We are getting closer!!!!

Looking back at my last post on 3/30 makes us say WOW! I can't believe it has changed so much in the past couple of months. We now have floors, cabinets, tile, 1 completed bathroom, porch railing, and so much more!!! A few weeks ago we moved from camping in the garage to camping in the house! The bugs and heat were getting worse and I didn't want to deal with it another day! So, my sweet husband moved our mattress into the guest bedroom and we are now living in a bug free, cool place for the next 40 years or so! I will say that we still don't feel like it is "home" and probably won't until we have all of our stuff in the house with us. But, that isn't far away...

Last night we sat down and made a list of everything we had to do to get our CO (certificate of occupancy) and the list was SUPER short! Other than the counter tops for the kitchen, I think we can finish everything else over the Memorial Day weekend! This doesn't mean that we will be finished, it just means that it is safe enough to live there and the county will no longer be telling us what to do and when to do it! Woo Hoo! So close to getting Berkeley County out of our hair!

Take a look at whats been going on at the Hilton's Home in the last couple of months!

Sunday breakfast in the garage.


Nailing down the last floor board under the kitchen cabinet area.


Dining room with heart pine floors and paint.


Russ working on the laundry room tile.



Guest bath countertop: shellstone Shower tile: limestone


guest bath toilet and floor.



Our kitchen with heart pine floors.


Living room with heart pine floors and new front door!


New door, lights and a blue ceiling!


Master bath paint, floor and shower tile.


Master bath toilet.


Tile and paint colors for the master bath. The bathroom is the lightest blue and our bedroom is the middle blue. The bath cabinet color will be the darkest brown (same as guest bath). Not sure which counter top yet...


Guest bath complete with light, paint, crown molding, shower tile (limestone).


Basket weave tile floor (limestone with a dot of shellstone to match the counter). Baseboards. And, the AWESOME piece of furniture Russ built I found it on Restoration Hardware's website for almost $1,400! We built it for about $400! Sweet deal!


Working on porch railings.


Master tub with husband insert... what a goofball!



Master tub, floor tile and first coat of paint on the walls.


Kitchen cabinets as of this morning!!! Russ is the bestest! The vent hood will eventually be covered with a mantel over it!


The other side.


Outside as of this morning!

We've been so busy with the house lately! The weather is nicer and the days are longer, which makes for good work time. I haven't updated the blog since JANUARY! Here are some pictures of our progress since then.

Windows in and ready for siding!


Russ, Mr. Glen, and Mr. David putting up the first piece of siding.


Siding progress during the first night.


Attic space, may eventually be a second story. All the silver stuff is the HVAC duct work.


Looking from our bedroom down the hall at night!! We have lights!


So, we "cheated" a tad and hired someone to do the insulation and sheetrock... well worth EVERY penny! They finished the insulation in 1 afternoon and the sheetrock in 4 days. These things would have taken us a month! The picture below is the attic space.


Master bathroom with sheetrock and backer board. It is ready for tile!


Standing in the kitchen looking at the front door.


Ok, I know this looks weird... But, we moved into the garage. We had a wonderful time staying at the Hilton compound but we were ready for our own space after 11 months of being homeless. I promise, the living conditions aren't as bad as they look! We are actually liking it! The room in the corner is our full bathroom, we have our fridge and a Coleman stove to cook on.


Snow visited SC a couple of weeks ago! Builder Bob, the Snowman, was born before the snow melted!


Master tub. It is damaged and we are STILL dealing with getting it replaced. I suggest NOT using Vintage Tub and Bath. They stink...


Snow and house from the road.


Tile for the master bathroom.


I loved the polka dots! Wish we could have kept them. So many people asked about it! They are tinted shellac dots covering knots and sap streaks in the siding.


Here were some of our choices for exterior colors... and the winner is: Rockport Gray from Benjamin Moore.


Russ painting the garage, and T "helping."


Russ is painting, TJ is making a mess!


Exterior of the house as of last week. We've painted the trim since this picture was taken.


First coat of paint in the dining room. It is dark chocolate brown. (Classic Brown by Ben. Moore). I promise it won't look so dark after we put up the wainscoting and crown moulding.



First run of our heart pine flooring! This was taken last night. We worked on the floors until midnight tonight and have much more done.