Calm before the storm

In less than 24 hours one of the final (hopefully) phases of the remodel will begin. Tomorrow the cabinets show up and installation begins. That means we've spent the weekend moving things around downstairs trying to make room. Originally this was going to be relatively easy: we'd just put everything into the 2nd bedroom. Since the final coat wasn't put on the floors in that room until Friday afternoon, we decided to find other locations for our things (now the floors will have a good three days to set).

Here are some shots from the past few days:

Our new hot water heater/boiler. The thing is friggin' huge. And, until the gas company gets off their duff, the most expensive piece of wall art we own. A new gas meter needs to be installed before this can be hooked up; Washington Gas, being the monopoly that it is, is taking their sweet time in getting back to our contractor about doing this.

Wainscoting in the new powder room. The floors are from the 2nd bedroom. This room is where a fair amount of our stuff is now stored to make room for the cabinets.

Old and new floors in the 2nd bedroom. We think both look really good, but despite being "inferior" (according to the contractor), we still like the older look better.