Reading Corner

For as long as we've lived here (that's three years as of this month - so hard to believe!) we've wanted the corner of our living room to be a perfect reading corner. We bought a chaise lounge and tucked it next to the fireplace, next to two bright windows, but it's always been missing something.

And that something is . . . . light! Shortly after our kitchen remodel, we got a gift card in the mail from Restoration Hardware, completely unexpected. I called them and was informed that when we exchanged some items, we were credited an incorrect amount. They discovered this during a sales audit, and mailed me the difference. 

 So in late march I purchased the light, only to find out it was on backorder. Fast forward two months (if only I could have fast forwarded!) and the light finally arrived. So, after three years we finally had our reading corner.

We love the clean lines and the contrast of the dark metal with the smooth white glass shade, and it looks great with a little edison bulb glowing. It lights up our little corner perfectly - time to find a glass of wine and a good book!

Wired

I'm pretty sure we have the world's best electrician. He and a helper arrived this morning around 9:00, and left tonight around 6:00, and everything is wired! In one day!

They completely rewired everything, pulling out the wires put in during the last, infamous "remodel fail" that happened to our kitchen and bathroom, so in one day they redid all the following:

Kitchen:
- four overhead lights
- over the sink pendant light
- under cabinet lighting
- 6 backsplash outlets
- garbage disposal
- back door exterior light
- kitchen appliance outlets
- closet light and outlet

Half Bath:
- pendant light over the vanity
- fan/light combination over the toilet
- outlet by the sink

Full Bath:
- 2 vanity wall sconces
- one overhead light
- one fan
- 2 outlets by the sinks

And that's not all . . . . . Office! (Since we moved a wall we had to move electrical and HVAC to this room):
- overhead light
- one new outlets

As you can see, this was a whole lot of wires and plugs, and we're so impressed with how simple and clean the wiring looks. Trust us, it used to look like a mouse maze, and trying to navigate it was enough to make you dizzy. This is a huge upgrade, and will give us much more function in all the rooms.

And if that's not enough, I got the following great news from our contractor in an email this morning: Our schedule is to finish the plumbing, wiring (if any), insulation and miscellaneous framing, windows, etc. on Monday and hang the drywall on Tuesday.  The rest of the week and the following Monday will be devoted to finishing the drywall.  We'll install the hardwood flooring Tuesday or Wednesday (10/4 or 10/5).  Our target date for cabinet installation is 10/10.  

So we're moving right along, and some exciting progress is coming in the next few days! Have a great weekend, and we'll let you know what's new on Monday!