How Ready Would You Be?

The big day is fast approaching for us and I think we are all getting excited.  Maybe nervous is a more appropriate word.  The last couple Tuesdays, we've walked through the house with the final trade visits.  Each time we have walked through, Tracey has gotten this completely freaked out look on her face.  I'm pretty sure the same look was on mine.  Yikes!  The freaked out feeling isn't because we think the project is going to go badly or because we think it is an insurmountable task.

It's because we get possession of the house in exactly one week and it still looks pretty much the same. 


 The rooms are still filled with the furniture, china and stuffed animal remnants of a long life in the house.  And not a lot of moving preparation has been done.  The house is currently home to an elderly gentleman and I'm sure the enormous task of going through 50 years of life in a house is  a lot for him.  It makes me just want to pick up some boxes and garbage bags and drive over there and help him!

We have personally moved a couple times and I'm one of those hyper-organized, box labelling freaks who actually perversely enjoys it.  It's a chance to clear out the clutter and quickly make decisions about what you really need in your home.  I know you shouldn't have to move to do this de-cluttering process but there is no room for procrastination when you have to be out of a house in a week.
   As far as the project goes, we are currently planning out the space for the main bathroom upstairs and the powder room on the main. Here's the feeling we're after:

We're thinking bead board, hexagonal tiles, vintage pedestal sink...  Also, I like the height of the chair rail in this room.  I'll post later on the layout of the bathrooms in the house.