We're starting to see the finished product. Tile is being laid, cabinets are being put in place, closets are under construction, and the siding is being painted. Some of these are short leadtimes: we briefed the carpenter on Wednesday morning and the closets were half built by the end of Thursday.  But some leadtimes have been longer, giving us plenty of time to second guess our choices.  After a couple of months of deliberation, we finalized the cabinet designs in September, signing off on sketches like the one below, and hoping my ability to visualize the real thing would not let me down. Now here they are, in pieces, but a little easier to picture the finished product. Fortunately we think we still like them, because we'd be a bit stuck if we didn't.  That might be post-rationalization, of course.  Tiles are the same story. We picked these out in September, paid for them in October... ...five months later here they are. Installed. Good job we like them. It is unnerving t