Floors and furniture

The floors were finished by Friday, the 21st.  Unfortunately, I wasn't quite quick enough to snap a bunch of pictures before Joern started covering the floor for protection, but I was able to get a picture of the kitchen:

And, as soon as the floor guys left, Joern started measuring out the baseboard for the living room :

On the following Monday, the 24th, the floor guys were back to oil the floor.  We weren't allowed to walk on the floors for two full days following the oiling. So, the earliest we were able to get back into the house was Thursday.  It looks wonderful!

Here are two views of the master bedroom:

Joern also was working hard on his baseboard project.  He set up a little workshop in his garage, and has been busy with his mitre saw for days now:

And while we were wating for the floors to dry, our garage doors were installed!

Joern also decided to take advantage of Marcel's visit this past weekend.  Joern, Marcel, our neighbor Torsten, and Joern's dad started moving in some of the heavy furniture and the vanities.  Seeing our furniture in the house really made the whole thing feel real!  Only a few more weeks, and we'll be in the house!

That's our refrigerator under the black wrapping.

We now have one comfy chair in the house!

 The rugs are all waiting in the guest room.

Erbse's vanity!

The super, ridiculously heavy dresser in our bedroom.

We lit a fire on Saturday afternoon. So cozy!

The vanity and storage cabinet in the master bath.

                                                         The boys after a long day of moving!

Joern has been working hard on the baseboard and last night, we installed medicine cabinets.  We hit a snag in Erbse's bathroom, the hole for the medicine cabinet is too large, and we need to get the plaster guys to come back to help us fix the problem.  Unfortunately, we can't install the beadboard until the medicine cabinet is installed, and we can't have the plumbers install the fixtures in Erbse's bathroom until the beadboard is in and painted.  Good thing this isn't the only bathroom in the house!

I can't wait to see where we are by this Friday, as this is supposed to be a big week.  Of course, it is a very short week, because Tuesday was a holiday, and no one came to the house on Monday.  But, this week should include the completion of the wood floors, installation of the kitchen, installation of interior doors, installation of the exterior blinds, and plumbing fixture installation.  Of course, we'll see if this all really happens in the next three days.  And, we have no idea when the electricians plan on returning to finish up the electrical. Oh well, the good news is that we'll be in by the end of the month, at the latest!   This is fantastic!  Now, its time to get to work with the bittersweet job of packing up our apartment!