So, I have really been slacking on posts lately, but this is my first post after having moved in. I think Tuesday was the first night I slept in the condo. There are still a bunch of finishing touches to be done, plus I need to get some furniture and stuff, but it is cool to be moved in. The kitchen is still a mess with junk and tools, so I’ll need to clean that up before I can use it. I’m also still waiting on the refrigerator. They’ve attempted to deliver it twice, but keep bringing one that opens the wrong way. I’m starting to think they aren’t going to be able to get it right, and I’m going to have to cancel. Ikea has a rebranded Whirpool refrigerator that can definitely have the door reversed for about $100 more than the one I ordered, so I might just do that if they can’t get it right. I have some more pics, but I need to get to sleep, so perhaps I will add them tomorrow.

This weekend was pretty productive. Friday night was booked for watching the Borat movie, which was hilarious, but a little out of hand. The naked fight scene was a little over the top. Anyway, on Saturday afternoon I started the project of doing the moldings (those little things that go between your walls and floors). I had originally planned on holding off on them until I moved in, then doing them leisurely, but I figured it would be a pain to move furniture to install them, and I’m still waiting on carpet. They were pretty nasty, covered with old caulk, pieces of linoleum and carpet fibers. I used a scraper to get all the pieces of stuff off, then sanded them to smooth them out and prep for painting. By 2 am on Saturday night, they were all cleaned off, and half of them were painted. I had to do the painting in two batches, because there were so many, and I only had so much space to lay them on the dropcloth to dry. My hands were extremely sore from all of the scraping and sanding. I got a call on Saturday night telling me my appliances would come the next morning between 8:15-10:15, so I had to get up early and go wait for them. I painted the rest of the moldings by 9:30, then the guys showed up right at 10:15. The stove looks nice in the kitchen, but they screwed up the refrigerator, and will have to re-deliver on Tuesday. The dishwasher was left in the box, because they charge extra to install them. I went home right after the delivery and took a nap. Mike and I went back over there in the evening, and laid out a bunch of the moldings. About half of them aren’t labeled, but it looks like it won’t be too bad to figure out where they go. We also got the dishwasher mostly hooked up, but the adjustable feet don’t go up high enough, so I think I’m going to buy a board to put under it to boost it up to the right height. I also called up Home Depot today and they have the carpet in, so hopefully they can install it this week. It seems like things should be in pretty good order by the end of the week.

So, the updated checklist…

• Finish bathroom vanities
• Get carpeting installed
• Install laminate moldings
• Sand and paint wall moldings
• Install wall moldings
• Get appliances installed/replaced
• Install kitchen backsplash (low priority)
• Touch up a few paint spots
• Install bar counter
• Get blinds

The carpet is on order, the appliances are on order, and I just ordered blind samples tonight, so I think we are in good shape. I just need to get cracking on the moldings.

I stopped by Ikea tonight to pick up some new handles for the bathroom cabinets, and looked around a bit. I think I might get a kitchen table there, and they had some nice rugs. I’m not that into the whole oriental style, which is cool because those are the expensive ones.

I’m thinking about moving my stuff in this weekend, since I’m going to be in Vegas the next weekend. The carpet won’t be in, though, so I won’t have access to closets or bedrooms, which kind of sucks, particularly for clothes.