HSH Renovation Update

Cloudy day in Dublin today. The electricians completed the wiring in the back part of the house. All the lights and ceiling fans in the house are up and working except the downstairs hall light, two lights in the bathroom and the two ceiling fans, one for the master-bedroom and office. We should get those two ceiling fans installed sometime next week, hopefully. They were on special order. The electricians will install what remaining light fixtures we have and will return to install the ones we special ordered. The re-bath guys will come in and re-grout some of the tiles in the bathroom. There is a small bracket missing on one of the shelves in the freestanding cabinet and we are waiting on linen closet doors to be rebuilt. No ETA on that.  Painting will resume in the bathroom tomorrow. The GWTW room will continue to be emptied out and things put in their most appropriate places.

The Hardy Smith house is beginning to look more and more like a home everyday. The chandeliers in 'The Gone With The Wind' room and in the formal dining room are strikingly beautiful.  John put me in charge of picking out all the lighting fixtures. I took on the challenge with ease. I spent hours researching era specific themes and we settled on a informal, rustic feel with a hint of formality throughout the home which matches perfect with our busy, on the fly lifestyles.  John just said yeah or nay. He is very easy to work with no wonder we get along so well. We make a perfect team. 

Tomorrow, it is New Year's Eve and my sister's birthday. The start of a new decade is fast approaching. 2010 sounds so far into the future but it is less than 48 hours away. We plan to celebrate in a way most couples do not to mention the progress we have made in 2009 on the interior restoration efforts of the  Capt Hardy Smith house.  For your viewing pleasure,  some pictures I took today with most of the lighting fixtures up and on. Thanks for visiting my blog. Please return again for continual, ongoing improvements to the Hardy Smith house in 2010. Happy New Year!