I FINALLY got the correct kitchen sink!

So, we ordered the entire kitchen, including cabinets, counter, appliances, etc in early August.  It all came in November and when the counter installers were here, I immediately noticed the sink was too small.  I mentioned something right away.  Fortunately, I had email evidence of the correct sink I ordered, including some back-and-forth confirmation on my part, because they kept mentioning the wrong sink.

So, in November, they said we could have a new sink, but nobody wanted to pay for a new piece of countertop (and that section was about 10 feet long, so not a small expense).  I also didn't want a piece that didn't perfectly match with the stone on either side of it.  So, after much back and forth and even  more waiting, they finally came on Friday to install the new counter.  But, a small problem arose, and they needed to bring it to the workshop to make some adjustments.  The sink was already disconnected, so we had a lovely weekend with no kitchen sink.

They finally came last night and after more than six months of waiting, I FINALLY have the correct sink.  Which means we can now finish the kitchen --- the backslash hasn't been installed as we were waiting on the final counter install.

Once that is done, I'll post final photos.

Also, kinda big news for our neighbors who had to endure the eyesore, but after 15 months of having a massive dumpster in the driveway, that was removed in March!

We're currently working with a Landscape Architect to get an outdoor plan finalized and hope to start construction of that next month.

Before and After: Powder Room

The First Floor Powder Room used to be a big closet, as shown here...

And now is a half bath, as shown here...

Merry Christmas!

The kitchen still doesn't have the backsplash, as the sink is the wrong sink so we need a whole new counter on the right side to fit the new (bigger) sink.  Until that is done, we can't install the backsplash, which also delays the crown molding on top of the cabinets that sit directly on the counter.

The Dining Room is done with the exception of the double glass door that leads into the Butler's Pantry.

Milton ranked top 10 small city in America

Milton was named as the top 8 small city in the US, and the highest ranking in Massachusetts.  Not so sure I'd call it a small city, but it's a nice honor nonetheless.  In the past, Milton has also been on Money Magazine's top best places to live.

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"To compile its ranking, WalletHub compared 1,268 small cities using 30 metrics across five categories: affordability (housing costs, cost of living, median household income), economic health (unemployment rate, population growth), education and health (school system quality, high school graduation rate, low birthweight, adult obesity), quality of life (average commute time, number of restaurants, coffeeshops, bars, and department stores), and safety (violent crime rate, property crime rate)."

Foyer

So, I'm still greeted each morning by workers, but at least when I walk through the foyer, THAT is done!

(In terms of workers, they plastered the basement and upstairs sleeping porch last week, creating mounds of dust everywhere.  They also paved the circular part of the driveway.  Tomorrow they're supposed to lay the stone for the front door and mudroom door walkways.  The interior walls for the garage are being worked on and the garage doors will be installed tomorrow or Wednesday)

The Living Room is behind the glass doors.  The front door is the black door that is cut off.

The double glass doors are to the Dining Room and the open door is the Powder Room.

Lots of Mirrors in the Powder Room!

Front Porch and Driveway

Simultaneously, the front porch is being ripped off and reconstructed and the driveway is being ripped out and reconstructed.  What does that mean?  Mud!  Lots of it.

Yes, we still have a lovely construction trailer in our driveway!

Oh right, and we're also digging out the last original water pipe.  It's in the basement and connects to the  city water.  So, jack hammers down there means extra dirt and dust upstairs.  

The grey/black is the old pipe, the white is the new.

Well, well, well...

Literally, a well!

Two massive trucks showed up in the yard last week to drill a well for outside irrigation (watering the lawn and gardens and filling the ice rink...Yes, Joe is installing an ice rink).

These photos don't really capture the size of these trucks, but they were huge.  The green one is the actual drill and the red one carried the attachable parts that would allow the drill to go deeper.  I believe the guy said he went about 500 feet down. Loud and messy!

You can get a better sense of the size of this truck by noticing the man standing to the left.