Stairway to Completion

It's been a long time, eh? Not too much happening until last week. The roughed-in stairs were replaced with hardwoods. Then the hardwood finisher guy came in and, well, finished them. Surfaces were filled in with wood putty and then sanded, and finally varnished. Here's a sample of stairs from office/garage to Main Level.

Skirting boards and risers still need primer and paint but still...

More, main floor to new bedrooms:

Detail of individual stair tread

Finally, the floors:

Hallway - return air vent

Pantry

Loft

Living Room (oooh, pretty!)

Next week - the stairway will be finished with newel posts and balusters.

Remaining - some interior painting - 2nd coat in Living Room, kitchen, dining room, still haven't finalized colors. And we need to order tiles for the backsplash. I've been procrastinating on the design for months and tiles take 6-8 weeks.

We've been shopping for Living Room furniture and finding something we both can agree on is a challenge. I do not like the overstuffed, "Welcome to 1978" look. He wants a couch with a recliner at one end. Sigh. We'll get there. Maybe I'll post some of those options this weekend.