Cooling in Color

We're not quite in the homestretch, but things are starting to feel a lot more finished. To pick up exactly where we left off last time, we do indeed have a new hole in our house and stairs leading into the addition. It's tarped off so the only way the kids can get to their toy closet is to go into the addition and up these stairs.

Utilities have been connected to the sub panel, mounted near the forgotten bathroom in the unfinished part of our basement, and the outside condenser unit to our mini-split. Power is still off, but presumably can be turned on now at any time!

Inside, we have PAINT! And we don't hate it (always a risk, despite our attempts to preview as much as we can):

We went with Benjamin Moore Mulberry Wine, which does indeed match its description of "dusty rose undertones mellow out this medium purple." I really like it--not too bold and bright and not too dark either (for a while, we had been considering much darker shades, but ended up chickening out with something more in the middle, and I think that was the right call. Also telling us that we're at the beginning of the end? Wood flooring! Here it is just waiting to be installed:

There are still a lot of steps to go--more painting of course (both inside and out), assembly of the built-in PAX units in the closet area, and, probably most significantly, a roof (scheduled to arrive next week, we hope). But it does feel like we are getting close.