The tiles went up today.The white tiles provide a strong contrast to the white walls, the white ceilings and the white cupboards.The red clips will disappear when they do the grouting tomorrow.

I talked to the builder today, after I received his latest bill. He tells me that they have had a dream run, with tradies turning up when they should and material being delivered correctly and on time. We told him it is God’s blessings. He also told us that he might come in under budget! Woo hoo!

The painting is well under way. The ceilings are done, and the walls have to have another coat. The doors are painted also. Tomorrow they will be pretty much finished with just the final touches and cleaning up on Friday.

We went to Anderson’s this afternoon to order some blinds. Having hears that we are under budget with the builder, Margaret felt inspired to splurge on the window coverings. We are going with plantation blinds, the cheap imports rather than the wooden variety. He will come in the next day or so to measure and quote.

The painters moved in yesterday, and there wasn’t much to show for it – a lot of prep and some undercoat. Today they finished the undercoat and we are all set for top coats over the next couple of days. The builders installed some bench tops.

The appliances arrived today. There is no power yet so they don’t do anything. Apparently the oven was a very tight fit and some adjustments were needed.

The kitchen door is now described as “mostly painted.” The bench is new.

The painters hope to finish up on Thursday, a day earlier than expected. Tomorrow, I think the electricians are rocking up to put in new wires to the pole. It would be nice if they can do the power points etc. We will see!