End in Sight?

It seems impossible, but it looks like the contractor may finish by the end of July. The intensity has been notched up a bit with more urgency about decisions like molding and hardware. New doors are being hung. The counters are being templated; likewise the glass shower enclosures. The new heating system on the top floor is being installed. The bathroom tiling is just about done.

The appliances have arrived and have been herded into the living room. The cabinetry is nearly all in place—my job is to select the hardware and the glass that will go in the lower range of kitchen cabinets. The library ladder is in hand and is now being finished to match the cabinets. The wall with the desk, pantry, and wine area is taking shape. Below you can see the desk on the left side of that wall...

...the bar/wine area with the wine fridge (!) on right side of the wall...

...and in between the pantry which is still waiting for its doors.

Another treasure has been brought to Boston from the Connecticut house--a Tiffany mantle clock. Unlike the chandelier, we don't have much knowledge of its origin or the background story, but it's a very pretty thing. It was likely made sometime between 1890 and 1910. The damage to the glass will be repaired, the clockworks cleaned, and it will live on my mantle.

I’ve also engaged a color expert to develop some possible strategies for painting nearly everything in the apartment. She met with me last weekend and it’s clear that she will come up with ideas that I never in a million years would have thought of. I have wanted a more vivid set of colors, but realize I don’t have confidence in selecting them. Left to my own devices I would make very dull choices.

I feel very lucky in my choice of project partners--they are making everything look wonderful!