Posted By admin on November 11, 2007
After getting back from vacation, there was a mad rush to get the house to a point where we could move in. We got there, getting the temporary certificate of occupancy. We moved started moving stuff in 2 weekends ago, and here we are. Nothing is finished of course, but we are living here and putting the final touches on as we move in. Pics to come when all the boxes are gone.
Posted By admin on October 10, 2007
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Moulding, Trim, Casing, Doors … and a great trip! For the last week and a half we took a trip up to the Pacific Northwest. It was a first for both of us, so we did a whole road trip from San Francisco > Eugene > Oregon Coast > Portland > Seattle. Lots of cool old Victorians up that way, especially loved our stop in Astoria, OR. Our hotel here was on a pier on the Columbia River – the Astoria Bridge was right out our balcony!
While we were gone, our trim carpenter was hard at work. The plumber and electrician also kicked butt and got a lot done too! |
Posted By admin on September 20, 2007
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Vanities, Sinks, Appliances, Faucets, Lighting Here is a quick photo update: |
Posted By admin on September 16, 2007
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Front Upper Window Installed! The window for the master bedroom was installed yesterday. Tony and Charlie first had to cut out the area where the window was to go. Seems like there must have been a window in this spot sometime in the past, because the area was just covered in some plywood and that didn’t seem to be original to the house. When they pulled the plywood off right below the bottom of the window, we discovered this really cool decorative wood carving thing. It’s like a flower with some ribbon flowing around it. We will definitely keep this and restore the small part that got cut into. Please click thumbnails for larger photos |
Posted By admin on September 12, 2007
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Autumn Leaf Stained Heart Pine Here are a ton of pics of our hardwood floor! The floor is everywhere downstairs, up the stairs, in the master, in the second bathroom upstairs and in the upper hallway. The other 2 bedrooms upstairs will be carpeted. Please click thumbnails for larger photos |
Posted By admin on September 5, 2007
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The Master Bath is Tiled and Grouted Here are some pics of the finished tile. The floor and the shower have been grouted. The shower is still missing it’s seat … which will be a Corian solid surface piece. Please click thumbnails for larger photos The French Door is in! Finally we no longer have a gaping hole on the front of the house … (sorry neighbors) … the French doors out to the deck are installed. We still need to finish up with some trim, paint and stain, but it’s looking sweet! Please click thumbnails for larger photos  |
Posted By admin on August 31, 2007
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Tiling the Master Bath Shower The master shower is turning out AWESOME! We picked a subway shaped porcelain tile, in a travertine-like finish. It comes from the same line as the bathroom floor. We picked a colorful mosaic for an accent too. The mosaic will look richer after the color enhancer sealer is applied. Please click thumbnails for larger photos |
Posted By admin on August 29, 2007
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More finish work … The hardwood floors are pretty much installed. The stairs turned out really great! Now it’s time to stain them and put on several coats of tung oil. Please click thumbnails for larger photos The kitchen cabinets and granite are installed, the guy is there right now installing the backsplash to match the counters. Please click thumbnails for larger photos The master bathroom is under construction, the tile floor has been installed (still waiting for grout). We decided on this diamond/checker pattern. I included a picture of the cabinet/vanity for the master … it’s not installed yet, but we got the idea for the tile floor pattern from this photo! Please click thumbnails for larger photos
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Posted By admin on August 22, 2007
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Holy crap … it’s starting to look like a home! The hardwood floors installation continues … but the big news is the kitchen! Our cabinets got installed, and now it’s really starting to look like somewhere we could live! Please click thumbnails for larger photos  |
Posted By admin on August 11, 2007
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More Paint We got most of the downstairs painted and this week was time to move upstairs. We are carrying the Navajo White up the stairs and through the upper hallway. The master bedroom color is called Pinedale Shores … it’s a darkish-grayish sage color. Looks nice next to the mahogany of the register mantle thingy. The two spare bedrooms got Bleached Denim (blue) and Castle Path (brownish/tan). All trim will be Palatial White. Please click thumbnails for larger photos Hardwood floors are going in right now!!! Will have an update with pics soon! |
