The kitchen hardware of my dreams!!

When I went by the house yesterday, a crew was there (including our PM) trying to finish up everything possible before today's RH internal inspection.  There will definitely be some things left to do, but it was nice seeing the house relatively clean with all the protective floor coverings removed.  I literally welled up with tears walking through the house, imagining my family living there.  It was overwhelming.  Perhaps the most overwhelming moment was when I walked into the kitchen and saw the PM's assistant installing the kitchen hardware I bought.  He was working on the long row of cabinets above the cooktop, so I only took a picture of the smaller side.  I made it a point to thank him and told him how much I appreciate it since installing what I provided definitely takes longer and requires additional leveling than the regular on-hole knobs.  I was stopped in my tracks with admiration of how amazing it looked.  When bulding a home with RH, it's very easy for your home and kitchen to look like every other RH house.  Having our hardware installed instead of the plain round knobs was just one small way we could avoid the total repetition of finishes when compared to other homes in our neighborhood.  I literally could not be any happier with the way it turned out. 

 

 Also, here is a before (left) and after (right) pic of the mantel.  We asked for it to be lowered during our pre-construction meeting so we wouldn't be breaking our necks to watch TV, but it was originally installed at normal height.  It was lowered over the weekend and it may not seem like a huge difference, but it makes all the difference in the world when looking at it in person.