Our gorgeous island

Our kitchen island is almost done:

New day - new stuff

Our guest bath is getting tiled in this unique onyx we found (very cheap!)


Our walk-in closet is getting installed

Cabinet installation - Day 1

Our cabinets have arrived

Our kitchen cabinets have arrived in preparation for installation. This might take a while...

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:

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:

Entrance coming together

The board-on-bat siding has started:


The quartzite entry stairs have started: