The plumbers came today and finished the last of the kitchen hookups. An air gap, air switch, and insta-hot next to our kitchen faucet, and then an enormous hot water tank next to our laundry area.

I haven’t shown you this view of our kitchen in a while (and boy, has it changed since):

Well, well, well. We haven’t touched the exterior in a while!

The sconces just outside our bedroom are now in, and they’re one of my favorite updates to the house so far.

You can find the Cosmic Wall Sconce at InMod.

The last of the kitchen appliances have arrived. Hullo, microwave hood! Hullo, dishwasher!

I am still sooo disappointed by the thick frame around the window, but we have to make progress. More trim today.

Trim continues to the dining room today.

The thick window frame works better here than it does in the kitchen, but I am still bummed about it.

It’s a bit painful for me to look at this window, even though it looks fine to you, I’m sure. I know that eventually I’ll get used to it. But right now, all I see is something that was contrary to my vision.

I wanted everything to be framed in 3/4″ trim, but it was not conveyed to our drywaller, so the windows weren’t prepared for it. After some serious thought, I decided to forgo my idea for what would be easier and less expensive to fix. It was a hard decision. I’m bummed.

Closet trim in! I would have preferred slimmer trim, but it looks alright.

Half of the room has trim. It wasn’t what I was going for initially—I wanted slim trim or none at all—but we aren’t financially prepared to keep backtracking, so I decided to live with it.

I have learned my lesson, though. Don’t ever assume your contractor conveyed all of your wishes accurately. Step in and clarify. Every. Time.

We have countertops! They are a pale-gray quartz with slight marbling, called Weybourne from Cambria. They look almost white, which is what I was going for—because when I looked at an actual white sample in the space, it turned cream. Surprisingly, the light gray worked much better here.

Always, always look at your color samples in the right light. That goes for everything.