Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Our cabinets have arrived
Our kitchen cabinets have arrived in preparation for installation. This might take a while...
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Our beautiful floor is almost done
We decided to use an unusual wood for our floor: Tigerwood. Isn't it gorgeous?
Unfortunately, it is a very hard wood and is difficult to install. Calvin, our contractor, had to resort to these old-style tools/nails:
Even with those, the wood is still splitting a bit. Calvin thinks it will be OK, though:
Unfortunately, it is a very hard wood and is difficult to install. Calvin, our contractor, had to resort to these old-style tools/nails:
Even with those, the wood is still splitting a bit. Calvin thinks it will be OK, though:
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Our atrium is in!
A unique architectural feature of our remodel is an atrium/skylight that spans the roof over the entry. It was somewhat of an ordeal getting it together but now it's in and it's beautiful.
Here are some pics of the installation:
These are the tinted panels:
Here are some pics of the installation:
These are the tinted panels:
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Entrance coming together
The board-on-bat siding has started:
The quartzite entry stairs have started:
The quartzite entry stairs have started:
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Feb Pics
Stucco has started:
The bath/shower area is starting to shape up:
The awesome view from the loft:
The bath/shower area is starting to shape up:
The awesome view from the loft:
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