Appliances were installed this week:

The door hinges on the washer/dryer are not movable. Slight inconvenience, but I'll get over it.

The hardwood floors were installed last week, but are now covered by a thick protective paper.

A 65" would be a tight squeeze, so 60" will have to do.

Kitchen/Dining/Living Rooms:

Master Bedroom:

Kitchen Views:

Tech Center:

Bedroom 2 Bath Surround:

Landscaping:

Went to meet with Chuck on Wednesday, so no call this week. Everything is moving along steadily. Tile floors and cabinetry are all in place.

Finally the kitchen is coming together:

Here's another update of the 2nd floor living area and master bedroom:

The wall color was darker than I anticipated, but I like it so far. In fact, I'll probably flush my initial plans of individually painting some walls.

I'm anticipating the installation of kitchen and living room cabinetry. You'll see. :)

Here's an evening shot of the community in progress:

Now that the garage door is put in, it looks like they're locking the front and side doors when they leave.

Dry wall is up. I didn't get to see them insulate the interior walls, so I guess I have to trust that my walls aren't hollow. :)

I took panoramas to compare with the previous week's again. Here's the 2nd floor living room:

Here's the master bedroom:

A few more angles of the 2nd floor:

I noticed in the garage, all the service cables (satellite, cable, telephone) are passed through to each house. It's a smart way to wire the building. Since my house is on the end, I essentially have access to my neighbors' tv/internet/phone service. Of course it'll be secured, but it's good to know I have options when the neighbors get too noisy.

Had a pre-drywall walkthrough with Chuck on Wednesday, so no call from him today.

The house is really coming along--it's actually beginning to feel like a house. This week the electrical and exterior insulation was installed, so everything looks pink. Here's another look at the 2nd floor living room today (compare it with last week's):

A shot of the 3rd floor master bedroom:

And a few more images around the house:

One thing I wanted to mention was a design option that I opted for called a "smurf tube". It basically is a tube integrated into the wall allowing cables to be easily passed through. The one I chose in particular was for the living room TV area. The cost?

Expensive right? Yeah, a bit. But I know that it'd be something I'd regret when it comes time to wall mount my TV with cables dangling about. The cost is worth it.

Today I was reminded of what it actually is--a tube nailed to some wood.

That cost one-hundred and thirty-five dollars. Amazing.

Here's a peek at the 2nd floor living room/kitchen before electrical and insulation goes up next week:

 

I stopped by the Shea Homes Design Studio yesterday to finalize some interior design options for the house. I took the pics as choices were made, so a few things in the pics weren't a part of the final design.

The Hardwood flooring and Cabinetry:

Bathroom Vanity and Flooring:

Kitchen Countertop, Backsplash and Electrical:

Kitchen Faucet:

Wall Paint Color and Carpeting (color only, different design):

Microwave:

Cooktop:

Oven:

Dishwasher:

Refrigerator:

Wine Fridge:

Washer and Dryer (red):