Still Taping

One of the jack and jill bedrooms (almost ready for texture, just needs one more light sand)

Mocha testing out the hardwood sample. After looking at hundreds of flooring samples, I think we finally decided on the floors for upstairs. It is an engineered hardwood and is a handscraped walnut. Although there are lots of variations in the color, it is a darker wood, so we will have to clean the floors quite a bit. With all the windows and natural light, the floors don't look too dark. The handscraped also gives it a rustic feel. It comes in 3.5", 5", and 7" widths which will also add to the rustice feel. And best of all, Mocha likes it too:)

Here's a picture of the soffits on the back of the house.

More soffit pictures - also just a tiny bit of siding left in the back.

More soffit pictures
I apologize for the lack of updates, but I feel like we are doing the same thing over and over. I'm definitely over taping and ready to start on painting and I am sure all you readers are sick of reading about taping and are ready for something new too. We are getting closer on taping. One of the Jack and Jill bedrooms needs a quick sanding, then it is all ready for texture. Actually upstairs is getting closer to be ready for texture. We are hoping to finish with the tools this week so that we can send them back. The rest would just be hand work and floating out the corners.

On another note, Travis completed the siding on the front side of the house last Monday. I was on the road last week and didn't get out to the house until Friday. Travis and I pulled into the driveway and I was so intent on looking at the soffits that it took me at least a couple of minutes to realize all the work that Travis did on the siding! It looks great and it is exciting to say that we are done with all the siding on the front of the house and just need to finish a few places on the back of the house. The soffits are going up pretty good, but it definitely shows that we have to paint some trim still.

Hopefully next time I post, I can say that multiple rooms are ready for texture...