Decorating the first house

This week has been very busy with trying to get the first house into move in condition. We started with the windows. In the above picture you can see the sliding glass door that will lead out to a patio. All of the windows will be able to slide open and will be fitted with screens to stop mosquitoes from entering.

The next installation was the electrical panel and all of the lights and switches and outlets. While we still fail to have electricity from the municipality as of yet, we will have the house ready for when we can get approval.

Next many hours were spent in the tile stores trying to match paint samples to tiles. But with much perserverance, Leo and myself decided on some nuetral, earthy tones that will be very durable and easy to wash while still looking very nice in the house. Today I was out at the jobsite, and the contactor came to begin laying the tiles. Once they are down the house will really take on a finished look.

Our next item for having the house be ready was to take down some scrubby trees on the property and to lay some sod. We had a service team here from Canada who worked very hard in the January sun to get this job done.

Also today we had two men come from a local school for deaf students, who are going to be making all of our armoirs, kitchen cupboards and doors for the house. They took all the measurements that they needed and were going to buy their materials.

As you can see the house is really coming together but still has a ways to go. Now that I am back and at the jobsite everyday, I will keep you posted on the progress.