Yesterday I moved the dining room furniture into the room.  I have the buffet centered on the wall.  There’s plenty of room at each end for the arm chairs.  They’ll be used when the leaves are in the table.

The china cabinet is on the living room wall.

The plan was to unpack the china and stow it away into the china cabinet.  However, when we moved it into place it was very wobbly – more than an uneven floor could explain.  I laid the cabinet down and discovered the leg supports were broken.  I pulled them off and we set the cabinet on this blanket so I could bring in the table.  I’m going to talk to my cabinet guy to see if he can make me replacement legs.

Dinner was leftover beef and noodles eaten at a table!

Day 2 was cloudy, but no rain.  They finished the windows across the front. The top picture is from October, but bottom one yesterday. Sometime in the nearish future, I want to paint the door trim to match the window trim.

I rehung the sheers in the rooms. I need some sort of blind for the bedrooms – or a heavier curtain which can be drawn if someone is staying in the room.

They added the side windows in the breakfast room bay.  I opted not to have those open as the glass is only 12″ wide.

The bathroom window has obscure glass.

They also put in windows in my bedroom and over the kitchen sink.

I didn’t do the work, but I’m exhausted.  Maybe it’s thinking about what comes next.  The Piano will arrive sometime between the 15th and the 22nd, so that means I need to get the dining room setup so I can clear the boxes out of the living room.  That will be this weekend’s project.

That in turn will give me space to move the boxes of books and music out of the way of the longarm which I hope to have sometime between the 21st and the end of the month.

They have started the window install.  First is the driveway wall windows in the Quilt Studio.

The Sunroom window went in.

Finally the patio wall of the Sunroom.

It started raining about 11:15 this morning and is just now (10:45) tapering off after 4+ inches of rain. I was trimming these quilt blocks when they lifted the last window into the opening in the Quilt Studio.  I could no longer hear the rain.

This video is my attempt to show the sound dampening (no pun intended) of my new double pane windows.

Even though it rained all afternoon, the guys kept putting windows in.  I forgot to get an exterior picture of the breakfast room.  The two side windows will be replaced tomorrow.

The living room.  I’m need to move those rose bushes. They beautiful, but are too large.  Maybe next year.

The dining room.  I purchased a few Daylily roots Sunday. I think I’ll plant them in in front of this window.

Speaking of daylilies, I picked these up at Hobby Lobby. The plan was to put them on the dining room table when I get that far, but for now, they are on the entry table. I may need to do another arrangements for the dining room.

Finally, I  have the guest bed put together. The dust ruffle was delivered today. So, I used my new nail gun to nail the plywood to the slats to keep it from shifting, then started dressing the bed. I got my workout unpacking the mattress. The quilt is the 2018-2019 Quiltville Mystery Quilt – Good Fortune.  Clearly I need to make a couple quilts in the 84 x 90 range.  The bed frame has been in the family for at least 50 years.  Ted’s sister Ruby remembers sleeping on it when she was 16, it was Ted’s bed growing up and our first bed when we got married.

It’s not supposed to rain tomorrow which will make it easier for the guys to finish the windows. I think there are 8 more to install.

It’s window installation day!  Naturally that means the cats get locked up so they don’t escape. I’ve got them in my office. There’s no door knob on the hall door, so the chair is keeping the door closed.  They have food, water, a litter box, scratching post, a toy mouse and 3 cat beds.

But Gracie is not happy.  Typically when people are in the house she hides in my bedroom, but since my bedroom is getting windows, she’s locked up with the other two girls.

I’ve also pruned the magnolia tree and hung the chimes.  My original plan was to hang them by the house, but I discovered the previous owner had put a couple of hooks in the tree to hang a swing.  I removed the ropes and instant spot for the chimes.

The first thing they guys told me was the exterior glass was broken in one of windows.  They are ordering a replacement sash which will be here in 3 – 4 weeks. Since all 5 of the Quilt Studio and Sunroom windows are the same size, this one will go in the Sunroom.

I just hope the rain holds off long enough for them to get all of the windows installed.

I have finished recovering the dining room chairs. I’ve also replaced the glides on the legs.

Here’s a closer view of one of the arm chairs.

When the electricians were here back in June, they put in Light Almond outlets.  Then I painted my Dining and Living room White Lilac.  I thought I was going to have to replace the outlets — so I had my brother make sure I knew how to safely do so.  But then a co-worker told me about these paintable outlet covers.  I bought them from Amazon.

The outlet covers are also up in the hallway and front bedrooms.

This weekend I picked up a throw rug.  It has all of “my colors” in it.  But it’s too casual for the Living or Dining room.  But it looks good with my Good Fortune quilt.  I have it tossed on the platform of the brass bed. It appears that I’m going to need to either get a neutral blanket to use as a base, or make a couple of quilts to fit the new bed.  The need to be 80 x 90 since I have a 12″ mattress.  Maybe both.

I’ve started painting the trim on the backdoor.  Someone commented that it looks like a front door.  Given that it’s off the driveway and into the Quilt Studio, I suspect it will get more use than the front door. I need to get out and finish the painting this weekend.

The painters have been here all week. Another coat of paint has gone up in the dining room and piano/living room.

– and crown moulding! I think they are to finish up the bedrooms Friday.

The timing is good.  The guest bed has arrived.  I hope it’s comfortable as I’ll be sleeping on it when I start working on my bedroom.

It also means I need to get the dining room furniture ready to move into the dining room. One chair covered, 5 to go.

In other news, assuming it’s not raining Tuesday, my windows are scheduled to be installed — except for the patio door in the Sun Room.  It won’t be in until mid-April.  That puts the painters on hold as I need to get the trim put up on that wall first.

In quilting news, I’ve called for the long arm. We are aiming for the week of March 21st. We’ll finalize the date next week.  It means it will be here before the painting is finished in the Quilt Studio and Sun Room, but the machine is 3 feet from the wall on one side, 7 on two sides and 5 on the 4th side.  I think it will be OK.