decision was whether or not I really could use the tile that I had chosen for the shower floor. It was little rocks on a mesh sheet. The reality is that they will not glue down properly. But I did kinda fall in love with the tile.... So they all will be placed in by hand, and it will just be an extra day of work as it will be a little rock wall on the bathroom floor. And then I chose the grout colour to match the tiles in the bathroom. Decisions decisions....

Then I put on my painting/ staining clothes and got to work. Not the spindles yet.. First the railings.

Did I mention that the basement, which is not yet finished, is the storage of everything!

Below, if you can see past the spindles are the supplies for the in floor heat, that were moved in at the end of the day.

My toilet, sink, vanity, and faucets are below the mess... You know with signs advising not to store heavy stuff on it....

Upstairs, it looks like things will be starting in the bedroom.

I spend the afternoon on the front deck- not with a glass of wine but with a paint brush.

You are noticing how nice the railings look!

All done in the front, so I did a little in the back to use up the stain in the tray. I will not have to stain quite as much in the back, not just because the area is smaller, but because much of the back is just the brown treated wood, rather than the nice cedar.