decks and bathrooms and cabinets, oh my!

I have been a complete slacker, I will admit it right now. We have been working away and when I finally get home all I want to do is go straight to bed. But here are a few updates to the house project: Our French doors and few windows have been ordered. Half of the appliances have been ordered. Our granite tiles for the kitchen counters have been purchased The tiling in the bathrooms is almost complete. We have a new roof (yay!!). The gas has been run to the range, dryer and fireplace. The deck is basically completely removed and slowly but surely things are coming together, especially thanks to the great team we have helping out (aka the Withrow clan). Things are really moving along quite nicely. And since words can only do so much justice, here are a few photos to prove it:

Old Deck and TONS of bamboo

Hot tub/leaf collector

Tree cut-out in deck

Back of the house, you can see the old roof covered in moss and the deck and railings

That little stump is the tree that used to grow up through the deck

This is how we got rid of some of the old branches/deck debris until an unknown neighbor complained..

The deck is gone! And see how nice the roof looks? 

Stand alone hot tub... it will be leaving soon too. 

And then we also have made some great progress on the bathrooms:

Cabinets painted white and the counter tops tiled

Subway tiling is coming along great! Thank you Matt!

New light and backsplash, check. We also painted the walls a light grey.  

(a before picture, in case you were like me and forgot what it used to look like before these transformations)

And a sneak peak on the kitchen cabinets. They are almost done and look fantastic, especially with the granite tiles we chose. 

This was the Cabinet Transformations in Kona.

A few doors will have glass added for a special look. :)

The counter tiles in the downstairs bathroom are also done... 

I can't wait to see the final product! This has been a learning process for both Matt and I, but it has been spectacular as well. I don't think a single thing will be left untouched in this house, and it will truly be ours once it's completed. We also just planted a handful of herbs in some pots and we hope to have a small garden next year with more herbs and veggies!