tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45168566310615449202024-03-19T05:11:00.483-07:00Are We There Yet?Finishing a major remodel to our fixer-upper after 17 years of ownership. House was built in 1922 and the difference is AMAZING!Eileenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04508491875542285654noreply@blogger.comBlogger142125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516856631061544920.post-63605962068613025192010-05-04T22:40:00.000-07:002010-05-04T22:40:24.098-07:00Mon, ce qu'une belle porte que vous avez ! *<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">There have been incremental fixes and finishes happening over the last month. In the construction industry, we would say the project has reached "Substantial Completion for Beneficial Occupancy." Which means you can use it for its intended purpose. What we're doing now would be considered "punch list" items. I'm getting the feeling this could go on for a long time. In other words, we will never be done.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The contrast and workmanship is very clear on the close-up shot. I am loving the way these dark trimmed bits make the doors and windows POP.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The rain chain has been completed and attached to barrel. L chose the lotus shaped rain cups and I think it works very well.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCoKPetEFI0HAb-zVMXVQ3FV0qck0h4MDXEysJS4WlHp3O1PxqWKA-A7KegG955otX6QdAhYtpspMb2khZe04K1czaEevrFygPAQF-DWSUcQVYbbKjk-zQ9X8IPdJNHUA7fUowEpyeeNc/s1600/RainChainCompleted3Closeup.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCoKPetEFI0HAb-zVMXVQ3FV0qck0h4MDXEysJS4WlHp3O1PxqWKA-A7KegG955otX6QdAhYtpspMb2khZe04K1czaEevrFygPAQF-DWSUcQVYbbKjk-zQ9X8IPdJNHUA7fUowEpyeeNc/s320/RainChainCompleted3Closeup.jpg" /></a></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">It seemed that as soon as we put up the rain chain, it was tested. With buckets of rain. Buckets. One might even say, barrels. The chain was whipping around in the wind so much, L had to find a way to secure it vertically.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjONiHmr2ijtgmk90_rHrOvPj_NkPMBaLL88sNmvjUfBgodcFngnCGSJQ4YXU58wqsMAh_b0_JsU8T8UkQbcIOeNkR747_tOg5G68JO3q5R2rrYcd-G58xdZsYi8IpAmP2YtzXlc7Q84II/s1600/RainChain+Completed2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjONiHmr2ijtgmk90_rHrOvPj_NkPMBaLL88sNmvjUfBgodcFngnCGSJQ4YXU58wqsMAh_b0_JsU8T8UkQbcIOeNkR747_tOg5G68JO3q5R2rrYcd-G58xdZsYi8IpAmP2YtzXlc7Q84II/s320/RainChain+Completed2.jpg" /></a></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">Elizabeth stepped up to the plate, figuratively and literally, and took care of the food table, refilling drink coolers, veggie trays, at one point running out to Plaid Pantry for more mayo and mustard. She was a trooper and she even cleaned up afterwards while I relaxed and visited with relatives. She took the kitchen from after-party disaster to model home in 45 minutes. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT4pbs08GD3xjrhL8EOSy9KHL0lBcEH9YxezzMeTOhXMUbzUeOxi5PcC6Mcpk5hekEwA-u7lDloVl4tlk6_cofCqF5sVfbMYVx0C1LovP-Ib25m1_Gl3XPPzbPJd5eJVDVcJ0-Vin8iJY/s1600/AfterParty+003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT4pbs08GD3xjrhL8EOSy9KHL0lBcEH9YxezzMeTOhXMUbzUeOxi5PcC6Mcpk5hekEwA-u7lDloVl4tlk6_cofCqF5sVfbMYVx0C1LovP-Ib25m1_Gl3XPPzbPJd5eJVDVcJ0-Vin8iJY/s320/AfterParty+003.jpg" /></a></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">In other news, L got the new rain chain and barrel. He set up a place for barrel, with pavers and retaining wall, and one length of chain (which will eventually need to be 2 stories long). Then, within hours of him doing this work, we entered a period of about 48 hours of nonstop rain. Talk about timing. The rain "cups" on chain are a little different and I'm glad because they add a little character to the back porch.</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div>Eileenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04508491875542285654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516856631061544920.post-36278082380721078162010-03-09T22:59:00.000-08:002010-03-09T22:59:58.032-08:00The Home Stretch<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Wow, it's been over a month. Things don't FEEL like they are slowing down, but the construction is definitely. L has been working on baseboards and trim and some landscaping, but there's not much clever to say about any of them.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">We got 4 "hellebores" plants which are going in front of porch landing.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTvjDtYfG1cWpG1nmDEOzSd27MisJbwC3azBirF4l-u_i_EeMGqnNC4fspRlOORsSO3TiCybyMtTxsNgGacV_ReV0D7nf70YWPRvYCZp370DozYNGTm0k9-NhekEaIZeuYV8y9Rl_AujY/s1600-h/2010-02-21+002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTvjDtYfG1cWpG1nmDEOzSd27MisJbwC3azBirF4l-u_i_EeMGqnNC4fspRlOORsSO3TiCybyMtTxsNgGacV_ReV0D7nf70YWPRvYCZp370DozYNGTm0k9-NhekEaIZeuYV8y9Rl_AujY/s320/2010-02-21+002.jpg" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja053Zyai76GGmogTRyzhQmZbbHfuYPu86x81lDEiK7iy-twRl05hs13yudAx08lZNiwBs4WsW6WMVrWqa2SUvYcRCZbEzt2IZ24sPlg69yw6Tw7w1Ji7DHc0IXm09Gp3xpOJke7Okb-8/s1600-h/2010-02-21+007.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja053Zyai76GGmogTRyzhQmZbbHfuYPu86x81lDEiK7iy-twRl05hs13yudAx08lZNiwBs4WsW6WMVrWqa2SUvYcRCZbEzt2IZ24sPlg69yw6Tw7w1Ji7DHc0IXm09Gp3xpOJke7Okb-8/s320/2010-02-21+007.jpg" /></a></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">We got some primroses to put in immediately behind the retaining wall. L thought they looked a little lonely, so after this pix was taken, he went and got 10 more.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">We tried out some curtains for Front window; they are still a "wait-and-see" - they do block more light than I expectd, but the color is a dead ringer for the red couch, and I like the spare square pattern. It makes for a very dramatic look after not having trim on the window for so long; it just looks really polished.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO9LR1JTgVAB7mLlg3ojcoASRYfvC56fFGpfVY-AHQz5THnIdyASsRLTcG4AluzdZemehokL__fUsY4HQDrWshCaGgFC83jGU8cT3moQ_2Lp1XUTzHJQsmEOJUDT6CKTe12mmmExCdSGQ/s1600-h/2010-03-01+005.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO9LR1JTgVAB7mLlg3ojcoASRYfvC56fFGpfVY-AHQz5THnIdyASsRLTcG4AluzdZemehokL__fUsY4HQDrWshCaGgFC83jGU8cT3moQ_2Lp1XUTzHJQsmEOJUDT6CKTe12mmmExCdSGQ/s320/2010-03-01+005.jpg" /></a></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">We are getting rid of the old kitchen appliances; the dishwasher left about 10 days ago. I worked several hours on old fridge, and I'm not even sure that I should show you the CLEAN pix. The gaskets were the WORST. OMG, how does stuff even get IN there? You can be sure I went to check the gaskets on new fridge after that. The oven in stove needs to be cleaned, and the microwave is probably in pretty good shape (once we get the big stuff out and I can reach back there).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPm6lGy-IVa6gO1m3SmN5Fw7sLKsLMSzfK_wIz0ntolrCuhFdX05joVjOh5W7byFVErWvGTACGYEOXKVf6HlZz99uvMhhGQvPq2nbiESfeEyYRaUnzXMoEI0O9XIZDfYKoQLOWh2M7uno/s1600-h/2010-03-08+014.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPm6lGy-IVa6gO1m3SmN5Fw7sLKsLMSzfK_wIz0ntolrCuhFdX05joVjOh5W7byFVErWvGTACGYEOXKVf6HlZz99uvMhhGQvPq2nbiESfeEyYRaUnzXMoEI0O9XIZDfYKoQLOWh2M7uno/s320/2010-03-08+014.jpg" /></a></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Finally, gratuitous cat pix. Eiko is growing like a weed, from just under 4 lbs December 5, to nearly 8 pounds now. We have taken to locking her up and giving Joe a 5-minute headstart on the kibble because he needs to gain some weight, and he's been way too paternal and caregiving to push her out of the way when she dives into his food. We think "Eiko" is actually Japanese for "belly with legs."</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">As you can see, she eventually forgives us.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeMDnMs99xTgnahztV2EALHPKsb3exYtnrB_u95w6lxgoP9Nc55m7qykT2C_KwDAwZc4Om1EDud2JuXZ3d4nYFu5fm4hF2eRYTiA01Ju5IDeOueot3sNoty3vgfguR8fIZIQFzKrGHaIE/s1600-h/2010-03-08+007.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeMDnMs99xTgnahztV2EALHPKsb3exYtnrB_u95w6lxgoP9Nc55m7qykT2C_KwDAwZc4Om1EDud2JuXZ3d4nYFu5fm4hF2eRYTiA01Ju5IDeOueot3sNoty3vgfguR8fIZIQFzKrGHaIE/s320/2010-03-08+007.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVPyd-xwItzAsYCCqGFznXefPmgeDKv_A0YFmP2H2z2JljJqTu6r7SNyO8RE57nfzkQFBR9tg4EdYJoayOnKgDqOmOrwPxG47lO4NbeTcDVHM9l_cIbLkEz_4QbgpvoNuiB84oI5hltlg/s1600-h/Eiko_UpsideDown1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVPyd-xwItzAsYCCqGFznXefPmgeDKv_A0YFmP2H2z2JljJqTu6r7SNyO8RE57nfzkQFBR9tg4EdYJoayOnKgDqOmOrwPxG47lO4NbeTcDVHM9l_cIbLkEz_4QbgpvoNuiB84oI5hltlg/s320/Eiko_UpsideDown1.jpg" /></a></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Housewarming is in less than 2 weeks. We won't be at 100% but I figure we never will be, so at some point you gotta sit down and drink beer.</span></span>Eileenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04508491875542285654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516856631061544920.post-83241567783774724982010-02-05T20:52:00.000-08:002010-02-07T12:08:36.931-08:00Some of the fiddly bits<div><span class="609052605-05022010"><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 128, 0);font-family:Arial Narrow;" ></span></strong></span></div><span class="609052605-05022010"><strong></strong></span> <div style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-family: arial;font-family:arial;"><span class="609052605-05022010" style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 128, 0);"><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">First off - weird thing with font colors. I emailed draft and then finished it on the blog site. It won't let me change the font universally. Weird.</span><br /><br />One of Eiko's new favorite places. As she gets bigger, it's gonna be harder to turn around. I also think she likes it because she knows Joey can't follow her up there.<br /></span></strong></span></div> <div style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-family: arial;font-family:arial;"><p style="text-align: center;" class="mobile-photo"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmVtnKMzUvOkAw_8AsGuof9a96MFHdJpvEzCrP5n-e6yQMnLdkKdhXccBzseSq7zFo-lATU_-YiJka7rtjIPDFZ9GjzrCtSrhY3QfBz8hoAMfVHhYJGYFR3GYN3ek44nT17ma97EFxxZg/s1600-h/20100124_+011-745912.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmVtnKMzUvOkAw_8AsGuof9a96MFHdJpvEzCrP5n-e6yQMnLdkKdhXccBzseSq7zFo-lATU_-YiJka7rtjIPDFZ9GjzrCtSrhY3QfBz8hoAMfVHhYJGYFR3GYN3ek44nT17ma97EFxxZg/s320/20100124_+011-745912.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434990970745263650" border="0" /></a></span></p><p class="mobile-photo"><span class="609052605-05022010" style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 128, 0);"><span class="958064704-06022010">We're down to the nitty-gritty, the finishing bits. However, I think these are exactly the things that will demonstrate the house is not "builder-grade", not standard, but special. Pride of ownership is very big, and the extra touches are not for the house sale - that's 15 to 20 years from now. They are because we deserve finished. We deserve beautiful. And L has done a spectacular job</span></span></strong></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span class="609052605-05022010" style="font-size:130%;"><strong></strong></span></p></div> <div style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-family: arial;font-family:arial;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="609052605-05022010" style="font-size:130%;"><strong></strong></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6zqZsjBS_1SHYnlGgVEdNVpCdE5YM1ZxrXOX8YsxvMEM0qxHhH05-gOcJ8d28hhPFQUgNXHN8YxyE3IqxaXt7eUXccesXT1E4sHpXpoTvInMoQV8HNxJS_QwUOl20VBR7Xzx17_QHxhk/s1600-h/20100204+026-744434.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6zqZsjBS_1SHYnlGgVEdNVpCdE5YM1ZxrXOX8YsxvMEM0qxHhH05-gOcJ8d28hhPFQUgNXHN8YxyE3IqxaXt7eUXccesXT1E4sHpXpoTvInMoQV8HNxJS_QwUOl20VBR7Xzx17_QHxhk/s320/20100204+026-744434.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434990966355524290" border="0" /> </a><br /></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />This shows the trim that will eventually be on all the windows and doors, but also to show the lovely warm color in the kitchen.<br /></span><p style="text-align: center;" class="mobile-photo"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLZLbe7T_r8Je7pcb2ePvsFU9-8Oep4OfaXMJfvSBRnGLV7X040af0gBPH-mjQBo0hyphenhyphenA5Ko10dofoZABrwyZ-9_xvhgNGhh3AHEZn_Jq4IYGmXgNUrE2T5DmgSXxDHeuNab_gYg0IyvdU/s1600-h/20100204+016-748016.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLZLbe7T_r8Je7pcb2ePvsFU9-8Oep4OfaXMJfvSBRnGLV7X040af0gBPH-mjQBo0hyphenhyphenA5Ko10dofoZABrwyZ-9_xvhgNGhh3AHEZn_Jq4IYGmXgNUrE2T5DmgSXxDHeuNab_gYg0IyvdU/s320/20100204+016-748016.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434990983034898962" border="0" /></a></span></p><p class="mobile-photo"><span style="font-size:130%;">This is the baseboard at edge of French door. I love how the dark accent trim defines each area.<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;" class="mobile-photo"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGmpLyCOOkBuLSoMvBzqebs-aKZe4PXVE_8nZbAN3z2iOuGI1UdaOC3b-YaDJzk5Ws8DzpmPTYxJwFnN_LXYOTpSUxxG1OcsNBMQC3VN7TCa6qkrFCEJrPwpLSN1Fh1pUhYAfXwrl9yjg/s1600-h/20100204+012-750115.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGmpLyCOOkBuLSoMvBzqebs-aKZe4PXVE_8nZbAN3z2iOuGI1UdaOC3b-YaDJzk5Ws8DzpmPTYxJwFnN_LXYOTpSUxxG1OcsNBMQC3VN7TCa6qkrFCEJrPwpLSN1Fh1pUhYAfXwrl9yjg/s320/20100204+012-750115.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434990989199037202" border="0" /></a></span></p><p class="mobile-photo"><span style="font-size:130%;">The base shoe is not attached yet but this is what it will look like.</span></p><p class="mobile-photo"><span style="font-size:130%;">The additional baseboard treatment at arches. Provides extra protection, looks good and hides the non-levelness you can encounter with old houses.</span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSl6peri_FaRmhpDsZnOEbHnBbJJ48b7sPSbjSRT9x2Wz_i5yQGsYXStCxJdBIBqn96ApImBb1z4yiGewPr6IxS5rGij6ErA6pqH3-VG7c06v198RXxH7Fz9kUyYIh7Upz6vfUh-22l5w/s1600-h/20100204+024-743164.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSl6peri_FaRmhpDsZnOEbHnBbJJ48b7sPSbjSRT9x2Wz_i5yQGsYXStCxJdBIBqn96ApImBb1z4yiGewPr6IxS5rGij6ErA6pqH3-VG7c06v198RXxH7Fz9kUyYIh7Upz6vfUh-22l5w/s320/20100204+024-743164.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434990958421219810" border="0" /></a><br /></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div> <div style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-family: arial;font-family:arial;"><span class="609052605-05022010" style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 128, 0);">What L's been working on for the last two weeks. It's really well-done with excellent finishing details.</span></strong></span></div> <div style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-family: arial;font-family:arial;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNeaJVfHTa7pBitF2UtDb9yGxU_PCNxp6TnsXPLda-icD3ZefeI4EtAzPuLZ0oL2adti9VSDO1Hxv1Xyttt62CoZufcGbGOzknhRX4xQ9T6hyphenhyphenPLDII9QOd2GGOWmPpmBPG2D7JMKPga-Q/s1600-h/DSCN1107_Reduced-736307.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNeaJVfHTa7pBitF2UtDb9yGxU_PCNxp6TnsXPLda-icD3ZefeI4EtAzPuLZ0oL2adti9VSDO1Hxv1Xyttt62CoZufcGbGOzknhRX4xQ9T6hyphenhyphenPLDII9QOd2GGOWmPpmBPG2D7JMKPga-Q/s320/DSCN1107_Reduced-736307.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434990931375161922" border="0" /></a><br /></span></div><p class="mobile-photo"> </p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi27C8OvA3VlKTgEUBPpUxz5EtOaNjnbOIixk4DaZCyx_IoLJtgmn5jpymoG8VAD41DZNWItfBsxd7L8OoSxs_peU3USugce93uU1dLjCCesdOHHG8ph4aevHARN0h8zjA-uqLN8CE1cg/s1600-h/20100204+032-740996.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi27C8OvA3VlKTgEUBPpUxz5EtOaNjnbOIixk4DaZCyx_IoLJtgmn5jpymoG8VAD41DZNWItfBsxd7L8OoSxs_peU3USugce93uU1dLjCCesdOHHG8ph4aevHARN0h8zjA-uqLN8CE1cg/s320/20100204+032-740996.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434990952054515762" border="0" /></a><br /></span></div><p class="mobile-photo"> </p><p style="text-align: center;" class="mobile-photo"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlJHwogKVD8LWFEUanC5Iu3E7FHBZdcn8WF6L9ZqgIre_HJLxNZS8L4dESl3NxAQ1yMWANbhz5Y9ctGBWxJuQnejYP6a1wCDM4u0obMOErOOxmFjHu7UxcNU-4Y07xQ3cJ-c1JRUnnUlQ/s1600-h/20100204+033-741917.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlJHwogKVD8LWFEUanC5Iu3E7FHBZdcn8WF6L9ZqgIre_HJLxNZS8L4dESl3NxAQ1yMWANbhz5Y9ctGBWxJuQnejYP6a1wCDM4u0obMOErOOxmFjHu7UxcNU-4Y07xQ3cJ-c1JRUnnUlQ/s320/20100204+033-741917.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434990950215209890" border="0" /></a></span></p></div> <div style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-family: arial;font-family:arial;"><span class="609052605-05022010" style="font-size:130%;"><strong></strong></span> </div> <div style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-family: arial;font-family:arial;"><span class="609052605-05022010" style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 128, 0);">The curved base pieces, called corbels, were pre-carved and about $40 each. The rest of it is built from scratch, plywood, bits of molding round the edges. He designed, assembled, stained and varnished it.</span></strong></span></div> <div style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-family: arial;font-family:arial;"><span class="609052605-05022010" style="font-size:130%;"><strong></strong></span> </div> <div style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-family: arial;font-family:arial;"><span class="609052605-05022010" style="font-size:130%;"><strong></strong></span> </div> <div style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-family: arial;font-family:arial;"><span class="609052605-05022010" style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 128, 0);"><br />These are the sort of finishing details that set it aside from "builders grade" - standard stuff in new homes. The trim above and below the shelf itself.</span></strong></span></div> <div style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-family: arial;font-family:arial;"><span class="609052605-05022010" style="font-size:130%;"><strong></strong></span> </div> <div style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-family: arial;font-family:arial;"><div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p style="text-align: center;" class="mobile-photo"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikZlYbzd0uFKhl49a4Hy9Xs6YEhxJsl5TXOrnBEHo2fhR0Haj09T1xoQpO4feQEKPmEpTMErceoan6OoPVZLlGWsklQSLfOy-rFaffdJfDNQME99KXZ7ekg-riMad1G75n1ONKfoziBOY/s1600-h/20100204+034-739932.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikZlYbzd0uFKhl49a4Hy9Xs6YEhxJsl5TXOrnBEHo2fhR0Haj09T1xoQpO4feQEKPmEpTMErceoan6OoPVZLlGWsklQSLfOy-rFaffdJfDNQME99KXZ7ekg-riMad1G75n1ONKfoziBOY/s320/20100204+034-739932.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434990944308053986" border="0" /></a></span></p> </div></div> <div style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-family: arial;font-family:arial;"><span class="609052605-05022010" style="font-size:130%;"><strong></strong></span> </div> <div style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-family: arial;font-family:arial;"><span class="609052605-05022010" style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 128, 0);">And, oh yes, the French doors. After 15 years, they have a finished edge around them, and it really makes the doors POP.</span></strong></span></div> <div style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-family: arial;font-family:arial;"><span class="609052605-05022010" style="font-size:130%;"><strong></strong></span> </div> <div style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0); text-align: center; font-family: arial;font-family:arial;"><p class="mobile-photo"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivp6F1V5zySa_-kzAf09ArYvsgLEKR6ZWO53iWOF2Kz3yD-Fds2hLFYrhjm5SpY0d2be3Fwk9bW4nvrs_FuHJOSZp6GLulelTcwjklLcNnIfZR_5OMMkf9j5KDZvR7TOczxKy7oUROj4I/s1600-h/20100204+022-738127.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivp6F1V5zySa_-kzAf09ArYvsgLEKR6ZWO53iWOF2Kz3yD-Fds2hLFYrhjm5SpY0d2be3Fwk9bW4nvrs_FuHJOSZp6GLulelTcwjklLcNnIfZR_5OMMkf9j5KDZvR7TOczxKy7oUROj4I/s320/20100204+022-738127.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434990940073869234" border="0" /></a></span></p></div><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-family: arial;font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" class="609052605-05022010" ><strong></strong></span> <div face="arial" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-family: arial;"><span class="609052605-05022010" style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 128, 0);">Yes, it's shameless promotion. I've never been so proud and amazed at the workmanship L put into this project. I hope sooner or later, he stops long enough to relax and enjoy it.</span></strong></span></div> <div><span class="609052605-05022010"><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 128, 0);font-family:Arial Narrow;" ></span></strong></span> </div>Eileenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04508491875542285654noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516856631061544920.post-47109574308095447142010-01-21T21:23:00.000-08:002010-01-21T22:08:52.240-08:00We make fire. Fire good.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir-AXTBRwOFq4HvpWijpW3vGXd_3WxxSJxnYJzWIIUn6unCkMvAjw26xLfgIYNdWsmZNuLR8qM97shwBB30cJ0xAhErEjOmFio_yba3sEjoVfUBR_FDf_UHPJDnj67SYoMHoCqAXajO8I/s1600-h/20091227+022-700052.jpg"></a><div style="font-family: georgia;"><span class="468201804-17012010" style="font-size:100%;">Especially in the wet, wicked, windy winter. Actually, it was kind of mild when I went out this morning, but that doesn't have the same ring to it.<br /><br /></span></div> <div style="font-family: georgia;"> </div> <div style="font-family: georgia;"><span class="468201804-17012010" style="font-size:100%;">After several delays, which were frustrating and annoying, we have a fireplace. Not only do we have a fireplace but L has redone all the damaged sheetrock, redone the texture, repainted, etc. We have a template for the small mantel that will go above said fireplace. Life is good.<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0OcSQBXgYwFdA_43AYHR6MQRGZmqqeQA6cAE3BMftJdKdOsy1aTQSI0mAhub6x7-g4QSHtVHHJUqGWz5STs4dBEzCzwydzserYpwCBGJoKvSlV9dUTIxpOyfIbJvlqNqQo0QNCYyIYq4/s1600-h/FireplaceLight-704919.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0OcSQBXgYwFdA_43AYHR6MQRGZmqqeQA6cAE3BMftJdKdOsy1aTQSI0mAhub6x7-g4QSHtVHHJUqGWz5STs4dBEzCzwydzserYpwCBGJoKvSlV9dUTIxpOyfIbJvlqNqQo0QNCYyIYq4/s320/FireplaceLight-704919.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429432677535536626" border="0" /></a></span><br /></div><p class="mobile-photo"> </p><p style="text-align: center;" class="mobile-photo"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimZlxgXmB6fzbOyBX4XDiGGnWzchlW2091L9SOTGy_IMQeGl6rjyJD7dKZsFDKE7JA0KyoCT_ZM3udWgZXYqoqeBN0ifSM1pDUbcWoGOkdcBZzHihHTwGs1rZSsv8uuov1JB-ckDyiO0E/s1600-h/FireplaceDark-704125.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimZlxgXmB6fzbOyBX4XDiGGnWzchlW2091L9SOTGy_IMQeGl6rjyJD7dKZsFDKE7JA0KyoCT_ZM3udWgZXYqoqeBN0ifSM1pDUbcWoGOkdcBZzHihHTwGs1rZSsv8uuov1JB-ckDyiO0E/s320/FireplaceDark-704125.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429432674838060370" border="0" /></a></span></p></div> <div style="font-family: georgia;"><span class="468201804-17012010" style="font-size:100%;">In other news, we have discovered a heretofore undiscovered feature of the new dishwasher. Apparently, it cleans or at least entertains pets. As tempting as this was, they do perform other services, like double-teaming on security detail, or possibly central heating.<br /></span><p style="text-align: center;" class="mobile-photo"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimlwjljI6sPoxU3EU0RuHP8NKrst4WCoj5wnywvNuE-vpEMbeyrPcZ84TX10ZtClp9XP_sJ-nrTLlDkHqEYfgLZ_zWJqbvUa2e9KtHn-LIjFntHW46vJC_iHx8kkTHdpue-2p4c1eg3q8/s1600-h/CleaningTheCat-799174.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimlwjljI6sPoxU3EU0RuHP8NKrst4WCoj5wnywvNuE-vpEMbeyrPcZ84TX10ZtClp9XP_sJ-nrTLlDkHqEYfgLZ_zWJqbvUa2e9KtHn-LIjFntHW46vJC_iHx8kkTHdpue-2p4c1eg3q8/s320/CleaningTheCat-799174.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429432654207257714" border="0" /> </a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtf2YJ-dzXgOuiPuG9lQzBtIa7ULXCfoCd3JwldiTZzhuRObDafTIEFFpQqHwnwdfY-blwXaOXdBtUdDdCTSay4QebxVXhtCSC6CWcdzNjGlyYk4Bc1f_ea8v3OjGT1LlEtN5kHC33fe4/s1600-h/DSCN0978-701923.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtf2YJ-dzXgOuiPuG9lQzBtIa7ULXCfoCd3JwldiTZzhuRObDafTIEFFpQqHwnwdfY-blwXaOXdBtUdDdCTSay4QebxVXhtCSC6CWcdzNjGlyYk4Bc1f_ea8v3OjGT1LlEtN5kHC33fe4/s320/DSCN0978-701923.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429432660639001458" border="0" /></a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;" class="mobile-photo"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir-AXTBRwOFq4HvpWijpW3vGXd_3WxxSJxnYJzWIIUn6unCkMvAjw26xLfgIYNdWsmZNuLR8qM97shwBB30cJ0xAhErEjOmFio_yba3sEjoVfUBR_FDf_UHPJDnj67SYoMHoCqAXajO8I/s1600-h/20091227+022-700052.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir-AXTBRwOFq4HvpWijpW3vGXd_3WxxSJxnYJzWIIUn6unCkMvAjw26xLfgIYNdWsmZNuLR8qM97shwBB30cJ0xAhErEjOmFio_yba3sEjoVfUBR_FDf_UHPJDnj67SYoMHoCqAXajO8I/s320/20091227+022-700052.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429432657243584498" border="0" /></a></span></p></div> <div style="font-family: georgia;"><span class="468201804-17012010" style="font-size:100%;">L has started work on the baseboards and trim. Everything will be custom and I think it will all look very special, judging from the bits he's completed so far. These are the special baseboards that will be done at base of arches.</span></div> <div><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE7H_4vn9hp3YJ7LPW0qCY-Znx5X24uV7zuPv-WqVkdYBOTLWxxgnjUJSQZCTLu4IJ_niA78nBIqEydCqqea9eZUDcy0vJS0RLMEYCiy0NwVi6dKOlmwp2XCldqEBU6FKWm8Zybt8VAVA/s1600-h/ArchBaseboard2-707110.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE7H_4vn9hp3YJ7LPW0qCY-Znx5X24uV7zuPv-WqVkdYBOTLWxxgnjUJSQZCTLu4IJ_niA78nBIqEydCqqea9eZUDcy0vJS0RLMEYCiy0NwVi6dKOlmwp2XCldqEBU6FKWm8Zybt8VAVA/s320/ArchBaseboard2-707110.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429432689565137922" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHVYuLKcV2IpSIPmjDNj_dZNpaaslpbySSA9VqGzss-Tb21CmNAtBnGrwc6u7okhe45F4J0491g9M6aFb13m-AIDOeGo_jD4y4Mz7XFTvkv0U_F9e-NWaIiomrRtYuy9FqcNzBk-bQc-I/s1600-h/ArchBaseboard1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 318px; height: 237px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHVYuLKcV2IpSIPmjDNj_dZNpaaslpbySSA9VqGzss-Tb21CmNAtBnGrwc6u7okhe45F4J0491g9M6aFb13m-AIDOeGo_jD4y4Mz7XFTvkv0U_F9e-NWaIiomrRtYuy9FqcNzBk-bQc-I/s200/ArchBaseboard1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429441063267215026" border="0" /></a></span></div><p style="font-family: georgia;" class="mobile-photo"></p></div> <div><span class="468201804-17012010"></span> </div>Eileenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04508491875542285654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516856631061544920.post-8134383456635922822009-12-31T20:56:00.000-08:002010-01-03T16:20:37.297-08:00Terrific tile and taupey walls<p class="mobile-photo" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="807214504-01012010" style="font-size:100%;">Several of you have already seen the Celtic tiles in place, but here are the official pix.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;font-family:georgia;" class="mobile-photo"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQkT0oFCu7Itav9FMU0w2uqpaMcTfylx3lwX8JMUJ9tkRUF6jEr_-wCGFSsbnlBWE2RJRZoHx-_e23d0QT1n8MJrPuIcraE7ahxEA1sCZVxSOyx9Fme9g-EmOgvuzENp86EFcEE0t3P74/s1600-h/DSCN0970-769177.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQkT0oFCu7Itav9FMU0w2uqpaMcTfylx3lwX8JMUJ9tkRUF6jEr_-wCGFSsbnlBWE2RJRZoHx-_e23d0QT1n8MJrPuIcraE7ahxEA1sCZVxSOyx9Fme9g-EmOgvuzENp86EFcEE0t3P74/s320/DSCN0970-769177.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421631144586364226" border="0" /></a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;font-family:georgia;" class="mobile-photo"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg56f_RRwNa49SKVFtAE8BcsQ38Y9WRPuI8k-IjJzEvKaWxdfRL8vKvxu3SptJ4fDdcLzTvDw3pI4ZwcHZ6gCQkMVG60inGm4lct042bhsrlN3FrVmaL9dPMtPlrClJdZq0IqoOYKFjbLk/s1600-h/DSCN0974-770381.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg56f_RRwNa49SKVFtAE8BcsQ38Y9WRPuI8k-IjJzEvKaWxdfRL8vKvxu3SptJ4fDdcLzTvDw3pI4ZwcHZ6gCQkMVG60inGm4lct042bhsrlN3FrVmaL9dPMtPlrClJdZq0IqoOYKFjbLk/s320/DSCN0974-770381.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421631151713871266" border="0" /></a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;font-family:georgia;" class="mobile-photo"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgycmtfVLh1dsa5DF8LzvuPlb-Mb4de5ABhbMFMBJHHK4nDjuCkXwgBpqjNtEKQlo2wNYLYd-afPHatE1_-1b45YGRcMq66U4tEKENgsSmNpesx7hLeoadlZ2Txa4RezYHRMD57TWzOuEo/s1600-h/DSCN0976-771532.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgycmtfVLh1dsa5DF8LzvuPlb-Mb4de5ABhbMFMBJHHK4nDjuCkXwgBpqjNtEKQlo2wNYLYd-afPHatE1_-1b45YGRcMq66U4tEKENgsSmNpesx7hLeoadlZ2Txa4RezYHRMD57TWzOuEo/s320/DSCN0976-771532.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421631155738068930" border="0" /></a></span></p><p class="mobile-photo" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="807214504-01012010" style="font-size:100%;">We are beside ourselves with how well they turned out, how well the colors "go", it was just marvelous. In fact, the Contractor that installed them - he also did other tilework in the house, plus all the framing and hardwood floor installation (someone else did the finishing), came by the day after Christmas to photograph them for his portfolio. It looks that good.</span></p><p face="georgia" class="mobile-photo">EDITED TO ADD: I should source the tiles: http://www.earthsongtiles.com - a small studio in British Columbia. The pricing on tiles was amazing and they absolutely turn the Kitchen from functional into the centerpiece of the remodel.<br /></p>I started this post on New Year's Eve, but it's taken me a couple days to get around to finishing it - I'm not sure what day will timestamp on this, but I might see if I can figure out how to correct it.<br /><div style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="807214504-01012010" style="font-size:100%;"><br />We finally painted the Kitchen (what little wall there IS in Kitchen) and Dining Room. The color is a taupey color, which supposedly has a hint of green, but I don't really see it yet. Walls have been sitting with white primer on them for months and there was already smudges etc. The paint instantly warmed up the room by removing the sterile white. It's actually pretty subtle on-camera, and a little more noticeable in person. I don't know that you can really pick it up in the before-and-after pix. Maybe if you double-click to open up the pix...<br /></span><p style="text-align: center;" class="mobile-photo"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOPp211AclMw6Asd4kdfsyW8STpOMq25IcRbR8BenJF50QDAe9LV5wjUsGofJvrg3Y7u1mIkTfdmnJ6B-9fhaZosPAw5MRlA4KvJJIJjLaWQejg6sYXYna8MPLABo7CgnUUZUW3mjHFZo/s1600-h/DRK_ArchHallway-766341.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOPp211AclMw6Asd4kdfsyW8STpOMq25IcRbR8BenJF50QDAe9LV5wjUsGofJvrg3Y7u1mIkTfdmnJ6B-9fhaZosPAw5MRlA4KvJJIJjLaWQejg6sYXYna8MPLABo7CgnUUZUW3mjHFZo/s320/DRK_ArchHallway-766341.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421631131796436210" border="0" /></a><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;" class="mobile-photo"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh48hWHZThVrobQMztdJgGSmUmFBSfjnyEZtBztoqXlI1BOLX9RFYR4m363VF-twKxinz4ptP4fzieca5S-tDatPciJe_YDKAfOP7ZathibaOc5frEDL0cgI31D_gyj1sa_y-a24bW9YPE/s1600-h/DR_West_B-A-768077.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh48hWHZThVrobQMztdJgGSmUmFBSfjnyEZtBztoqXlI1BOLX9RFYR4m363VF-twKxinz4ptP4fzieca5S-tDatPciJe_YDKAfOP7ZathibaOc5frEDL0cgI31D_gyj1sa_y-a24bW9YPE/s320/DR_West_B-A-768077.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421631142519595490" border="0" /></a></span></p></div> <div><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" class="807214504-01012010" >Eiko was helping by trying to hit a paintbrush, catching a painted wall instead and leaving tiny little tracks on the tile. She then had an immediate footbath, which apparently she did not enjoy in the slightest.<br /><br />Finally - I'm not sure how these are gonna work online. These are panorama shots of the before and after of the kitchen (this was before we did the painting). I don't know if you can scroll across to see the whole thing or not. One of them for some reason is a lot shorter than the other so they don't compare straight across. I may try this again.<br /></span><p style="text-align: center;font-family:georgia;" class="mobile-photo"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiczx8f9q96m9NiSrB6ZgiIw_OCizGqG3UhG4RX0u9Ev9cx8lDuUHWsqqt93w_Qz_tWHi01JqjZ7C0VSpbXmf88thXZ3g1IJhlwYbLYMpCsshVYdDqlC1OcfHxOeeTkbby36yKbh2183M0/s1600-h/_Pan_Kit_Before_Rev1-773001.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiczx8f9q96m9NiSrB6ZgiIw_OCizGqG3UhG4RX0u9Ev9cx8lDuUHWsqqt93w_Qz_tWHi01JqjZ7C0VSpbXmf88thXZ3g1IJhlwYbLYMpCsshVYdDqlC1OcfHxOeeTkbby36yKbh2183M0/s320/_Pan_Kit_Before_Rev1-773001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421631163630466802" border="0" /></a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;font-family:georgia;" class="mobile-photo"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKbdGvn9EWwgBBshHmO_OGu3v0LquUwDP0UU3aEqgSJANM2u-x8ePS_5-g0GEdZs9FLDK9VXz34X-f6kKGiXK2jKGhrC4FDiyEBb3MKfligYGj2m3z0VQA_w6xOOI3ef7vu05R0osAPrk/s1600-h/_Pan_Kit_After_Rev1-774212.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKbdGvn9EWwgBBshHmO_OGu3v0LquUwDP0UU3aEqgSJANM2u-x8ePS_5-g0GEdZs9FLDK9VXz34X-f6kKGiXK2jKGhrC4FDiyEBb3MKfligYGj2m3z0VQA_w6xOOI3ef7vu05R0osAPrk/s320/_Pan_Kit_After_Rev1-774212.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421631166694683426" border="0" /></a></span></p></div>Eileenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04508491875542285654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516856631061544920.post-12934870288906576582009-12-21T22:33:00.000-08:002009-12-21T22:44:56.708-08:00OMG, P art 1Craig came in to start the tile work today. This will probably happen over a period of 3 days. Today was finalizing layout, measuring, centering design, etc. but he did get started on actual tiling, and you can see how it's coming together.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRni4UVXYUEWl7-DnpNGMpYaqdUMYmEynjfn7D-kz8_Pxcl6DheuTwWZTkM2zVSZ-fi85KBa7iWRPp3Sr4w0UMmx3zouOk0crSPUlkH-A2IT7FTTTOyWRRWMHwCwTspZxT9wYWb7p4zyA/s1600-h/DSCN0956.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRni4UVXYUEWl7-DnpNGMpYaqdUMYmEynjfn7D-kz8_Pxcl6DheuTwWZTkM2zVSZ-fi85KBa7iWRPp3Sr4w0UMmx3zouOk0crSPUlkH-A2IT7FTTTOyWRRWMHwCwTspZxT9wYWb7p4zyA/s200/DSCN0956.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417945595624394578" border="0" /></a><br /></div>The full-on view. There is cardboard template where the centerpiece design will go.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV0aPwTZEyuVrtd9IprySQY6jdtj7w0_jitPlX_JZR9hulUHajVPkGbSB3du3nctG8MZIv5u4KQvPJumD0UJaK_OAxv8w44sktk9ZNoioUcNEz7KcetxMQcUycFNZDKbMEuddh36NsyTo/s1600-h/DSCN0960.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV0aPwTZEyuVrtd9IprySQY6jdtj7w0_jitPlX_JZR9hulUHajVPkGbSB3du3nctG8MZIv5u4KQvPJumD0UJaK_OAxv8w44sktk9ZNoioUcNEz7KcetxMQcUycFNZDKbMEuddh36NsyTo/s200/DSCN0960.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417945609764120898" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br />A little closer view. Craig really liked the small border tile. Maybe because it comes in square-foot sheets and you don't have to mud them in separately LOL. Or, maybe he just liked it. I saw these months ago and loved them.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8W8F6jTa4g02oK2GJfvbcD0IaexuHs008JKnzD8b52EQ4441kZP9_VQYU1L3hleONcA22Xu0MIRFvkqwU0tVFHgjdVsAZeCuFYDHBzDBtDL2eEmi9-Ee3Wtq-_EVBhrSTHRS4Qksf8S0/s1600-h/DSCN0961.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8W8F6jTa4g02oK2GJfvbcD0IaexuHs008JKnzD8b52EQ4441kZP9_VQYU1L3hleONcA22Xu0MIRFvkqwU0tVFHgjdVsAZeCuFYDHBzDBtDL2eEmi9-Ee3Wtq-_EVBhrSTHRS4Qksf8S0/s200/DSCN0961.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417945619495851554" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br />This is the transition from the "normal" wall to the centerpiece section. The dark "pinstripe" is not black but a dark green. It might look greener in natural light. As today was the Winter Solstice, it's been dark when I leave and dark when I get home.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs4qJ52qqvTwRuB36u252wZlZIzN2QcMt4hnGJ34_ERwFYpMU3cWc3Cf1PS5NuGHAa5kgny4nEmAge-cyKu50Ua-2eYwyTkAOdNzLggUpJS0-C5BeYiJE-ZT3SlGZ0f2XJgOB1d1QxPSc/s1600-h/DSCN0957.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs4qJ52qqvTwRuB36u252wZlZIzN2QcMt4hnGJ34_ERwFYpMU3cWc3Cf1PS5NuGHAa5kgny4nEmAge-cyKu50Ua-2eYwyTkAOdNzLggUpJS0-C5BeYiJE-ZT3SlGZ0f2XJgOB1d1QxPSc/s200/DSCN0957.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417945603189890722" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br />Finally, the full closeup of transition from countertop to wall. Of course, they still need to be grouted, but I love the color mashup, how it all goes together.<br /><br />He will probably finish on Wednesday, and by then the fireplace insert guy will be here but they'll be in separate areas of the house.<br /><br />I just love this. And that we'll have a finished kitchen to show to the family on Christmas.Eileenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04508491875542285654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516856631061544920.post-60761131627175884032009-12-15T20:20:00.000-08:002009-12-18T21:55:47.266-08:00A very cute beginning and a stylish ending<span style="font-family: verdana; font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" class="111160904-16122009" ><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>We were quite sad over the loss of Mosa, and I was sure that it would be a long time before we added another cat to the household, even though most of the time there have been two here at once. L wanted to watch Joey to see if he was exhibiting signs of loneliness. She was a very special member of the family, despite her brief time with us, only 2 years.</strong></span></span> <div style="font-family: verdana; font-weight: bold;"><span class="111160904-16122009" style="font-size:100%;"><strong></strong></span><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span></div> <div style="font-family: verdana; font-weight: bold;"><span class="111160904-16122009" style="font-size:100%;"><strong><span style="color:#008000;">So, I can't explain why, 8 days later, we spent a couple hours at the Humane Society, and ended up with Eiko.</span></strong></span></div><p style="text-align: center; font-family: verdana; font-weight: bold;" class="mobile-photo"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiknXmI9l6FYGYQyzIrTSoogfy6wlrV5zIM6swGgZi-rLX4rTQf9Esa3s8QcbfoS48dndr6LVaSLUHYtOmyd7v_xkzPpWhCZu_9NiIE0w4EQFTLGtbYO7nOjLCcFcl_1tMUu3e4xndDsDs/s1600-h/Eiko003-740146.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiknXmI9l6FYGYQyzIrTSoogfy6wlrV5zIM6swGgZi-rLX4rTQf9Esa3s8QcbfoS48dndr6LVaSLUHYtOmyd7v_xkzPpWhCZu_9NiIE0w4EQFTLGtbYO7nOjLCcFcl_1tMUu3e4xndDsDs/s320/Eiko003-740146.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415684638517535506" border="0" /></a></span></p><p style="text-align: center; font-family: verdana; font-weight: bold;" class="mobile-photo"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKrXufhX3MV-EBdOCKt7__qlYiTk0nID9CS_MAdXLxo808uJQe9TDqOvV1_mTkSJFRwnzC4lQ4RrCNgq6FpbA0-3bzluvhotynY_wTyso8d81rkGT9PsN7R2r4HXjHAL2a6DFrwRU8Dcs/s1600-h/Eiko008-741346.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKrXufhX3MV-EBdOCKt7__qlYiTk0nID9CS_MAdXLxo808uJQe9TDqOvV1_mTkSJFRwnzC4lQ4RrCNgq6FpbA0-3bzluvhotynY_wTyso8d81rkGT9PsN7R2r4HXjHAL2a6DFrwRU8Dcs/s320/Eiko008-741346.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415684643683761346" border="0" /></a></span></p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" class="111160904-16122009" ><strong></strong></span> <div style="font-family: verdana; font-weight: bold;"><span class="111160904-16122009" style="font-size:100%;"><strong><span style="color:#008000;">She is a "torbie" - tortoiseshell torbie and she is 4 months old. She's very typical kitten, enthusiastic, jumping on everything, no concept of personal space (whiskers in nose, anyone?). She walked in and owned the place. When we got Joey, he hid for the first 3 days. She just figured - "Hey, cool pad? Where do I put my stuff? When's dinner?"</span></strong></span></div> <div style="font-family: verdana; font-weight: bold;"><span class="111160904-16122009" style="font-size:100%;"><strong></strong></span><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span></div> <div style="font-family: verdana; font-weight: bold;"><span class="111160904-16122009" style="font-size:100%;"><strong><span style="color:#008000;">We are having a lot of fun with her, and she DOES own the house. If she jumps on your lap, you simply can't find the energy or discipline to get up and do all the grownup things you oughta.</span></strong></span></div> <div style="font-family: verdana; font-weight: bold;"><span class="111160904-16122009" style="font-size:100%;"><strong></strong></span><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span></div> <div style="font-family: verdana; font-weight: bold;"><span class="111160904-16122009" style="font-size:100%;"><strong><span style="color:#008000;">Now, back to the house:</span></strong></span></div> <div style="font-family: verdana; font-weight: bold;"><span class="111160904-16122009" style="font-size:100%;"><strong></strong></span><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span></div> <div style="font-family: verdana; font-weight: bold;"><span class="111160904-16122009" style="font-size:100%;"><strong><span style="color:#008000;">Fireplace insert installation (gas-powered) should happen on Dec. 23. That's cutting it close for the Christmas celebration here, but apparently, it's not complicated.</span></strong></span></div> <div style="font-family: verdana; font-weight: bold;"><span class="111160904-16122009" style="font-size:100%;"><strong></strong></span><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span></div> <div style="font-family: verdana; font-weight: bold;"><span class="111160904-16122009" style="font-size:100%;"><strong><span style="color:#008000;">We got the custom Celtic tiles for the kitchen backsplash and they are GORGEOUS. They are lighter than I thought they would be, but that's perfectly OK. <em> </em>I love them.</span></strong></span></div> <div style="font-family: verdana; font-weight: bold;"><span class="111160904-16122009" style="font-size:100%;"><strong></strong></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><p style="text-align: center;" class="mobile-photo"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlmo4y4Q6mnqZDrdxcG4lGmfu1uRz28OiYlwuDZfSbf3DRYHILyEx0ox1QNmN0pa5-LPlI19pWYZjsN8ga93Do8KGDxjsvr3GSWqcMWZ2IQvF9DFoEUmK48SQ2Wv4HG0Is_bF-o4QTI_8/s1600-h/Backsplash-739048.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlmo4y4Q6mnqZDrdxcG4lGmfu1uRz28OiYlwuDZfSbf3DRYHILyEx0ox1QNmN0pa5-LPlI19pWYZjsN8ga93Do8KGDxjsvr3GSWqcMWZ2IQvF9DFoEUmK48SQ2Wv4HG0Is_bF-o4QTI_8/s320/Backsplash-739048.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415684636638388514" border="0" /></a></span></p> <span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div> <div style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" class="111160904-16122009" ><strong><span style="color:#008000;">This pix shows the countertop sample, a bisque piece to represent the background field tile, one of the accent tiles that will be installed about every 12 inches or so around the counter wall, and some small border tile that will tie everything together, along the bottom edge. We will probably also use a dark green "pinstripe" or border tile which I don't have a pix of yet. So excited!</span></strong></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" ><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjADhgeIznzC7PLMD4inO1Ifdgpw_ji4rt3ikoz46OXaJ7jPcAIwVRYGDHjlroFx6duNOIcs-Wgt3PDUcachNMRLY5A0kAQRIZHpysUj7it1iwzMbvx9b44AUbHhmwdXCDxk-q-JhQ8Pg4/s1600-h/BorderTiles-736771.jpg"><br /></a></span><p style="text-align: center; font-family: verdana; font-weight: bold;" class="mobile-photo"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_YhW_jzGKMRJyJoSlhYIF32SyU1RXBuSb_kWCRhr9HTuL0NG2hZs6d3HG7HDQG4A0hQG7eKF9QoG6A544ST2QJlE5BTADhE10k7DuuzIcXn3VwC4cUQFQRJjk7w_WQPeleiDVKKE2tdY/s1600-h/AccentTiles-737911.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_YhW_jzGKMRJyJoSlhYIF32SyU1RXBuSb_kWCRhr9HTuL0NG2hZs6d3HG7HDQG4A0hQG7eKF9QoG6A544ST2QJlE5BTADhE10k7DuuzIcXn3VwC4cUQFQRJjk7w_WQPeleiDVKKE2tdY/s320/AccentTiles-737911.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415684627776425330" border="0" /></a></span></p><p style="text-align: left;" class="mobile-photo"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" >Plan is for these to be installed next Monday !</span><br /></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlmo4y4Q6mnqZDrdxcG4lGmfu1uRz28OiYlwuDZfSbf3DRYHILyEx0ox1QNmN0pa5-LPlI19pWYZjsN8ga93Do8KGDxjsvr3GSWqcMWZ2IQvF9DFoEUmK48SQ2Wv4HG0Is_bF-o4QTI_8/s1600-h/Backsplash-739048.jpg"><br /></a></p></div>Eileenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04508491875542285654noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516856631061544920.post-14689753737089896782009-11-29T12:38:00.000-08:002009-11-29T13:28:13.663-08:00Hardscape, and a painful goodbye<span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">We've had a small retaining wall between front lawn and driveway for several months. In the last couple weeks, we've added to this and we think that it helps to finish the look. We still need to reseed the lawn in tiny front yard, but there are some nice touches to these hardscapes. For instance, there is a low wall now across the front of yard.</span><br /></span><div style="font-family: georgia;"><p style="text-align: center;" class="mobile-photo"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcLt6wa3PsTSPVtwBA_D_HNr0zmhnAsK0vkBOERSU2Yqs87YHSua9Aw_FxxzuePOLAXsvdglxWuRHLDWAMHZi8Eb8Vuu047xDNIqTb4b45u2KDu-EnuAOqXJu_vT4XNKP7L-WSSsnEggk/s1600/IMGP1348_gamma-751753.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcLt6wa3PsTSPVtwBA_D_HNr0zmhnAsK0vkBOERSU2Yqs87YHSua9Aw_FxxzuePOLAXsvdglxWuRHLDWAMHZi8Eb8Vuu047xDNIqTb4b45u2KDu-EnuAOqXJu_vT4XNKP7L-WSSsnEggk/s320/IMGP1348_gamma-751753.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409628788197773378" border="0" /></a></span></p> <span class="932241419-29112009" style="font-size:100%;">This is the southeast corner of property. There are a few sapling trees in this corner, and maybe next year, we'll build some sort of enclosure for the recycling bins next to it.<br /></span><p style="text-align: center;" class="mobile-photo"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8-2BKphxwfE14UiFndOndA3m7N-m-St-THKwtulETmG9qIc5RlgaNnZF94wTVun9ek6Q-gNGnfrYgRd-5FMzYV8ewSZwXyF_nuwbjjCCM93ifbNr3HARfTX0_CSQO9ZSeSXpy6p-CfBI/s1600/091129+001-763014.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8-2BKphxwfE14UiFndOndA3m7N-m-St-THKwtulETmG9qIc5RlgaNnZF94wTVun9ek6Q-gNGnfrYgRd-5FMzYV8ewSZwXyF_nuwbjjCCM93ifbNr3HARfTX0_CSQO9ZSeSXpy6p-CfBI/s320/091129+001-763014.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409628836157291938" border="0" /></a></span></p></div> <div style="font-family: georgia;"><span class="932241419-29112009" style="font-size:100%;">A couple steps up to assist in pulling out the garden hose, accessing the utility meter, etc. We may put some sort of low-lying bush here. It depends on if the meter readers can aim their wireless units through the bush to get the reading.<br /></span><p style="text-align: center;" class="mobile-photo"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlORo25A-PXCiv6cbI64PjzVFYP-VeW9jV1Dy0zSYOAUp3wzmtXhQ3Vf46E4lDY0RxEQSGhkxAM6ENG_PSJEeZdLuQAqEPxkdTGtlS1ZxvMyQSiIyEA82aa7zCY2oTDdI9G3cf-E1xet4/s1600/091129+002-764745.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlORo25A-PXCiv6cbI64PjzVFYP-VeW9jV1Dy0zSYOAUp3wzmtXhQ3Vf46E4lDY0RxEQSGhkxAM6ENG_PSJEeZdLuQAqEPxkdTGtlS1ZxvMyQSiIyEA82aa7zCY2oTDdI9G3cf-E1xet4/s320/091129+002-764745.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409628840719494098" border="0" /></a></span></p><span style="font-size:100%;"> A nice touch to the entry steps.<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuu-0ccJ-FtHJChwd0h3dMLeq_iRm3HhNheE99H7QEfGrLmY0rZA7klNrNr80ee5sCzyQ-4mtCPsXlMylLt0HFAwnBCOnazoIGowWCE5S9-7Ya79N8jGKdtm22wTtf4GPYytQsGNfEAAc/s1600/091129+005.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 149px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuu-0ccJ-FtHJChwd0h3dMLeq_iRm3HhNheE99H7QEfGrLmY0rZA7klNrNr80ee5sCzyQ-4mtCPsXlMylLt0HFAwnBCOnazoIGowWCE5S9-7Ya79N8jGKdtm22wTtf4GPYytQsGNfEAAc/s200/091129+005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409638816141776034" border="0" /></a><br /></span></div></div><p style="text-align: center; font-family: georgia;" class="mobile-photo"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirRw7PHAPMYPiahNInq8AMZYqy1en4lDAFQUl9R6XiRspcx2jEzlMsDNwX-Wm0aCNP79IXFwNX1JzickUu_y4mATJMXhKft3DCwlnLWpL7jWK7HPVhUmKv-w_uErrng_cB-XzihcHPBKI/s1600/091129+004-765553.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirRw7PHAPMYPiahNInq8AMZYqy1en4lDAFQUl9R6XiRspcx2jEzlMsDNwX-Wm0aCNP79IXFwNX1JzickUu_y4mATJMXhKft3DCwlnLWpL7jWK7HPVhUmKv-w_uErrng_cB-XzihcHPBKI/s320/091129+004-765553.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409628842973521138" border="0" /></a></span></p><div style="font-family: georgia;"><span class="932241419-29112009" style="font-size:100%;">I'm very sad to report that we had to put Mosa down Friday night. She seemed to be recovering fine from her routine dental procedure about a week ago. We had started the subcutaneous fluid injections at home that she was going to require probably for the duration of her life (however long that would be) due to her kidney disease. She was picking at one of the IV sites, and trying to pull the bandages off - hard to do without teeth but she was trying.<br /><br />On Tuesday, at postop followup visit, vet gave her an antibiotic injection and we brought pills home. She started declining almost immediately, and we thought perhaps she was reacting to the antibiotic. She was listless on Thursday, crawling under her favorite blanket. Because this is fairly typical for her, we didn't read it as a sign she knew she was dying and finding a place to hide, as animals often do.<br /><br /></span></div> <div style="font-family: georgia;"> </div> <div style="font-family: georgia;"><span class="932241419-29112009" style="font-size:100%;">I'm considering putting up a separate album of photos of the cats on Flickr, to memorialize her, but right now here are a couple of my favorites of our Tiny Diva.<br /><br /></span></div><p style="font-family: georgia; text-align: center;" class="mobile-photo"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgsatNj0hFOjZ11SmRinHeZUuaBrhPNtTcY3JZjHEJDt9t3LlPJXRwW7KYr-4c-EO5731MTWEUVADt8TKUCG9agucjdmqdF2LdvQofu0L_MXq6nz5kiEhyphenhyphenQdE82sWi_dECV1ZaHw6RyK4/s1600/MosaBeautyShot-753802.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgsatNj0hFOjZ11SmRinHeZUuaBrhPNtTcY3JZjHEJDt9t3LlPJXRwW7KYr-4c-EO5731MTWEUVADt8TKUCG9agucjdmqdF2LdvQofu0L_MXq6nz5kiEhyphenhyphenQdE82sWi_dECV1ZaHw6RyK4/s320/MosaBeautyShot-753802.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409628796178054002" border="0" /></a></span></p><p style="font-family: georgia; 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text-align: center;" class="mobile-photo"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcgXHmdvEAe682eMT59564y6LQ-AdneWPCCf5RJxcY6E8ModwSxPhWKYxmljuycGXdQlGzdCndrukLYulYF7w7wRcF9raBfb-XvrRDBf5D6ILx4wd00M1LwxpoFQotfmvXpfvJDwbZ3t4/s1600/1218_MosaJoe_3-760534.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcgXHmdvEAe682eMT59564y6LQ-AdneWPCCf5RJxcY6E8ModwSxPhWKYxmljuycGXdQlGzdCndrukLYulYF7w7wRcF9raBfb-XvrRDBf5D6ILx4wd00M1LwxpoFQotfmvXpfvJDwbZ3t4/s320/1218_MosaJoe_3-760534.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409628821888720146" border="0" /></a></span></p><p style="font-family: georgia; text-align: center;" class="mobile-photo"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmdkrATKcNVA_7SVuhmvjolPUv4zuXTDlA85E9FY5UmVS_RaRw_Q3cPWLdyJc3ywYr4ncNb0p2eIkNSBas76fkDSUto5TXf-j8cKNUCzsvxUJpiHrksbg1pTqDnSKHaLvWBIDwg5a2dkg/s1600/1202072102_Mosa3-761856.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmdkrATKcNVA_7SVuhmvjolPUv4zuXTDlA85E9FY5UmVS_RaRw_Q3cPWLdyJc3ywYr4ncNb0p2eIkNSBas76fkDSUto5TXf-j8cKNUCzsvxUJpiHrksbg1pTqDnSKHaLvWBIDwg5a2dkg/s320/1202072102_Mosa3-761856.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409628824488325778" border="0" /></a></span></p><div style="font-family: georgia;"> </div><div style="font-family: georgia;"> </div> <div style="font-family: georgia;"> </div> <div> </div>Eileenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04508491875542285654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516856631061544920.post-90064783389022997082009-11-21T22:36:00.000-08:002009-11-22T12:34:38.001-08:00Almost finishing up<div style="font-family: georgia;"><span class="641332920-21112009" style="font-size:100%;">Still working on finishing touches. My big hope is that we get the backsplash done for Christmas. Need to call the tile place and find out status.<br /><br />Retaining wall - we've added low retaining walls in other areas of the front yard; this is only part of it. I love how the color of the house is picked up in some of the stones. L has some better pix which hopefully I can post in a day or two.<br /></span><p style="text-align: center;" class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Xf6s4x1ldN6TePyQJeCMHJz4y120bk6OgWwuByE3aVFk-CmyyRQX3sLYFsTjNUldPukQHMNdBs8jgElRCvyry-hbvS5kO1VT1WqrttDmAJVV1NqXbeyD0A6ggC66alOaiW2h3mwZi68/s1600/1114090742-702441.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Xf6s4x1ldN6TePyQJeCMHJz4y120bk6OgWwuByE3aVFk-CmyyRQX3sLYFsTjNUldPukQHMNdBs8jgElRCvyry-hbvS5kO1VT1WqrttDmAJVV1NqXbeyD0A6ggC66alOaiW2h3mwZi68/s320/1114090742-702441.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406814508700734306" border="0" /></a></p><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span></div> <div style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span></div> <div style="font-family: georgia;"><span class="641332920-21112009" style="font-size:100%;">Fireplace - after looking at dozens in catalogs, and in a couple stores, we ordered something very much like this. The insert accentuates the eyebrow arch which ties into some of the architectural detail in Living Room and hallway.<br /></span><p style="text-align: center;" class="mobile-photo"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyECLMBbIeSj513AEE56SDoLbBXR_tHpHoWBxc4AHD4yRVSLG64qIZKItcaQX6Koju0zLI_tiRQcnfcMtMocfDLa-EmsPL_kXsUFYL4qocD_wDZiOnNYCnVmK9_BNrnjHHuBmQsToJizg/s1600/1122091227.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyECLMBbIeSj513AEE56SDoLbBXR_tHpHoWBxc4AHD4yRVSLG64qIZKItcaQX6Koju0zLI_tiRQcnfcMtMocfDLa-EmsPL_kXsUFYL4qocD_wDZiOnNYCnVmK9_BNrnjHHuBmQsToJizg/s200/1122091227.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407028587198574194" border="0" /></a></p><span class="641332920-21112009" style="font-size:100%;">Stained Glass Insert was delivered this week and L installed it. I love it. I was a little worried that the green border would be kelly green because that's what it looked like when they photoshopped it in. But, it's perfect. We are considering small lights inside the cabinet to illuminate the insert because it came out so well. It's very pretty without jumping in your face and yelling, "Look at ME ME ME!"</span></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;" class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9y0cKyQit9-KczaqwGQ8uyhWYdngyN2TokkAxqsY_lU5dDuXRl4RApw-dy6cYu9Yd74SbGOgXaRExK908yu_mDOtzirAVopY1f_oKVNYeW7hO5FOyn7PGzgsXhgRqpQIz-8q4DTdq1K0/s1600/1119092027-707236.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9y0cKyQit9-KczaqwGQ8uyhWYdngyN2TokkAxqsY_lU5dDuXRl4RApw-dy6cYu9Yd74SbGOgXaRExK908yu_mDOtzirAVopY1f_oKVNYeW7hO5FOyn7PGzgsXhgRqpQIz-8q4DTdq1K0/s320/1119092027-707236.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406814532064893826" border="0" /></a></p>Living Room Rug was also delivered this week. For the time being, L put it down without the pad which ships separately. I think it makes the room look more finished, and cozy.<br /><div style="font-family: georgia;"><span class="641332920-21112009" style="font-size:100%;"></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPeEAE9Sgd-E4wF3U2TMXzCG57EjLCiurwID9vY0ZGL3FBR_F9Ftht-5QjTbfX1dWl9i2l0ZCb9SzAhHtprcETpKuKIBhIMKsryleD7Ql40BKLChF9zglhM6d3sUvlI3of69tWNUp1ebQ/s1600/1119092029-708601.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPeEAE9Sgd-E4wF3U2TMXzCG57EjLCiurwID9vY0ZGL3FBR_F9Ftht-5QjTbfX1dWl9i2l0ZCb9SzAhHtprcETpKuKIBhIMKsryleD7Ql40BKLChF9zglhM6d3sUvlI3of69tWNUp1ebQ/s320/1119092029-708601.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406814542031217154" border="0" /></a></div><p class="mobile-photo"> </p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAuCi67DUefkDAlHE1OeJdTIjFlR-2wINLPOFURKAe1zgSvhGrDcdKioCz-JDiQwrbeYAPQa3KzWIyCfUhae_oeIIzagGgfe2hle7NX5IKi-kJ1cmtDkIeiU6PXugC0gtWVOZo6bRkCfY/s1600/1119092029a-709956.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAuCi67DUefkDAlHE1OeJdTIjFlR-2wINLPOFURKAe1zgSvhGrDcdKioCz-JDiQwrbeYAPQa3KzWIyCfUhae_oeIIzagGgfe2hle7NX5IKi-kJ1cmtDkIeiU6PXugC0gtWVOZo6bRkCfY/s320/1119092029a-709956.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406814543314639138" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div></div> <div style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span></div> <div style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span></div> <div style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span></div> <div style="font-family: georgia;"><span class="641332920-21112009" style="font-size:100%;">L has been working on interior window trims and they are starting to look really good. Time to take the construction plastic off the windows and get / make some curtains.<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb6HOJmitVrZ5fe9zjr8vhEPRY7UAwVG5DjQ8HeQeGARJNJH50IYuiVmbzpT9QlYIbN5H858kQV33JyoKSvCGQ7aCx55kRWMTORHsx9nzo7vy_846givSRU620tmfN3kR3oXYzFeTf0nA/s1600/1120090652.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 196px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb6HOJmitVrZ5fe9zjr8vhEPRY7UAwVG5DjQ8HeQeGARJNJH50IYuiVmbzpT9QlYIbN5H858kQV33JyoKSvCGQ7aCx55kRWMTORHsx9nzo7vy_846givSRU620tmfN3kR3oXYzFeTf0nA/s200/1120090652.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406978505964257154" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;" class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiETFWx7DS0VAKc_wJbRrx8pi5120orZpNg-zC6KVXVnSRhoPZXpJK5kkjx3RNuibwYjoJZJIDX3AZXrUZiTEgpSnk3sEJLVN3f7ubGSnVWV4HMgGIUAhlWsyddK21iUUN-fdR7hCcf5gY/s1600/1120090654-714919.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiETFWx7DS0VAKc_wJbRrx8pi5120orZpNg-zC6KVXVnSRhoPZXpJK5kkjx3RNuibwYjoJZJIDX3AZXrUZiTEgpSnk3sEJLVN3f7ubGSnVWV4HMgGIUAhlWsyddK21iUUN-fdR7hCcf5gY/s320/1120090654-714919.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406814563984972002" border="0" /><br /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;" class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL4efRkB9MPfaBu1mjxVfm4S8tweDGZgsy-EDW1RwYq_Ibsij-U3agNc0oZd5QjT-M8a8JCqXAEEkEDTBe8bL-87raEjtYz6659GUSaOa6Kk6lF9rKNYpoyP9sWiBpOz_R9geJswdgKP8/s1600/1120090655-704130.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL4efRkB9MPfaBu1mjxVfm4S8tweDGZgsy-EDW1RwYq_Ibsij-U3agNc0oZd5QjT-M8a8JCqXAEEkEDTBe8bL-87raEjtYz6659GUSaOa6Kk6lF9rKNYpoyP9sWiBpOz_R9geJswdgKP8/s320/1120090655-704130.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406814518596311778" border="0" /></a></p><span class="641332920-21112009" style="font-size:100%;">L has installed the guest room closet doors. These open up like French doors for full access to closet and the woodwork is great. They are very similar to the closet doors at entry from Garage.<br /></span><p style="text-align: center;" class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQYbXjrAJhwXIdBL8hautYbFDFHsL8IxwFYxXNAHzzH28XKTQwf2l6Jji6N5iZH_ZJMEQsvMxrB1tJy2EBxtCwD6K99jeqUOPR8l1TPzOwSdSJdjVM4zOjrb0IhoctIJtE4IQ5CUrwxyA/s1600/1120090653-712658.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQYbXjrAJhwXIdBL8hautYbFDFHsL8IxwFYxXNAHzzH28XKTQwf2l6Jji6N5iZH_ZJMEQsvMxrB1tJy2EBxtCwD6K99jeqUOPR8l1TPzOwSdSJdjVM4zOjrb0IhoctIJtE4IQ5CUrwxyA/s320/1120090653-712658.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406814558651148882" border="0" /></a></p><span class="641332920-21112009" style="font-size:100%;">L wanted a small table for the phone. Surprise! He found one with dragons on it LOL. At least, this keeps the phone and answering machine off my end table and gives me some room. I should get better pix, but the stuff out of the cellphone has been really poor lately.<br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQm4lPQ4wqh4yGsfPoOyEuqlfJcvcjdZd8WRucR7zCjAcdiQrwBSJ0B77D5mDcuvNGXJL77IvY8E7Bv8lMRokL08a9sDgHRqru16R-ese3HDZ4IzZfgJQhsZCppV7GAb1AIt2_i_BSLuA/s1600/1120092046a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQm4lPQ4wqh4yGsfPoOyEuqlfJcvcjdZd8WRucR7zCjAcdiQrwBSJ0B77D5mDcuvNGXJL77IvY8E7Bv8lMRokL08a9sDgHRqru16R-ese3HDZ4IzZfgJQhsZCppV7GAb1AIt2_i_BSLuA/s200/1120092046a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406979915175247794" border="0" /></a><br /></div><span class="641332920-21112009" style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div> <div style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span></div> <div style="font-family: georgia;"><span class="641332920-21112009" style="font-size:100%;">We've been quite preoccupied with Mosa the last week or so. Saturday, she started bleeding from her mouth. We already had her scheduled for a blood pressure check on Monday. However, the vet was very concerned about this, especially after drawing blood work and noting how much her kidney disease has progressed. She went in on Thursday for 24-hour IV drip to flush her system, had the procedure around 11 on Friday and 6 hours later, came home. Since they had to try several IVs, she's all bandaged up like the loser on WWE, but her rough tongue would prevent the spots from healing so they need to be covered up. Today, she's a red lady, who knows what she'll be tomorrow.<br /></span><p style="text-align: center;" class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz_ZPrvGBMJb2VV4Tf1VlSE3UsWyYGh2mwnv3xe7RnE3gD7p-JJcbAu_QOlbKiBLebbPhYamCBFFkhcBktgykwS2D9PwZzkMke7WBH6n2tM4dTbl_DJJMSuHThHFkfF7RjqWRCNdrwgQo/s1600/1121092224-716176.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz_ZPrvGBMJb2VV4Tf1VlSE3UsWyYGh2mwnv3xe7RnE3gD7p-JJcbAu_QOlbKiBLebbPhYamCBFFkhcBktgykwS2D9PwZzkMke7WBH6n2tM4dTbl_DJJMSuHThHFkfF7RjqWRCNdrwgQo/s320/1121092224-716176.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406814571568208674" border="0" /></a></p></div><div style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span></div>Eileenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04508491875542285654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516856631061544920.post-66076296287943396702009-11-03T20:49:00.000-08:002009-11-03T22:53:33.971-08:00We're still here...<span style="font-size:small;">but we're still not done. Although the City says we are. In other words, we are "street legal", with just finish work from now on. L has since built little shelves for these to sit on. I think it will be great for the holidays, we can put poinsettias here.</span><br /><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbQwZwozCOwCh6BLG5Xhwcmkv0lxMeW4VQ9r0iVwqF_MQC50xCXwIPr0Tvu3kxAe8oDAc2E0TUMGW9cGp_68rORlAJ8fH6D7-M76f174-fVULjxIkcmitxN-LizYvxzqxhir9-uhagC6E/s1600-h/FlowerPots-701781.jpg"><img alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400106624495417858" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbQwZwozCOwCh6BLG5Xhwcmkv0lxMeW4VQ9r0iVwqF_MQC50xCXwIPr0Tvu3kxAe8oDAc2E0TUMGW9cGp_68rORlAJ8fH6D7-M76f174-fVULjxIkcmitxN-LizYvxzqxhir9-uhagC6E/s320/FlowerPots-701781.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><span style="font-size:small;"></span><br /></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:small;">We've been mostly shopping for rugs, locally, online, with "eh" results. One place in particular made me feel like I was buying a used car, high pressure. "Take a couple rugs home and see how they look in your house." Once it's in your house, they know they've got you. No thank you. I had maybe a dozen samples, but these are a few that I liked. They did have an "educational" display of how some rugs are done.</span><span style="font-size:small;"><br /></span><br /><div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxAYIDse1w2BkkJ9_d1w5tQ-9TrPeTbYQbn4IiV2dnYk5zA5WF4dMHWIglTb8JqspaLhLkwknDT1HDP-L9GUjo4B8RhvLDJ4nu55M5Gp4tu9w84YzLSyDn11_nRcnzOcqUtIBKZrPUdkI/s1600-h/IMG00098-20091024-1612-702437.jpg"><img alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400106628807517394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxAYIDse1w2BkkJ9_d1w5tQ-9TrPeTbYQbn4IiV2dnYk5zA5WF4dMHWIglTb8JqspaLhLkwknDT1HDP-L9GUjo4B8RhvLDJ4nu55M5Gp4tu9w84YzLSyDn11_nRcnzOcqUtIBKZrPUdkI/s320/IMG00098-20091024-1612-702437.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjolpLP5Cx1F8RlW7q03Tu63wP52wKobHmefWM-tHaf7GYdT9MQ7AV2z_rO8DjcNjMhZF2es7iHecmfHO6QJsBt4RRFVCsWIct5FZPKkMUXHIqAmrh4NqKNLUbi_90F7VwH3dAlRheIp8E/s1600-h/IMG00100-20091024_Rotated-1619-705332.jpg"><img alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400106640419096146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2c7lEczbo_ZJJPX_JC-d1Ys1iE0-z0C7j0TC_DF-5gn5FjkNpuL0pv3FVGPT2R7hXM4n6FJP4CMSdeNzPPrd7DhRq2o-grt8cbwNQ98MWsCY-I6KkLx3thisnxozzZx4-V5uUQEdYZVs/s320/MedallionRug-704564.jpg" border="0" /> <img alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400106644755168370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjolpLP5Cx1F8RlW7q03Tu63wP52wKobHmefWM-tHaf7GYdT9MQ7AV2z_rO8DjcNjMhZF2es7iHecmfHO6QJsBt4RRFVCsWIct5FZPKkMUXHIqAmrh4NqKNLUbi_90F7VwH3dAlRheIp8E/s320/IMG00100-20091024_Rotated-1619-705332.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:small;">Pantry is essentially done. Sorting needs to be tidied up a bit, but I *love* not having to schlep downstairs for a can of tomatoes, bag of rice, roll of paper towels. This and the sideboard in Dining Area essentially turns a kitchen with a small/medium footprint into a pretty decent size.</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVcuyR9gCbE0ynr9RtKdzjVDeY_Kxk3k8J76h-5jirZUJIb4DzATwoTdestIQ65Ljy5RYaQWZUmFzwa4TAYave4rfyfDlXrc35FhC7BTi9TyxjF9stspigo-B82550USyj4isFoNsZufM/s1600-h/Pantry-1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 82px; height: 319px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVcuyR9gCbE0ynr9RtKdzjVDeY_Kxk3k8J76h-5jirZUJIb4DzATwoTdestIQ65Ljy5RYaQWZUmFzwa4TAYave4rfyfDlXrc35FhC7BTi9TyxjF9stspigo-B82550USyj4isFoNsZufM/s200/Pantry-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400135216334877698" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwSIyVDZ19Au5Wslzl6hnunb6JGXNg_-Bc2IWTXj-tAdcDMFtlnjwOrPIeZwYn4KGpMRG93M0XkobeTEsp9BUN2GmxLkMx_uVgPHdv-Au6IbcASf9t6rbZmavhk3L8WUiKq1kMxzZAjWo/s1600-h/Pantry-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> </a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigq-FBlLvCI4Jb4J6_xYBJBl0ACjouHAlr_MtEgTjeOPB6YHk5ojqsAQ3w4aafBHxekNi7vET6tX1LT03qSCACbTiWhNPGmmf7fXAi8wg3usEewHUoUSj5Q8QxfT7RPYQ4zqWd6wQZJrU/s1600-h/Pantry-2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 195px; height: 316px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigq-FBlLvCI4Jb4J6_xYBJBl0ACjouHAlr_MtEgTjeOPB6YHk5ojqsAQ3w4aafBHxekNi7vET6tX1LT03qSCACbTiWhNPGmmf7fXAi8wg3usEewHUoUSj5Q8QxfT7RPYQ4zqWd6wQZJrU/s200/Pantry-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400135227587332434" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwSIyVDZ19Au5Wslzl6hnunb6JGXNg_-Bc2IWTXj-tAdcDMFtlnjwOrPIeZwYn4KGpMRG93M0XkobeTEsp9BUN2GmxLkMx_uVgPHdv-Au6IbcASf9t6rbZmavhk3L8WUiKq1kMxzZAjWo/s1600-h/Pantry-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwSIyVDZ19Au5Wslzl6hnunb6JGXNg_-Bc2IWTXj-tAdcDMFtlnjwOrPIeZwYn4KGpMRG93M0XkobeTEsp9BUN2GmxLkMx_uVgPHdv-Au6IbcASf9t6rbZmavhk3L8WUiKq1kMxzZAjWo/s320/Pantry-3.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /></div><div face="Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:small;">We did make some progress on final touches for kitchen. Ordered the backsplash tile - about a dozen 3x3 little celtic knotwork tiles that will be placed approximately 12 inches apart (with 90% of the tile being ivory/bisque plain square tile), and then a large centerpiece for behind the stove. We are hoping the color will be close to the checked paint chip on this sample, and close to matching Babs and the clock.</span><br /><br /><div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZQO5X5bs2LhusrjlduYKXilXx2qLPSdkBJe3FFVhvmbf-k7GIzdEo4ajXUkraxAZJodj1PJZpWgSYfI0jiw3pxlPyBzk0HNcmG55vuRQNcXB83a9VJGzy1SsFqBogodSnms3tv8BK4Is/s1600-h/BaxterColors2-700853.jpg"><img alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400106623350128306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZQO5X5bs2LhusrjlduYKXilXx2qLPSdkBJe3FFVhvmbf-k7GIzdEo4ajXUkraxAZJodj1PJZpWgSYfI0jiw3pxlPyBzk0HNcmG55vuRQNcXB83a9VJGzy1SsFqBogodSnms3tv8BK4Is/s320/BaxterColors2-700853.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe-MZOoPzpgARR-AWhrgF_IJjCMXlr7ReoWJ_0DUmovhLnozRG6BfVt8vdp_ag2Uiauq5WqJug9L-fmmT8MPv64LAjTcNIaydwYo48SIRAjFMwrCXbecwxMfBKECM9mDPLon_H6wnQCYQ/s1600-h/3x3-3-honey.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 198px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe-MZOoPzpgARR-AWhrgF_IJjCMXlr7ReoWJ_0DUmovhLnozRG6BfVt8vdp_ag2Uiauq5WqJug9L-fmmT8MPv64LAjTcNIaydwYo48SIRAjFMwrCXbecwxMfBKECM9mDPLon_H6wnQCYQ/s200/3x3-3-honey.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400136915710230194" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8tJvH-9HvvBIk-kvcGiNSjaB2DNjJCjz_E_gRvS8JVB6nndRfIkvDNo0cojaJbOqlwC_D56QEDQPNAWqf5E6els0Lbg1towxWrBDRuw6wMGErC3Pp-EqHlj3TtPpa0L2RcWaojHQKLtw/s1600-h/centerpiece.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 198px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8tJvH-9HvvBIk-kvcGiNSjaB2DNjJCjz_E_gRvS8JVB6nndRfIkvDNo0cojaJbOqlwC_D56QEDQPNAWqf5E6els0Lbg1towxWrBDRuw6wMGErC3Pp-EqHlj3TtPpa0L2RcWaojHQKLtw/s200/centerpiece.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400136919656307458" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:small;">We also have ordered a stained glass insert for the corner cabinet. Pretty cool how they can change the colors out and photoshop it into a pix we send them. The green border will actually be darker than shown. Their visuals assume pieces are backlighted, but ours will not be.</span><br /></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /><div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEC-R9f43O7wEOAcQmNi7l498DyTI5dxfuWLf-nAslnXVQKIL7Jn8oK7zff7Vcp5iHfvSD5elJy6Z0P3ii6-MVdQvDioFdBgb6ANeOaL4iEKbSpWOCIDcvdOumYUnXcKWEh96K55gtdMM/s1600-h/CabinetVersion2-706547.png"><img alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400106648179179954" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEC-R9f43O7wEOAcQmNi7l498DyTI5dxfuWLf-nAslnXVQKIL7Jn8oK7zff7Vcp5iHfvSD5elJy6Z0P3ii6-MVdQvDioFdBgb6ANeOaL4iEKbSpWOCIDcvdOumYUnXcKWEh96K55gtdMM/s320/CabinetVersion2-706547.png" border="0" /></a><br /></div></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:small;">The tile and the glass should both be showing up early to mid-December. The kitchen will then be done. Oh, except for paint. Damn.</span><br /></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:small;">Anyway, not too much going on, more visuals in a couple weeks.</span><br /></div>Eileenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04508491875542285654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516856631061544920.post-30073423860876022922009-10-12T23:07:00.001-07:002009-10-13T08:02:01.383-07:00Moving Back In<span style="font-family:georgia;">I've been threatening all along to do a seriously country kitchen, chicken wall paper and cookie jar, farm animal tiles for backsplash, etc. None of that happened of course, but we found this sweet little thing and had to bring her home. $11 at Pier 1.</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;"></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDBMkRJS2KWKuKEAgQpM0raYZSOKmzbXyRyEDC2vmFRkxiEN8TN3skSPdCXRHDfZAUXN4c20y6lKl9OXNlb3KHQzAeT0NnglT_6n9O_PB7iEPj0h3hQhxwhMSNCje_L4royGnl1uWwABc/s1600-h/KitchenChix.jpg"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><img style="WIDTH: 184px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392097862165248706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDBMkRJS2KWKuKEAgQpM0raYZSOKmzbXyRyEDC2vmFRkxiEN8TN3skSPdCXRHDfZAUXN4c20y6lKl9OXNlb3KHQzAeT0NnglT_6n9O_PB7iEPj0h3hQhxwhMSNCje_L4royGnl1uWwABc/s200/KitchenChix.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:georgia;"><br /><span class="159145105-13102009">Now that the floors are done and more or less "cured", we've been accumulating furniture. The Living Room still looks pretty barren. But so far, we have the aforementioned couch. Red leather, power motion recline - think automatic seat adjustment in a fancy car. Whirrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.</span> </span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpIynR9V7vr7ugYuhuFm6TB-56rG658XsDP6jllWjI04kQPGDOsC3bzE_vm5oQPQYqBZo1TGBdiXj5wNF0QdDImLuu6LqKKESyneHxjRzdvM0CFgAC8yiz800zerds_fkXkTK2CFZWdXU/s1600-h/DSCN0904.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392097430102571570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpIynR9V7vr7ugYuhuFm6TB-56rG658XsDP6jllWjI04kQPGDOsC3bzE_vm5oQPQYqBZo1TGBdiXj5wNF0QdDImLuu6LqKKESyneHxjRzdvM0CFgAC8yiz800zerds_fkXkTK2CFZWdXU/s200/DSCN0904.JPG" /></a></span><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="159145105-13102009"></span></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="159145105-13102009">This weekend, we found some mission-style end tables and a small coffee table. We can't put anything big in front of couch because of the two reclining seats. L had them assembled within an hour and will stain them this week. </span></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA2rXvj4Kaa1mGAe3JbkevOsoaU7bpmsvpGFiEnk3Z_dKpOnPRA8GjOEZy5topC5un7UrClc2APdlt2v9kwiJN3yzfuvEUQzEkSIFGD09dfFJKYYfasNwMhjaTD4LqBlTII6TD2NWoaBY/s1600-h/LivingRoomSuiteNoSettee-775272.jpg"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391962396104833922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA2rXvj4Kaa1mGAe3JbkevOsoaU7bpmsvpGFiEnk3Z_dKpOnPRA8GjOEZy5topC5un7UrClc2APdlt2v9kwiJN3yzfuvEUQzEkSIFGD09dfFJKYYfasNwMhjaTD4LqBlTII6TD2NWoaBY/s320/LivingRoomSuiteNoSettee-775272.jpg" /></span></a><br /><div><span class="159145105-13102009"><span style="font-family:georgia;">We had been looking for either occasional chairs or a loveseat / settee. We found this on sale, and L negotiated $200 or about 15% off the price, and got delivery at half-price.</span></span></div><div><br /><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_MpSzpSx8KrWbSONj7dtauYTMkzYDd6Q5-63CRg5pQU0IchI1Mr_8_N42UaYVmd946f3OKNeYLxKvlams0ALAklACQ6LsS7_5MfE8tdJuDNg7G8tkAvtRYz_poJAf0X-LfkVwkGndRSk/s1600-h/SetteeInStoreGlare-779155.jpg"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391962413653325762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_MpSzpSx8KrWbSONj7dtauYTMkzYDd6Q5-63CRg5pQU0IchI1Mr_8_N42UaYVmd946f3OKNeYLxKvlams0ALAklACQ6LsS7_5MfE8tdJuDNg7G8tkAvtRYz_poJAf0X-LfkVwkGndRSk/s320/SetteeInStoreGlare-779155.jpg" /></span></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><span class="159145105-13102009"><span style="font-family:georgia;">This one below was on the short list (Pier 1 !!), but we ended up going back to leather for the durability, and ease of cleaning, esp since we have two cats that are each 9 years old and one is already dealing with diseases of age.</span></span></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5mAnLF1gAkeQCKGUi_SSQId1RBwh_cOUUN9RA_XNh7H9WNj5Ed_rcp7pP8jx4-snyyrpmIZuNz7778DKfu4NhQaToQTK5lJNTr9O0SqovJCYXc9bFbdyqI8y0MfZwnCF6Y5sWuMaGUKA/s1600-h/PaisleyPier1Couch-777027.jpg"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391962406201461410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5mAnLF1gAkeQCKGUi_SSQId1RBwh_cOUUN9RA_XNh7H9WNj5Ed_rcp7pP8jx4-snyyrpmIZuNz7778DKfu4NhQaToQTK5lJNTr9O0SqovJCYXc9bFbdyqI8y0MfZwnCF6Y5sWuMaGUKA/s320/PaisleyPier1Couch-777027.jpg" /></span></a></p></div><div><p class="mobile-photo"><span class="159145105-13102009"><span style="font-family:georgia;">Looking at rugs but really need to see all the furniture in place before we decide.</span></span></p><p class="mobile-photo"><span style="font-family:georgia;">Next time, pantry is coming together. Hope to have that organized for a pretty pantry pix.</span></p></div><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSmYVL6agSy_oTmajvpVcIAinQlXJEYuRkBinsfD5e9dXTuxaq8Zz6pZJFc3IAEtkgL5KnbgAcb1rCs7sKsm9yCj25Z_GVHt-BCrklsqBxLkFG5-qOifha5zZNQ5bJZVNx09qEsEXnZY8/s1600-h/IMG00022-20091003-2155-781063.jpg"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391962423427002562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSmYVL6agSy_oTmajvpVcIAinQlXJEYuRkBinsfD5e9dXTuxaq8Zz6pZJFc3IAEtkgL5KnbgAcb1rCs7sKsm9yCj25Z_GVHt-BCrklsqBxLkFG5-qOifha5zZNQ5bJZVNx09qEsEXnZY8/s320/IMG00022-20091003-2155-781063.jpg" /></span></a></p>Eileenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04508491875542285654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516856631061544920.post-53681422849195610432009-10-07T21:19:00.000-07:002009-10-07T21:54:44.361-07:00Stairway, Part 2You know, I *love* Before and After and I have nearly 2000 photos of the remodel. It's going to take a long time to go through them, delete the crap and get a nice chronological record, like a slide show of what's happened here in the last 15-16 months.<br /><div><br />But sometimes, it's worth it to just pull a few pix because the changes are SO drastic.<br /><br />Stairway work is completed. I've taken a couple dozen of just this segment but I think the progress photos are more telling:<br /><br />Stairway from Main Floor to Addition Bedrooms<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNjBKObA2SonR6o9W_DjfM3cq9aIwEAmON-NZpXe3t-Y4hO9iEqUp_uu0E-EoFzUE4TIUcg0lpocz47IFGPfGzEWiri-pMB0BXrXUypejnOazjLhBuEFKF9GgoyyH3iGEUpBFiJYnOM5Q/s1600-h/080813-04.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 336px; height: 223px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNjBKObA2SonR6o9W_DjfM3cq9aIwEAmON-NZpXe3t-Y4hO9iEqUp_uu0E-EoFzUE4TIUcg0lpocz47IFGPfGzEWiri-pMB0BXrXUypejnOazjLhBuEFKF9GgoyyH3iGEUpBFiJYnOM5Q/s200/080813-04.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390084578494777618" border="0" /></a> Aug '08 - Day 1 of Demolition<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGRfHSzA_E6_1NdF7M-0c1cSBJUS1y9kAWU2QXE0bB9mgoPQUgYWp4_E2Bb5IlDgsZNAB6-RnJLSqVRBT5gcBr5ehKXMYh90YaTkj6pv7nxYoSWyApxJ_9v3ESgbo453HbQRTVV1HZk2E/s1600-h/1127+003.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 339px; height: 254px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGRfHSzA_E6_1NdF7M-0c1cSBJUS1y9kAWU2QXE0bB9mgoPQUgYWp4_E2Bb5IlDgsZNAB6-RnJLSqVRBT5gcBr5ehKXMYh90YaTkj6pv7nxYoSWyApxJ_9v3ESgbo453HbQRTVV1HZk2E/s200/1127+003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390083917930216082" border="0" /></a> Winter 08/09<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6rmsMmJ90G3UYc-7r6SJsbHYRtwpkHvkaet3I8GSyK0eB24nibeo185OhpsiQ7SkRrNzwSxP4eDkivkNC5RCCVcMVvN2TUMxrLiDR9AW4VVOoDg8odOkWVEvY49FD_FuPH5G2G1Uh04o/s1600-h/0205+009.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 259px; height: 293px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6rmsMmJ90G3UYc-7r6SJsbHYRtwpkHvkaet3I8GSyK0eB24nibeo185OhpsiQ7SkRrNzwSxP4eDkivkNC5RCCVcMVvN2TUMxrLiDR9AW4VVOoDg8odOkWVEvY49FD_FuPH5G2G1Uh04o/s200/0205+009.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390083905397669874" border="0" /></a> It was a l-o-o-o-n-g winter.<br /><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;" class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHnfk9J1mwn3XbyTejvY4xpJ2BYdg7pfvlsiSDWMFuoCtPHSEtS39CKqflPVZLC-DlW8ZX-E4g28S7qiy0I-5x1UEeGCVHq-UG5XS11DDM7R2MK61SxoTdX8ZTQcf4VV5hpp9hCbXkutM/s1600-h/DSCN2670-713932.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHnfk9J1mwn3XbyTejvY4xpJ2BYdg7pfvlsiSDWMFuoCtPHSEtS39CKqflPVZLC-DlW8ZX-E4g28S7qiy0I-5x1UEeGCVHq-UG5XS11DDM7R2MK61SxoTdX8ZTQcf4VV5hpp9hCbXkutM/s320/DSCN2670-713932.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390080508730850914" border="0" /> Spring 09<br /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;" class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi54vB4kSi_jjVitX7f01HAeGThlgE9wdqyFhXghDYVtnIS-p2xvldxMuWS4Z3UfUTby_9Wk1Ox0gIrE0DpaBBGNPXC9Y1uDSU-pjmrQMM9WImm1krIMsoJ7nGHX5nwayYIx6AaufYy7j8/s1600-h/DSCN0152-715879.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi54vB4kSi_jjVitX7f01HAeGThlgE9wdqyFhXghDYVtnIS-p2xvldxMuWS4Z3UfUTby_9Wk1Ox0gIrE0DpaBBGNPXC9Y1uDSU-pjmrQMM9WImm1krIMsoJ7nGHX5nwayYIx6AaufYy7j8/s320/DSCN0152-715879.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390080513992638866" border="0" /> Summer 09<br /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;" class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOM-4BIiy8Jp4g0b2GlcQAXcGVsPReGO_ks0ziYh_6duELRf5w4DHKEuK70-Ssknny8Bhry1NthU-BIPHtXS3lUWLwZ3wYT5Xiw7TuaL0QVXDRKOIPFJrP1akOlClGbame8FhsJojJ-Ic/s1600-h/DSCN0763-718665.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOM-4BIiy8Jp4g0b2GlcQAXcGVsPReGO_ks0ziYh_6duELRf5w4DHKEuK70-Ssknny8Bhry1NthU-BIPHtXS3lUWLwZ3wYT5Xiw7TuaL0QVXDRKOIPFJrP1akOlClGbame8FhsJojJ-Ic/s320/DSCN0763-718665.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390080525169177042" border="0" /> September 09<br /></a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIxRACdAeJQoI0Bw36StF46zRiQ6smU5W_u_NHinmDCVFLjgxDHzarsRX6aT06FNQiIJDSSJJ1CO0BDg-udvtZ_3EaTfUW3WJmizfDpWmra4lGUO_WpBzww_RybxLXculbi79AqPtKGjc/s1600-h/DSCN0888-720077.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIxRACdAeJQoI0Bw36StF46zRiQ6smU5W_u_NHinmDCVFLjgxDHzarsRX6aT06FNQiIJDSSJJ1CO0BDg-udvtZ_3EaTfUW3WJmizfDpWmra4lGUO_WpBzww_RybxLXculbi79AqPtKGjc/s320/DSCN0888-720077.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390080537513839730" border="0" /> October 09</a><br /></div><p class="mobile-photo">======================<br /></p><p class="mobile-photo">The stairway to top floor of existing house, now sort of a loft, was really scary.</p><p style="text-align: center;" class="mobile-photo"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;" class="mobile-photo"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjthJyVB_D7UUOKcegZQHG73DzelmjNo8xHncDkedyZysVeURmuAvIdvds29juwxA3F7qRUDzgxBku8TmFbnzX0nBO7iUj4zFwXD9_zJxaXSW-tsINNfE_UpABdGPzOCh24VwlzWAK9OH4/s1600-h/1121+009.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjthJyVB_D7UUOKcegZQHG73DzelmjNo8xHncDkedyZysVeURmuAvIdvds29juwxA3F7qRUDzgxBku8TmFbnzX0nBO7iUj4zFwXD9_zJxaXSW-tsINNfE_UpABdGPzOCh24VwlzWAK9OH4/s200/1121+009.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390084092406539042" border="0" /> Beginning of demo - carpet pulled from existing stairs<br /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;" class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh1az8Eb0-AmFW6iX1wyOTTAGwf0ZcgD-KWMjFJFycU-wWJr3Y8ZsTnfg2kIXM42sKC0_GieNXwTIwIYcIppZDpJN1QoKKSj6lJqLJfNYJ50OinqD8QJIeh1UZRaoW1kWiRe40c6aJbjo/s1600-h/0331M+013-722498.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh1az8Eb0-AmFW6iX1wyOTTAGwf0ZcgD-KWMjFJFycU-wWJr3Y8ZsTnfg2kIXM42sKC0_GieNXwTIwIYcIppZDpJN1QoKKSj6lJqLJfNYJ50OinqD8QJIeh1UZRaoW1kWiRe40c6aJbjo/s320/0331M+013-722498.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390080544047955378" border="0" /> March 09<br /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;" class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhru5NunVxstFBhIluD7gHcPZxJW8JAJ7Jhe8hwb85eGyMSMp5tpizks43z7-TbMkFI59-3LFwRaHR_yVeXXotAjFKQ66q69-ZP4gW8TUGM0g1bl5sahPJp3nKNBtPj115gUJeKR5gIs-0/s1600-h/0331M+014-724128.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhru5NunVxstFBhIluD7gHcPZxJW8JAJ7Jhe8hwb85eGyMSMp5tpizks43z7-TbMkFI59-3LFwRaHR_yVeXXotAjFKQ66q69-ZP4gW8TUGM0g1bl5sahPJp3nKNBtPj115gUJeKR5gIs-0/s320/0331M+014-724128.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390080551809780914" border="0" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;" class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcpI8GPed94miqfgVNqU9yF2nwzSFvcNm2gNVTkxHp3CyMyi3uYkxJ7BdRN3lGZZiQ-6MBvA7_TWHQPMzspwqoqnh4nBo-c5EiCfK1UP1yVVz_i1OdwXV30xj8-rxcxkD8lsfFu4hWxzc/s1600-h/DSCN2679-726966.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcpI8GPed94miqfgVNqU9yF2nwzSFvcNm2gNVTkxHp3CyMyi3uYkxJ7BdRN3lGZZiQ-6MBvA7_TWHQPMzspwqoqnh4nBo-c5EiCfK1UP1yVVz_i1OdwXV30xj8-rxcxkD8lsfFu4hWxzc/s320/DSCN2679-726966.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390080565186820770" border="0" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;" class="mobile-photo"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOvgclH9W3dcOU_DXFIi_KoD67AzOfY2r5kiJgzzukFSZN94ujPPh75OsRpEnm2m_0Lmimecw3di66JUcuB00JbnEvEfMQ3nGpLqlHfyT0NSdSPpAN8llX7tw8Zmay7ZY1gr-GB1aHCNI/s1600-h/DSCN0810.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 291px; height: 218px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOvgclH9W3dcOU_DXFIi_KoD67AzOfY2r5kiJgzzukFSZN94ujPPh75OsRpEnm2m_0Lmimecw3di66JUcuB00JbnEvEfMQ3nGpLqlHfyT0NSdSPpAN8llX7tw8Zmay7ZY1gr-GB1aHCNI/s200/DSCN0810.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390085992622144370" border="0" /> September 09<br /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;" class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQu3nFA8JECGn0ZO67hzrG_4CZA6Qqw92lOq9iMNAuvCtfsx3LOmT2TrJdShQobHEgzg7aHdApLblMnOFnXj4OO3YUGaLClv4pfmfODybgoV1KnK6cb_hYstJj8bRv796Zp5fNbLi6pEs/s1600-h/DSCN0878-729151.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQu3nFA8JECGn0ZO67hzrG_4CZA6Qqw92lOq9iMNAuvCtfsx3LOmT2TrJdShQobHEgzg7aHdApLblMnOFnXj4OO3YUGaLClv4pfmfODybgoV1KnK6cb_hYstJj8bRv796Zp5fNbLi6pEs/s320/DSCN0878-729151.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390080572715479490" border="0" /> October 09</a></p><p class="mobile-photo">Kinda cool, huh?</p></div>Eileenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04508491875542285654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516856631061544920.post-14094917736952667672009-10-03T22:59:00.000-07:002009-10-04T11:30:49.021-07:00Living Room Floors Furniture and BeyondFound a better pix of Living Room floor and a really good, before/after shot.<br /><p class="mobile-photo">Mid June:</p><p style="text-align: center;" class="mobile-photo"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3108CAbiU0qmZdB-Smv5-BcdTlDnl0amMmSYqS4vUOk4c8TTzig03Ao5m3-HGQn0pNi0bffBQdVziHgh3Mjb589R19XmBAhMN4U6pURrf11Ad8KNw65pDGbPO8MNaUqFBIy8jlHwuUn0/s1600-h/Cellphone0615+108.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 314px; height: 235px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3108CAbiU0qmZdB-Smv5-BcdTlDnl0amMmSYqS4vUOk4c8TTzig03Ao5m3-HGQn0pNi0bffBQdVziHgh3Mjb589R19XmBAhMN4U6pURrf11Ad8KNw65pDGbPO8MNaUqFBIy8jlHwuUn0/s200/Cellphone0615+108.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388803274302110258" border="0" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo">Late September:</p><p style="text-align: center;" class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinvOF_JPPwceb1y1gi2sqwN3DQMFaH-VvJvgr_kNaTjZFoOWqVefwZfSpijnC0phb2Ge5xdNoqT0xswiWEs60hgMvNXaae19rMYercGwvwNzuXaEoJ_53vUf3sWgOF9b3g6p1cIMtgzJ8/s1600-h/LivingRoomFloorDone-746212.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinvOF_JPPwceb1y1gi2sqwN3DQMFaH-VvJvgr_kNaTjZFoOWqVefwZfSpijnC0phb2Ge5xdNoqT0xswiWEs60hgMvNXaae19rMYercGwvwNzuXaEoJ_53vUf3sWgOF9b3g6p1cIMtgzJ8/s320/LivingRoomFloorDone-746212.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388621216486678914" border="0" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo">Transition to hallway looks very nice, I think:</p><p style="text-align: center;" class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvBl6Mbe-uq9NtsdgcQjHJs7hgiEhtCvx9fIHM9xI71iiDmHAkdAnukxhedNxVIqBKeyOQJTys0XLcFcXHwqsxa2C7K5-Itwp5r_52toQBNRCwZqEKVD4S8Hv2moj4M8UMgb7lFsHHRgU/s1600-h/LivingRoomFloorDoneTransition-747667.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvBl6Mbe-uq9NtsdgcQjHJs7hgiEhtCvx9fIHM9xI71iiDmHAkdAnukxhedNxVIqBKeyOQJTys0XLcFcXHwqsxa2C7K5-Itwp5r_52toQBNRCwZqEKVD4S8Hv2moj4M8UMgb7lFsHHRgU/s320/LivingRoomFloorDoneTransition-747667.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388621222325357810" border="0" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo">L put the rack of shelves into Pantry. This will be great for those appliances and large pots that don't get daily use.<br /></p><p style="text-align: center;" class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF9zlnTL-t7FRX3PZ1UH6oakEE5Rl89BUSPK0RzASyRJ_EDsLMN7KwGQi7RqOaEbowIRKw1yj76tX5VxV1IffLfNMwYlH2beLlVOHoz53pg43x6hBW_giv2A8jGelHj2idqtVxEQJZm5Y/s1600-h/PantryFirstBase+Shelves-744622.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF9zlnTL-t7FRX3PZ1UH6oakEE5Rl89BUSPK0RzASyRJ_EDsLMN7KwGQi7RqOaEbowIRKw1yj76tX5VxV1IffLfNMwYlH2beLlVOHoz53pg43x6hBW_giv2A8jGelHj2idqtVxEQJZm5Y/s320/PantryFirstBase+Shelves-744622.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388621207624749570" border="0" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo">Did a lot of shopping yesterday. For Living Room set, possibly endtables, new TV etc. A previous trip, and most of this one consisted of looking at sofas that all pretty much looked like this:</p><p style="text-align: center;" class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-cIoibc2aoHQHAB0zwwPBnoQfSp2RYqvNJ9RQJXeJmHghVbstZCIyWSImVdyTC6M39L7Tm9IN9bF7siMEeyeFjQ-m2PApVUYkPf8F23chpy8icokZZrqp_o8boAnR_UPyrOGbta23Ykc/s1600-h/DSCN0843-749538.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-cIoibc2aoHQHAB0zwwPBnoQfSp2RYqvNJ9RQJXeJmHghVbstZCIyWSImVdyTC6M39L7Tm9IN9bF7siMEeyeFjQ-m2PApVUYkPf8F23chpy8icokZZrqp_o8boAnR_UPyrOGbta23Ykc/s320/DSCN0843-749538.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388621230011673698" border="0" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo">Eh. L wants a recliner built-in - me not so much. Especially when it looks like 17 leather pillows all sewn together. It's been hard to find a compromise. The one above was less pillowy than some and I was 80% willing to relent; we came VERY CLOSE. This was at one of the larger stores in Portland, where they would "make a great deal for you in order to sell these TODAY!" I started looking for airbags and whitewalls and faked odometer readings. Can I see the Couchfax, please?<br /></p><p class="mobile-photo">In a nod to Miss Kitty's bordello, I actually kind of liked these. They were extremely comfortable. But no recliner and a really light color with two aging cats and an, uh, "young adult" - well, as GHWB would say, "Wouldn't be prudent."</p><p style="text-align: center;" class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfUYxJjooQ5zeo1WLLZu2DZ0CIOLDKnpfF0krY9TnktsAw_KGIPkbOVaXF6snmv9orqkCkXt6RY_Pcwuyp22DAqG5oQtiMVIQMyxDYlOh04FI7VGAc1yEUg7UTT1UrQUqbYe7dPjzTmcI/s1600-h/DSCN0839-758213.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfUYxJjooQ5zeo1WLLZu2DZ0CIOLDKnpfF0krY9TnktsAw_KGIPkbOVaXF6snmv9orqkCkXt6RY_Pcwuyp22DAqG5oQtiMVIQMyxDYlOh04FI7VGAc1yEUg7UTT1UrQUqbYe7dPjzTmcI/s320/DSCN0839-758213.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388621267100225618" border="0" /></a><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;" class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg7pQru2sry9dYhjms7ot7gK4J5I7ek7sh1ojFJTHTpNbQSoOt1Mw8R9iOUs8byw_OyOw8szbAdCoG6jmmC6jPOLm3KLiOeao4UxKvg7c-W-W3Kt2psBsqYRA4k4HovJRn7lzWEYhLTt0/s1600-h/DSCN0840-759655.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg7pQru2sry9dYhjms7ot7gK4J5I7ek7sh1ojFJTHTpNbQSoOt1Mw8R9iOUs8byw_OyOw8szbAdCoG6jmmC6jPOLm3KLiOeao4UxKvg7c-W-W3Kt2psBsqYRA4k4HovJRn7lzWEYhLTt0/s320/DSCN0840-759655.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388621273639346706" border="0" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo">These are on the short list:</p><p style="text-align: center;" class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJMQfsx8BfHs4leA3TJEZjL-qXjud52FMlPWUIrJCWrXRW4MGbpK7aK7C7ewUPiW9ez2U5JxqgR0wPy5uw6HHAes2Sa-W_iSxpqiJsowZ4smOWNhIgvDD0gM50V_4K65Txa8jllYl8sw0/s1600-h/DSCN0851-751163.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJMQfsx8BfHs4leA3TJEZjL-qXjud52FMlPWUIrJCWrXRW4MGbpK7aK7C7ewUPiW9ez2U5JxqgR0wPy5uw6HHAes2Sa-W_iSxpqiJsowZ4smOWNhIgvDD0gM50V_4K65Txa8jllYl8sw0/s320/DSCN0851-751163.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388621237359840306" border="0" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo">I like this. It's a little different, very comfortable. This was in the scratch and dent room, but there was another one in a brown tweed upstairs.</p><p class="mobile-photo">And there were a LOT of these, which I like too:</p><p style="text-align: center;" class="mobile-photo"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidS_qQwSyGTfkzU_6CK7UbcLuvD9R15jUMcASY6jFWtXTVO1rY_BFxRab0Dd3JYtZTgx_q-MFVbUs3VAtnbGyWhh2RRPYsOxem0cfFZehjhNL2aYvv8ZTYOY3Fx3Oa2NuKv2ZkuF_MfYM/s1600-h/DSCN0855.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidS_qQwSyGTfkzU_6CK7UbcLuvD9R15jUMcASY6jFWtXTVO1rY_BFxRab0Dd3JYtZTgx_q-MFVbUs3VAtnbGyWhh2RRPYsOxem0cfFZehjhNL2aYvv8ZTYOY3Fx3Oa2NuKv2ZkuF_MfYM/s200/DSCN0855.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388811719145184050" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1sVwEZL3BHdrcFnFnWBUloc7kkCR7Wprsa2pfVVeROuq1Qnf3DxffalKL7Cp07U3YrIceHRd_9n70KabI2uFWkwbqklxD09nEVGf1A4qsL0qBMQEM5ETxo3w16pm7iD8AnOWPjrTqPE0/s1600-h/DSCN0854.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1sVwEZL3BHdrcFnFnWBUloc7kkCR7Wprsa2pfVVeROuq1Qnf3DxffalKL7Cp07U3YrIceHRd_9n70KabI2uFWkwbqklxD09nEVGf1A4qsL0qBMQEM5ETxo3w16pm7iD8AnOWPjrTqPE0/s200/DSCN0854.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388811713418985106" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5jFUI-HbcOIyJAQYwJerymPwTKWEg1iuI_ZQiCuNl9yIgRQscm92AKNBJ7FyIpQmaKt7Z6lr3bB4z9B5Nu_8t-nfy3TiCz8KrtDc9Q_YMLMUQkndt1Nj_57Hee6phWLAPlchNIZ_kKVE/s1600-h/DSCN0852.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5jFUI-HbcOIyJAQYwJerymPwTKWEg1iuI_ZQiCuNl9yIgRQscm92AKNBJ7FyIpQmaKt7Z6lr3bB4z9B5Nu_8t-nfy3TiCz8KrtDc9Q_YMLMUQkndt1Nj_57Hee6phWLAPlchNIZ_kKVE/s200/DSCN0852.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388811702888611442" border="0" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo">Maybe L doesn't care for them so much, eh?</p><p class="mobile-photo">L's fave was this one. Since these would be placed with the chair back facing the door, he liked that the back was interesting, too. We would not get the ottoman because we expect there will be a large coffee table. Even though no one in this house drinks coffee LOL.<br /></p><p style="text-align: center;" class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRboDJEFfBkA52QApklE1k4eeMh3n29ShRegNJPCa1XEgpktUectC_srBHGMdZQEFjX7pa98prP0IndDStz8FBocQYxgaCvB2cGk6L4U4NdpMNK4Wwg9LaxNsA4jrGLbL0aXbUFt3_Rus/s1600-h/DSCN0857-753235.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRboDJEFfBkA52QApklE1k4eeMh3n29ShRegNJPCa1XEgpktUectC_srBHGMdZQEFjX7pa98prP0IndDStz8FBocQYxgaCvB2cGk6L4U4NdpMNK4Wwg9LaxNsA4jrGLbL0aXbUFt3_Rus/s320/DSCN0857-753235.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388621245654654994" border="0" /></a><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;" class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBExcTX_mdG11YF3QtryOq0FgSSdf_Py_eUG7mQRCdjKWTEK4fDaejjrOxsjAWWqZqu6mO29nyAPBttE56BCaIlProMEgSQzsS7aQ2SfxsYcyCDl-HDr42um8gjCFawCayXlcOrzxnMS8/s1600-h/DSCN0858-754997.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBExcTX_mdG11YF3QtryOq0FgSSdf_Py_eUG7mQRCdjKWTEK4fDaejjrOxsjAWWqZqu6mO29nyAPBttE56BCaIlProMEgSQzsS7aQ2SfxsYcyCDl-HDr42um8gjCFawCayXlcOrzxnMS8/s320/DSCN0858-754997.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388621256679734706" border="0" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo">At the end of the day, we did not get a TV (boy what IS it with the pushy salespeople? Oy! They were pushing the service agreements and we hadn't even picked out a set - those agreements are a HUGE revenue stream), end tables, loveseat or chairs, although the chairs immediately above are on the short list.</p><p class="mobile-photo">We DID find a couch and it is SO NOT what we expected we'd end up with.</p><p style="text-align: center;" class="mobile-photo"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0FbCG3P8ZSKFIvW2gBFBUXJl6_O_ewEzTCMQyOlMJSHQHON6F9re5T2icKFh4CmmbIR4TtZlQiPahZM3yar-HUcTvpiPjhmv7ie1TjzKF-JUg5QpM2m8P2HC2sVj3wGSXFOHC6cZNels/s1600-h/DSCN0848_BW.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 342px; height: 256px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0FbCG3P8ZSKFIvW2gBFBUXJl6_O_ewEzTCMQyOlMJSHQHON6F9re5T2icKFh4CmmbIR4TtZlQiPahZM3yar-HUcTvpiPjhmv7ie1TjzKF-JUg5QpM2m8P2HC2sVj3wGSXFOHC6cZNels/s200/DSCN0848_BW.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388803282349180530" border="0" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo">More fun with this when it is delivered. Wednesday.</p><div> </div>Eileenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04508491875542285654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516856631061544920.post-46715151740874128692009-09-27T17:06:00.000-07:002009-10-02T07:05:49.291-07:00Stairway to CompletionIt's been a long time, eh? Not too much happening until last week. The roughed-in stairs were replaced with hardwoods. Then the hardwood finisher guy came in and, well, finished them. Surfaces were filled in with wood putty and then sanded, and finally varnished. Here's a sample of stairs from office/garage to Main Level.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigQcGIqxxF6gwAph5OqQ8Tib20gSG6zi7utd8Dhse1yIG3AB3CnvAfHSwRoyc7IpJv3oCjhKVRFeJ-NigJP5MywHiUx2T9c-mSutzDnmr9W32KdXiztw_K0mLyWilj2nWk7mpif3ugij0/s1600-h/0331M+004.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigQcGIqxxF6gwAph5OqQ8Tib20gSG6zi7utd8Dhse1yIG3AB3CnvAfHSwRoyc7IpJv3oCjhKVRFeJ-NigJP5MywHiUx2T9c-mSutzDnmr9W32KdXiztw_K0mLyWilj2nWk7mpif3ugij0/s200/0331M+004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387104585422302450" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgblIXwjoCoRegzXOxbrJhdOTw3Kbkvwf_AXNirXAe_j8VhGPpu7MzbM_eakCaI4S5WKsZX6extFEeTTArEQd2weo83DyKugANYKtS-85BzLGvw0BIgHjaT5wHRhTTDeM-UfmKGe5UGiII/s1600-h/DSCN0759.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgblIXwjoCoRegzXOxbrJhdOTw3Kbkvwf_AXNirXAe_j8VhGPpu7MzbM_eakCaI4S5WKsZX6extFEeTTArEQd2weo83DyKugANYKtS-85BzLGvw0BIgHjaT5wHRhTTDeM-UfmKGe5UGiII/s200/DSCN0759.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387104591913845426" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn0GUPetwcfGFZWxHnsLi-ZcqWhm1HecUaanQdoeQaX1hDyqr4_6T2GN9YgOwSs2ZZeO6T3NZ9FW2RSuOLHvcnk0zmZCH1SxV8p7rjQbKeGV2ouq2EnyxsB4gKWldEZsjbab66wYMZZmk/s1600-h/DSCN0803.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn0GUPetwcfGFZWxHnsLi-ZcqWhm1HecUaanQdoeQaX1hDyqr4_6T2GN9YgOwSs2ZZeO6T3NZ9FW2RSuOLHvcnk0zmZCH1SxV8p7rjQbKeGV2ouq2EnyxsB4gKWldEZsjbab66wYMZZmk/s200/DSCN0803.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387104599784523778" border="0" /></a> <p class="mobile-photo">Skirting boards and risers still need primer and paint but still...</p>More, main floor to new bedrooms:<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW1XKnwB56ovqmY0C8IKKPEqC6koZkl84ekloys2oS3JahtLEZOe6eO-xhSqWwPvPX9AHcEFAju5gLSI-rwNz9Pjl1sXVTIjgKKaEEwHNCwFKtncdMlIr4yPyxkAnaMODGaPVq8pApqCQ/s1600-h/DSCN0152.JPG"><br /></a> <p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHEa7BMklSiNJ_9Gmod5LBaVKrsm8rJOCVEfcqHKFb75h6H6AhQcjjjVCimIeXl6pudBaY6g3Gtgp361tyO-NIFkT0jmzB8EWYXI5r1MFVmo15GxRmUj-Ybpa-uXa_OvDFS1YpLuxDRFQ/s1600-h/DSCN0797-799478.JPG"> </a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW1XKnwB56ovqmY0C8IKKPEqC6koZkl84ekloys2oS3JahtLEZOe6eO-xhSqWwPvPX9AHcEFAju5gLSI-rwNz9Pjl1sXVTIjgKKaEEwHNCwFKtncdMlIr4yPyxkAnaMODGaPVq8pApqCQ/s1600-h/DSCN0152.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJtnDtULLnHfZWLrCluIUOO_CmlnRzyiqRvuvFLPXkm4Jau54tOVH5uRLgNMBEo0V-WFcSRWMgQYfRqgKZNbwnSxmPxPsTMlckbwh8zroBHesvcug6DXo5yT7nsinAcin1eeIsLjOSwFQ/s200/DSCN0811.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387106360214788034" border="0" /></a></p>Detail of individual stair tread<br /><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEaefHzslbaN12CaaZ-XJdb6BCZeb2U4q_GkkPgyyPPHmJG9sH_0fUwkdE4pm4gl4UH_hj3w2XLuLPPM5L2WuLL-Usy7dQn9m53LcgSUBUYlsSlsdxqzEnl1bRPijGF3ozifmjlG5FDBo/s1600-h/DSCN0822-787790.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEaefHzslbaN12CaaZ-XJdb6BCZeb2U4q_GkkPgyyPPHmJG9sH_0fUwkdE4pm4gl4UH_hj3w2XLuLPPM5L2WuLL-Usy7dQn9m53LcgSUBUYlsSlsdxqzEnl1bRPijGF3ozifmjlG5FDBo/s320/DSCN0822-787790.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386303827277086834" border="0" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo">Finally, the floors:</p><p class="mobile-photo">Hallway - return air vent</p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzYjN0I7xMtGy3iyh1TZ2gqLXjrnRgHAE7o-odyieSDej3vny4sLmacMvxhlG05CmPf0ydtElZFFYqtskfx6kAQ_52AeoDtE5I_e3GfjjfCoPWuYp2LAdwOchrr4fG-lZKnle0fpHeQtA/s1600-h/DSCN0823-785849.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzYjN0I7xMtGy3iyh1TZ2gqLXjrnRgHAE7o-odyieSDej3vny4sLmacMvxhlG05CmPf0ydtElZFFYqtskfx6kAQ_52AeoDtE5I_e3GfjjfCoPWuYp2LAdwOchrr4fG-lZKnle0fpHeQtA/s320/DSCN0823-785849.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386303820349714450" border="0" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo">Pantry</p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3hyphenhyphen8tT2i6qaAdpxXhFkSFlpShPV5GmCcWmHxUwdi_RU8LCaIH5Ai3Szo7_ByniOwVJ1bAVLpQBgCiXLp3pCXEmjtu3McXZAQtt5KUidii95P8gTJsqRL3Tg7Y7XVTbtGiYtxknTOpoKc/s1600-h/DSCN0802-797731.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3hyphenhyphen8tT2i6qaAdpxXhFkSFlpShPV5GmCcWmHxUwdi_RU8LCaIH5Ai3Szo7_ByniOwVJ1bAVLpQBgCiXLp3pCXEmjtu3McXZAQtt5KUidii95P8gTJsqRL3Tg7Y7XVTbtGiYtxknTOpoKc/s320/DSCN0802-797731.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386303870480076018" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-ctcHjqPpCJ3tctPnX1I5eJ0XXVRJNg-f6eb8yMbWnJiea61Jo_t-4OeK02yCKfsVSI33Iec1A4h4HuHYKy7tOhHIg40W1mrcrS4iXkbu2RfEAFNagcFOe2EkAp4yEDak7OU-EqYItdk/s1600-h/DSCN0813.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-ctcHjqPpCJ3tctPnX1I5eJ0XXVRJNg-f6eb8yMbWnJiea61Jo_t-4OeK02yCKfsVSI33Iec1A4h4HuHYKy7tOhHIg40W1mrcrS4iXkbu2RfEAFNagcFOe2EkAp4yEDak7OU-EqYItdk/s200/DSCN0813.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388002884125452018" border="0" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo">Loft</p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwiaHRRhqo-Ybf6r3dG6WBTLtmC0LH0NkEYcT9OxjAtl_R31O42EBOr26hBOMAvYsMjq2-BwJPA51-1huhFyOy-YvUnIJtlPPw_l7CiKtgM88-XpYrTRUjHZAEgscgC92g6xXevA8_oIA/s1600-h/DSCN0810-789308.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwiaHRRhqo-Ybf6r3dG6WBTLtmC0LH0NkEYcT9OxjAtl_R31O42EBOr26hBOMAvYsMjq2-BwJPA51-1huhFyOy-YvUnIJtlPPw_l7CiKtgM88-XpYrTRUjHZAEgscgC92g6xXevA8_oIA/s320/DSCN0810-789308.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386303836377641586" border="0" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"> Living Room (oooh, pretty!)<br /></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZJyUTAI7GG6eLbp8mOkGIVa_M2BH-YOjHJHu8RBO9UGXklSVrZyvBLwEzgl0NfVgzth_nJZSxAWQ_2_NeEz0ly0p_SeG87C6xuTPEtI0ps8kfFlZcQsdu3LyR3vZFS6-5dZ9h44zInqE/s1600-h/DSCN0812-792497.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZJyUTAI7GG6eLbp8mOkGIVa_M2BH-YOjHJHu8RBO9UGXklSVrZyvBLwEzgl0NfVgzth_nJZSxAWQ_2_NeEz0ly0p_SeG87C6xuTPEtI0ps8kfFlZcQsdu3LyR3vZFS6-5dZ9h44zInqE/s320/DSCN0812-792497.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386303849219389634" border="0" /></a></p><br />Next week - the stairway will be finished with newel posts and balusters.<br /><br />Remaining - some interior painting - 2nd coat in Living Room, kitchen, dining room, still haven't finalized colors. And we need to order tiles for the backsplash. I've been procrastinating on the design for months and tiles take 6-8 weeks.<br /><br />We've been shopping for Living Room furniture and finding something we both can agree on is a challenge. I do not like the overstuffed, "Welcome to 1978" look. He wants a couch with a recliner at one end. Sigh. We'll get there. Maybe I'll post some of those options this weekend.<br /><div> </div>Eileenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04508491875542285654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516856631061544920.post-16929915871948108052009-09-07T21:25:00.000-07:002009-09-07T21:35:05.587-07:00Bits and PiecesThere hasn't been much to report for the last several weeks. The finish carpentry (by others) will be done in the next couple of weeks. That is, finishing the new hardwoods on main and top floors. The stairway will be completely redone with hardwood treads, painted risers, painted skirting boards, newel posts and stained balusters. It should be very nice.<br /><br />We've spent a lot of our energy the last several weeks on one of the cats. Mosa was diagnosed with kidney and thyroid disease. The issue is to get enough food into her that she doesn't burn it off within a couple hours. She is getting fed many times a day but we need to monitor it because if we just leave it out (the wet food that she can manage), then Joe, the 18-lb gorilla cat, will eat his AND hers. She seems to be slowly recovering - we'll know more after a followup with the vet on Friday.<br /><br />Finally, L is doing the window and door trim himself and I have a sample to show you. This is the inside of the Master Bathroom door and I think it looks GREAT. The door will eventually be stained as well, not as dark as the trim. I think it looks crisp and vintage and it makes SO much difference in how the place will look.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBJWxfovtRuxjeHvIPPMT3ULO6tYUsUM9sjLDFpq3tQ_22Evrth8D_cN4UOEpSy37vTwAtcv9ASdt-phBv1DiTyXRtjlSg5l83y-B1DaIEQuz6BESDju-_AP94ouhuUe0OzkGSKIYsiZs/s1600-h/DSCN0725.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBJWxfovtRuxjeHvIPPMT3ULO6tYUsUM9sjLDFpq3tQ_22Evrth8D_cN4UOEpSy37vTwAtcv9ASdt-phBv1DiTyXRtjlSg5l83y-B1DaIEQuz6BESDju-_AP94ouhuUe0OzkGSKIYsiZs/s200/DSCN0725.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378949963496242978" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_-AyuOSUDnoYjNNDHcyaG-VhgaZ2ywtLyDj5CPS1DCP8_eG0e43AQuxu9O6rESHYVU4P0R62M9F1e8iml2EacFgbxs1Hm53wHoWQT7C2bPkKieJONxDqvVS2vW855qcEHGPnmba_q_Pk/s1600-h/DSCN0723.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_-AyuOSUDnoYjNNDHcyaG-VhgaZ2ywtLyDj5CPS1DCP8_eG0e43AQuxu9O6rESHYVU4P0R62M9F1e8iml2EacFgbxs1Hm53wHoWQT7C2bPkKieJONxDqvVS2vW855qcEHGPnmba_q_Pk/s200/DSCN0723.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378950230345251378" border="0" /></a><br /></div>Eileenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04508491875542285654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516856631061544920.post-70034100749730387572009-08-14T09:59:00.000-07:002009-08-14T13:38:06.059-07:00New Laundry Center, Deep StorageI don't have very good pix of the basement because 1) it looks like a lot of unfinished basements; 2) I didn't understand the scope of changes that would be occurring there; 3) it's full of junk (see #1).<br /><div style="font-family: georgia;"><span class="389582316-14082009" style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div> <div style="font-family: georgia;"> </div> <div style="font-family: georgia;"> </div> <div style="font-family: georgia;"><span class="389582316-14082009" style="font-size:100%;">A year ago, the washer and dryer were against the south wall of basement,with the stairway on west side. That area of foundation was to be cut out for a new central stairwell to connect all five levels.<br /><br />This meant that the washer and dryer had to be relocated. For about six months, they lived in the new Garage. Once the major construction was completed, they were to be moved back to basement but around the corner from where they had been. Also, just underneath the space where the back door was, L decided to install a small window for some natural light.<br /><br />Here are some before-during-afters:<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJoBJwZLYAAlb3LOUM1VoIyUc7eO4Vn_eD-Q5vDlCyloKRkg8A8Tp41L_fnvVjaaHPnNURUauVpv6lfLNC-wRQddZ1hzZBQDu05EiGHKk-hmkA6bsL0rpKwSOHLAakd0wCB3F7kblV2uI/s1600-h/DSCN2592.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJoBJwZLYAAlb3LOUM1VoIyUc7eO4Vn_eD-Q5vDlCyloKRkg8A8Tp41L_fnvVjaaHPnNURUauVpv6lfLNC-wRQddZ1hzZBQDu05EiGHKk-hmkA6bsL0rpKwSOHLAakd0wCB3F7kblV2uI/s200/DSCN2592.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369886318675450546" border="0" /></a><br /></div>After washer and dryer were pulled, but before they cut into foundation.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdM0eG59YGWAHZgqeAZxw8SRunjfQ4g0xRqdpjsNeag_zQN0jEsLZpd2W5ioN83Gokd8YiuPfVegnbqWF6gtXujmZbcewufVEjFiC6Dcjfv8VvKT6y1z9mkAkWQAvRW2VWUtTmImYEBwo/s1600-h/DSCN2612.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdM0eG59YGWAHZgqeAZxw8SRunjfQ4g0xRqdpjsNeag_zQN0jEsLZpd2W5ioN83Gokd8YiuPfVegnbqWF6gtXujmZbcewufVEjFiC6Dcjfv8VvKT6y1z9mkAkWQAvRW2VWUtTmImYEBwo/s200/DSCN2612.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369886324423606610" border="0" /></a><br /></div>Looking from above after they'd cut in for stairwell. Yikes!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhtziYnJkPSHnAPjClFUjatFvsyhUwXclMm8vUw-UFCHg6JVmEvdvolqXA-JDxVnZTYQ71aZsBUBMIIbd2lAd5FcV_PrmKgFevV9Elk1y419szmXHXbDFkNbxav7egqTM17utn4UBbcUQ/s1600-h/DSCN2669.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhtziYnJkPSHnAPjClFUjatFvsyhUwXclMm8vUw-UFCHg6JVmEvdvolqXA-JDxVnZTYQ71aZsBUBMIIbd2lAd5FcV_PrmKgFevV9Elk1y419szmXHXbDFkNbxav7egqTM17utn4UBbcUQ/s200/DSCN2669.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369886338470024402" border="0" /></a><br /></div>Still waiting for stairs to basement, the last segment of what was affectionately known as the "$%^&^^*&^*%^$%^ forever ladder" period.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivTWbvktpWSAZFhuRpZpkaS__ufJZUWD3VfQvbsGrrUBxit2GbkNSWaZyvfxg0KRDmeyeDDNHhRW1y0sCLRld37Xgoftg8-hm39V-JdV_roydcaxmO4CRcYP-LJstnqM0CFB3nf5i6Owk/s1600-h/DSCN0634.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivTWbvktpWSAZFhuRpZpkaS__ufJZUWD3VfQvbsGrrUBxit2GbkNSWaZyvfxg0KRDmeyeDDNHhRW1y0sCLRld37Xgoftg8-hm39V-JdV_roydcaxmO4CRcYP-LJstnqM0CFB3nf5i6Owk/s200/DSCN0634.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369890511838954994" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnATCo2GZM7WpiFcB9roRvlq4m6XM80isYznJkzIvl-WJNFPVX-o_wz3TcZYR4FKb4dubORtKZ_ECzQKVbwqwjiLRlCF2GW0qkLfqAnlr-0Un-rqGbMhwcORC2qRGSEPBywjfziV8QhuU/s1600-h/DSCN0635.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnATCo2GZM7WpiFcB9roRvlq4m6XM80isYznJkzIvl-WJNFPVX-o_wz3TcZYR4FKb4dubORtKZ_ECzQKVbwqwjiLRlCF2GW0qkLfqAnlr-0Un-rqGbMhwcORC2qRGSEPBywjfziV8QhuU/s200/DSCN0635.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369890498024708962" border="0" /></a><br /></div>The current stairwell, from above...<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji8rBN7DnRkG3MiZYCTpVINv1o64qfrIFobYYP4qA6oDJ0uvEOYKJCugnIpk9zimFmy3XBWo1rc67W_izXFUwUDPe0BrCczwaKenXf80a6MvlPPzMjjVVTFYfhGpmIHtvu-3N_eC31CHY/s1600-h/DSCN0636.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji8rBN7DnRkG3MiZYCTpVINv1o64qfrIFobYYP4qA6oDJ0uvEOYKJCugnIpk9zimFmy3XBWo1rc67W_izXFUwUDPe0BrCczwaKenXf80a6MvlPPzMjjVVTFYfhGpmIHtvu-3N_eC31CHY/s200/DSCN0636.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369886350837603506" border="0" /></a><br /></div>and below. These will eventually get hardwood finishes and skirting board like the rest of stairwell. And a handrail of course.<br /><br />As for what goes where washer/dryer used to be, right next to the new stairwell, L has been busy. This will be the basement pantry. This is where the cases of Costco stuff will go. The new pantry upstairs will hold 3 or 4 items each of what I use all the time: canned tomatoes, olives, chicken broth, pasta, paper towels, TP, etc. In theory, I will reload the upstairs pantry once a week or so. We'll see how this works. L plans to add more shelves all the way along this side of basement.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDOVeyraubPo1x7l-OXh-TS531Cxhi2R_U9D0ghv12qFU9GDsjYYE6OUbAuIUegmAUE9EHKF2M86UnzHBnClxB__S5ow1PTgxMFg2s_emRSGdSLYR_eUUfDtr85-MUrQ-PrpRY7YNjFsc/s1600-h/DSCN0637.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDOVeyraubPo1x7l-OXh-TS531Cxhi2R_U9D0ghv12qFU9GDsjYYE6OUbAuIUegmAUE9EHKF2M86UnzHBnClxB__S5ow1PTgxMFg2s_emRSGdSLYR_eUUfDtr85-MUrQ-PrpRY7YNjFsc/s200/DSCN0637.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369890503523781938" border="0" /></a> <span style="text-decoration: underline;"> </span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimxg-GP2N4ah3hnJnd1HbS17JOi3pQyd3Rf0rTTfVSAbfR-w3XBpOzTqkL8DNHsLSpm0pABfHAz5sortvOyzKLbGTuBHQyLxe29nf7Or_nDZwwtgNT50v24ddOQWZGoDCG8g0bRAxOGwc/s1600-h/DSCN0639.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimxg-GP2N4ah3hnJnd1HbS17JOi3pQyd3Rf0rTTfVSAbfR-w3XBpOzTqkL8DNHsLSpm0pABfHAz5sortvOyzKLbGTuBHQyLxe29nf7Or_nDZwwtgNT50v24ddOQWZGoDCG8g0bRAxOGwc/s200/DSCN0639.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369890520327132514" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br />Finally, the west side of basement, before. Back door is at the top of these stairs, and you can see laundry at the left of pix.<br /><span class="389582316-14082009" style="font-size:100%;"></span><p style="font-family: georgia; text-align: center;" class="mobile-photo"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi6axZRqALWEKmkTjP4drw5_16T4laGs15Rz7Y9003SqddzhqrFQYVUZDzQDKy0Mr8rg8FBBWRFWaCHknbZPBNQm0YHJpnJJf2TkGtNl_eWcbYUSDwt4GhLlqKlfrPmp7PQrlzFUf9GTc/s1600-h/090_BsmtWA01-761366.jpg"><img style="width: 271px; height: 203px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi6axZRqALWEKmkTjP4drw5_16T4laGs15Rz7Y9003SqddzhqrFQYVUZDzQDKy0Mr8rg8FBBWRFWaCHknbZPBNQm0YHJpnJJf2TkGtNl_eWcbYUSDwt4GhLlqKlfrPmp7PQrlzFUf9GTc/s320/090_BsmtWA01-761366.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369865588986347154" border="0" /></a></span></p><p style="font-family: georgia; text-align: left;" class="mobile-photo">This is after the back door was closed in. This was done fairly early so the siding guys could do the new exterior of house. This is looking from above, through what eventually became the floor of new pantry.</p><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCo6eKmxsmieR1lmJO5lNKGWR2d08_E6XdFfNW_w-t0ymLrLujjtUNYHSIjujLXudxqw3k6za0Et6wJgWgxhEd3XoIbEs2gkiclmDAI-67vYORvE6InPc_IsvBDuCqKpe9wCnt2QW69nI/s1600-h/DSCN2623.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 262px; height: 197px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCo6eKmxsmieR1lmJO5lNKGWR2d08_E6XdFfNW_w-t0ymLrLujjtUNYHSIjujLXudxqw3k6za0Et6wJgWgxhEd3XoIbEs2gkiclmDAI-67vYORvE6InPc_IsvBDuCqKpe9wCnt2QW69nI/s200/DSCN2623.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369892903760983810" border="0" /></a></div><p style="font-family: georgia; text-align: center;" class="mobile-photo">Craig and L, hard at work on laundry platform.<br /></p><p style="font-family: georgia; text-align: center;" class="mobile-photo"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOU8oozZ5jUuZdZaVqtusagItY-n1O1gls-cmdKF4Hw2RfFZq1Zj9LBnj9MOjjdY4WCrh-vsmCmucq6WZBuEewJ4OITk0U7e5NA6Hp50IkfEsJ9BFxjRoNhLwWxvrR_z4dvmha3lvhO8c/s1600-h/DSCN0623.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOU8oozZ5jUuZdZaVqtusagItY-n1O1gls-cmdKF4Hw2RfFZq1Zj9LBnj9MOjjdY4WCrh-vsmCmucq6WZBuEewJ4OITk0U7e5NA6Hp50IkfEsJ9BFxjRoNhLwWxvrR_z4dvmha3lvhO8c/s200/DSCN0623.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369915179841806546" border="0" /></a></p><p style="font-family: georgia; text-align: center;" class="mobile-photo"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNrj0mcw5jWyzliVPxf1hWPJx5Zrp7iPtmaK_oP2wrVhjnO1Q09Iz9NuBwkBUxDxXugeA1ZpAE2rXHOOzQqdcFcXLmX5HLrC7SQtf3lMSEMY8emIrF089pnhcA9Zf_46PcPbHx8432Mts/s1600-h/DSCN0620.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNrj0mcw5jWyzliVPxf1hWPJx5Zrp7iPtmaK_oP2wrVhjnO1Q09Iz9NuBwkBUxDxXugeA1ZpAE2rXHOOzQqdcFcXLmX5HLrC7SQtf3lMSEMY8emIrF089pnhcA9Zf_46PcPbHx8432Mts/s200/DSCN0620.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369915168496127202" border="0" /></a></p><p style="font-family: georgia; text-align: center;" class="mobile-photo">L will eventually put vinyl tile squares over the OSB board, to protect against moisture infiltration, not to mention slivers, etc.<br /></p><p style="font-family: georgia; text-align: center;" class="mobile-photo"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivy-ACJ45XJACwq7Qmz0TeTitwNwIVCWBmkMUNzNK5J_vKeuFTxZWKNJwDIn2F6T7FckLfxifohlcrfXDDLkqpPfOHHnOEXWMl9kMT4XdFs0ji-5pYUOLiDlAIWHIYQ4j2SjCO1O_WQK8/s1600-h/DSCN0638.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivy-ACJ45XJACwq7Qmz0TeTitwNwIVCWBmkMUNzNK5J_vKeuFTxZWKNJwDIn2F6T7FckLfxifohlcrfXDDLkqpPfOHHnOEXWMl9kMT4XdFs0ji-5pYUOLiDlAIWHIYQ4j2SjCO1O_WQK8/s200/DSCN0638.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369915160664062114" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHlgK2me1ocKD-x5UmERmyTKt2eQOlMrXUaKdnynF8MPSIYtvjtyzCLJFU7dF0e9t5S_02aj3jLzxqA4fG_S_lJQfgVZXPW6PYFaZqpM3Dan3No09SWkbvvH_pkuXNm6po3kZEB5LP2wM/s1600-h/DSCN0630-760119.JPG"> </a></span></p><p style="font-family: georgia; text-align: left;" class="mobile-photo">Isn't this lovely? Stairway is immediately to the left of this pix. The new small window lets in some more natural light. It didn't take Joey long to find out there was a new window, either.</p> <div style="font-family: georgia;"> </div> <div style="font-family: georgia;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="389582316-14082009" style="font-size:100%;">This space in Garage will now become the recycling center.</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfK9VhHQH7TeVuZ46DpMmYhoncV1uqdvW57mwnlX8ZKoIlkMfWMicvyVB7PIuSFdiHLrySHoNf1-Ie7aJ8t5bi8t8jSZ6LczknQiRCISTun9XI_X4nSIh-3j0ER_3zltiUq2zUu50svNc/s1600-h/1203+007-762869.jpg"><img style="width: 230px; height: 172px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfK9VhHQH7TeVuZ46DpMmYhoncV1uqdvW57mwnlX8ZKoIlkMfWMicvyVB7PIuSFdiHLrySHoNf1-Ie7aJ8t5bi8t8jSZ6LczknQiRCISTun9XI_X4nSIh-3j0ER_3zltiUq2zUu50svNc/s320/1203+007-762869.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369865593900303986" border="0" /> </a></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><a style="font-family: georgia;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixLETapuJF6nqEPML-X8pyNR3x8DVA1wcjjW59FVF325QeVf-2OmNwQXdaNXAObr56ZzH_KP20yyGSvkOas1T0cKeoLQBhZvAQ2Vb70VBLmAKdJlUwnWrRrtXkdClnMuZ_I9kXR5fTjGg/s1600-h/DSCN0628.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 224px; height: 168px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixLETapuJF6nqEPML-X8pyNR3x8DVA1wcjjW59FVF325QeVf-2OmNwQXdaNXAObr56ZzH_KP20yyGSvkOas1T0cKeoLQBhZvAQ2Vb70VBLmAKdJlUwnWrRrtXkdClnMuZ_I9kXR5fTjGg/s200/DSCN0628.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369881799333760050" border="0" /></a></span><br /></div><span style="font-size:100%;">In fact, He Who Never Takes A Day Off, has already started on it. Cheeky bastard...<br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBbEM_SwJ3e-PQ5g5FA4jx38Z15kWlp1wMQimQiKENAexhXOJmhzUUJYf464dfX7DM80fatfVTyZvR9JdCM8jOG-p4z2eLgPkjfjHSRvLu1tUmhTwXxMAY_nMx6MpL3teoWDDkE2TqZys/s1600-h/DSCN0641.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBbEM_SwJ3e-PQ5g5FA4jx38Z15kWlp1wMQimQiKENAexhXOJmhzUUJYf464dfX7DM80fatfVTyZvR9JdCM8jOG-p4z2eLgPkjfjHSRvLu1tUmhTwXxMAY_nMx6MpL3teoWDDkE2TqZys/s200/DSCN0641.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369921016586089938" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div></div></div><div><span class="389582316-14082009"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></span> </div> <div><span class="389582316-14082009"></span> </div> <div><span class="389582316-14082009"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></span> </div> <div><span style="font-size:85%;"></span> </div>Eileenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04508491875542285654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516856631061544920.post-78424471341498520442009-08-10T21:25:00.000-07:002009-08-10T21:38:56.954-07:00Back at the keyboardBeing without the laptop for nearly a week - well, it was an experience. I even got my email fixes via L's work computer, but no surfing or anything because he has his machine pretty well locked down.<br /><br />I've been on vacation and there are no workmen so not too much new to review. I did some paper mockups for the backsplash design, don't know why I'm so unable to commit to a design and then order tile. Here are some that I did up last week. You can see that they are all variations on a theme. Turns out the electrical switches and outlets will be pretty disruptive to any sort of complicated pattern.<br /><br />1. Bottom Border Only;<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW8B3tA4H1slg2CAhaOls_SUR0knlZnIC_i84bdCuELNOGhYYLtbt9tl8Dzf2yUBIJ_ehESRgFteCICNyv6e4FyIsrF7AIoUC1eYnNZLC1GuiXfC7TzdUivdJZcYB2b_bTMlz0obHBWiA/s1600-h/DSCN0570.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW8B3tA4H1slg2CAhaOls_SUR0knlZnIC_i84bdCuELNOGhYYLtbt9tl8Dzf2yUBIJ_ehESRgFteCICNyv6e4FyIsrF7AIoUC1eYnNZLC1GuiXfC7TzdUivdJZcYB2b_bTMlz0obHBWiA/s200/DSCN0570.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368559358311837170" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br />2. Close to Center, Aligned<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ0ZEvcBRYPZKnbybwkxmN-ZHyxtqdtAH_HVeDmxMtYfWorogtJ8DnhFRXFv_3tmmsDvmetV76GJz0H9n5Jd_MQphNo8wdnpEiOwSWZpYK8S1NheGS1cnTkVIpuP2larqI962sXIS9MmA/s1600-h/DSCN0569.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ0ZEvcBRYPZKnbybwkxmN-ZHyxtqdtAH_HVeDmxMtYfWorogtJ8DnhFRXFv_3tmmsDvmetV76GJz0H9n5Jd_MQphNo8wdnpEiOwSWZpYK8S1NheGS1cnTkVIpuP2larqI962sXIS9MmA/s200/DSCN0569.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368559347385151074" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br />3. Top & Bottom, Aligned<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisA73pC0B6dpzeC8sOl7iJ1BKva5MvogY-4dc2rIBJtfTH1wh18Vb_2X8TzihLz8MCi0IX2eqDw0lT1AggDK3jWWRnGBxBGhSoiHudX54yUdaM6p06TMaCx_ztZUmH55GX8bAWeJWimsc/s1600-h/DSCN0567.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisA73pC0B6dpzeC8sOl7iJ1BKva5MvogY-4dc2rIBJtfTH1wh18Vb_2X8TzihLz8MCi0IX2eqDw0lT1AggDK3jWWRnGBxBGhSoiHudX54yUdaM6p06TMaCx_ztZUmH55GX8bAWeJWimsc/s200/DSCN0567.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368559341641339682" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br />4. Top & Bottom, Alternating<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXNNILMZUTKyQpjml9OoaMXJuGRKkJqd5_84BkYMLUBTBXUVu157mWxtNg9MWhsMl_XAfLZXC3UJnLFVBrnCo8zhRKOnhUlTooJRPjmOlYsqSjjJkhFFk_T_WB38Hqxvk7z53vf_id-7g/s1600-h/DSCN0566.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXNNILMZUTKyQpjml9OoaMXJuGRKkJqd5_84BkYMLUBTBXUVu157mWxtNg9MWhsMl_XAfLZXC3UJnLFVBrnCo8zhRKOnhUlTooJRPjmOlYsqSjjJkhFFk_T_WB38Hqxvk7z53vf_id-7g/s200/DSCN0566.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368559339315737090" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br />The decoratives won't actually be lime green. That's just the color of the highlighter.<br /><br />I have done some cutout of subway tile and will do some mockups of that tomorrow. That would involve a larger decorative, 3x3.<br /><br />One of the stairway guys will be submitting a revised bid for the finish work on that. So, the "raw" hardwoods won't get done until the guy starts work on stairs, as the stair treads will be hardwood also.Eileenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04508491875542285654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516856631061544920.post-39606231829453501722009-07-31T20:43:00.000-07:002009-08-01T06:42:22.497-07:00Might be a delay...<div style="font-family: georgia;"><span class="620493503-01082009" style="font-size:100%;">I don't know how much I'll be blogging for the next week or so.<br /><br /></span></div> <div style="font-family: georgia;"><span class="620493503-01082009" style="font-size:100%;">1) I'm on vacation. We're staycationing except for a couple days at the beach, hopefully. I expect we will do SOME remodel stuff.<br /><br /></span></div> <div style="font-family: georgia;"><span class="620493503-01082009" style="font-size:100%;">2) I am having some real problems with laptop, so much so that I'm taking it to the shop tomorrow. I expect it will stay there several days. That will make it hard to blog without "borrowing" Someone Else's computer(s) and I don't think that would go over well.<br /><br /></span></div> <div style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span></div> <div style="font-family: georgia;"><span class="620493503-01082009" style="font-size:100%;">So, if you don't see anything for a couple days, that's why. I only have a few things to show for the last couple of days. Not much has been going on because of the unprecedented heat here. It topped out at *106* on Wednesday, and we are still recovering. This is not something we are accustomed to or prepared for.<br /><br /></span></div> <div style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span></div> <div style="font-family: georgia;"><span class="620493503-01082009" style="font-size:100%;">L painted the Powder Room, and I think it does a great job in tying in the floor colors.<br /></span><p style="font-family: georgia; text-align: center;" class="mobile-photo"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjd810KonWnl9IRsnZ7O1U0xlmtsqcNvnVMdviZQqaVP-ZtJHyekUEWpdv1ZrvYV99s6uVTXpKsnuV5Po6T05yIovwx5G9y7toDBhi2ojbiGDIWx_PhTyK3_pTCkgm0hSypW4B0ST8vcY/s1600-h/DSCN0547-756258.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjd810KonWnl9IRsnZ7O1U0xlmtsqcNvnVMdviZQqaVP-ZtJHyekUEWpdv1ZrvYV99s6uVTXpKsnuV5Po6T05yIovwx5G9y7toDBhi2ojbiGDIWx_PhTyK3_pTCkgm0hSypW4B0ST8vcY/s320/DSCN0547-756258.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364836162637383138" border="0" /></a></span></p><br />I think we have settled on a pattern for the backsplash. We were looking at something quite elaborate before but this works well with the "plain" pattern we were looking at for rest of wall. We just need to special order the little 2-inch Celtic tiles, and the 4-inch centerpiece one. The rest of it should be available locally. In fact, this pix is from a Home Depot ad flyer.<br /><p style="font-family: georgia; text-align: center;" class="mobile-photo"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguzdAIFOjW3O4MVmKUmX3xEltiLrA0UiQVZWrnMIPljVWw2U5BoG9mdWOa5ClWTeWvGo-k7CAJJakM5tw-8rcUZwxM1JyAzXxaQ0Ajr3Xn0kHzcdWEiDwsN4hIzPEeNbynYGFSQgU_3ro/s1600-h/DSCN0541-754867.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguzdAIFOjW3O4MVmKUmX3xEltiLrA0UiQVZWrnMIPljVWw2U5BoG9mdWOa5ClWTeWvGo-k7CAJJakM5tw-8rcUZwxM1JyAzXxaQ0Ajr3Xn0kHzcdWEiDwsN4hIzPEeNbynYGFSQgU_3ro/s320/DSCN0541-754867.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364836152834003634" border="0" /></a></span></p></div> <div style="font-family: georgia;"><span class="620493503-01082009" style="font-size:100%;">Oh, and The Great Ceramic Dragon came out of hiding. Right now, he is overseeing L's desk. We'll see where he ends up permanently.<br /></span><p style="font-family: georgia; text-align: center;" class="mobile-photo"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii9WKuCZQBCY8D4ANFRIMtUkpVx0jW9mlsqibY6cG2TOjXejxbMiexGuX1hllc86ghc2VeWOt4a50qQ3eK50f6C01ZSlj7YSdRbKLaeCNczEpxYcpy78A2SG1apygeZpi5Jdzf-_py__k/s1600-h/DSCN0529-756943.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii9WKuCZQBCY8D4ANFRIMtUkpVx0jW9mlsqibY6cG2TOjXejxbMiexGuX1hllc86ghc2VeWOt4a50qQ3eK50f6C01ZSlj7YSdRbKLaeCNczEpxYcpy78A2SG1apygeZpi5Jdzf-_py__k/s320/DSCN0529-756943.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364836167420836386" border="0" /></a></span></p></div>Eileenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04508491875542285654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516856631061544920.post-45639718135632311452009-07-25T22:29:00.000-07:002009-07-26T21:28:03.454-07:00Misc Updates<span class="045411205-26072009" style="font-size:100%;">Craig came in and tiled and grouted the decorative tile in half-bath. The tiles are not bright green, but almost gray-green. Which is fine; I think it gives us more options for wall paint color.</span><p style="font-family: georgia; text-align: center;" class="mobile-photo"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFx3S1-10d53MU1cq9Js3-j1-m5MNU29Y-sWsDpb2iHwUYK7op-nrM7sdgrkVdTHygYcVuZG-MLryuHCFt4LhVIoL7uAm3ch6VVKlCw9ewZmWp7Mh5oroqiZcVL8wVsmhGCzV6Z6ZdpzY/s1600-h/DSCN0483-757906.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFx3S1-10d53MU1cq9Js3-j1-m5MNU29Y-sWsDpb2iHwUYK7op-nrM7sdgrkVdTHygYcVuZG-MLryuHCFt4LhVIoL7uAm3ch6VVKlCw9ewZmWp7Mh5oroqiZcVL8wVsmhGCzV6Z6ZdpzY/s320/DSCN0483-757906.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362637571262440482" border="0" /></a></span></p><p style="font-family: georgia;" class="mobile-photo"><span style="font-size:100%;">He also did the "raw" hardwoods in Living Room, Pantry, Hallway, and Loft. There initially was some confusion about which direction they should go in the hallway, and, mean mom that I am, I pointed this out. L told them to rip it and do it the other direction. The next day, carpenter came in and said that was the right choice - it looks better this way.</span></p><p style="font-family: georgia; text-align: center;" class="mobile-photo"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifyLaJUk5iYJ_mNiHtE1gxYMkVgmEM3lyMaWwTGkH3CwwnW0mA_8DMQJXz9ZPMHrnlg42bQSoDFrdxfTzykb_GMP935ee5D2k31QGTuTyq7dEp52aYyB4GeOhl73CktPFt4fieVwPNk-g/s1600-h/DSCN0478-756748.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifyLaJUk5iYJ_mNiHtE1gxYMkVgmEM3lyMaWwTGkH3CwwnW0mA_8DMQJXz9ZPMHrnlg42bQSoDFrdxfTzykb_GMP935ee5D2k31QGTuTyq7dEp52aYyB4GeOhl73CktPFt4fieVwPNk-g/s320/DSCN0478-756748.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362637568014383986" border="0" /></a></span></p><p style="font-family: georgia; text-align: center;" class="mobile-photo"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir8R64oCNGuU_z7cldeU8wSgyPys8kpRNwgT5D2FV0o9Ba0UP3ydhFYnyuLTxGD_qm_r2lfcQS2-vhxw2wzZC1QAC0aa6dbiIpWwaeQCjt7kXbCNVmNq4hJJ4lWrlML2ZE_8r2s47Xz-M/s1600-h/DSCN0479-757269.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir8R64oCNGuU_z7cldeU8wSgyPys8kpRNwgT5D2FV0o9Ba0UP3ydhFYnyuLTxGD_qm_r2lfcQS2-vhxw2wzZC1QAC0aa6dbiIpWwaeQCjt7kXbCNVmNq4hJJ4lWrlML2ZE_8r2s47Xz-M/s320/DSCN0479-757269.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362637573260537778" border="0" /></a></span></p><p style="font-family: georgia;" class="mobile-photo"><span class="045411205-26072009" style="font-size:100%;">DH did a 95% install on the DW, but it turns out the counters are higher than standard and we have extra space at the top - you can even see the insulation wrapped around the unit.. Cabinet guy is going to come on Monday and put in a filler piece there. Also, they need to fix the fancy-a&& wire basket assembly which will not clear the oven door, meaning the interior set of baskets can not "come out to play." Grrr. </span><span style="font-size:100%;">We will probably get the corners trimmed off at a 45-degree angle and get them rechromed, but I don't know who does that.</span></p><p style="font-family: georgia; text-align: center;" class="mobile-photo"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhsdeg8qtCaBJWQs7636qiqC7yTYMLM4jzrtzkaRouvKcsBm3Jf-1aaEm-ChoqROMIY4GMXHK87c6w67womK5zDTmgz-QIbYF5hj56KwNCopnAmZTIGfl-FeFXdYJvUVi5SUtIfvTlyMM/s1600-h/DSCN0486-759826.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1rdX9G7daQMf7WY-o4muOxoNqx5pTkBqNaNJ2P83hc0U-o2SpKcXQWArJ-galPs6chwHg7qToVGOz-e73I0qqwif19Ns3Lrpp6ZIggeCJfnXrxRHS94olBMBQmbp6XCwv2lS7UKmcxfI/s320/DSCN0485-758857.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362637577423737986" border="0" /> <img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhsdeg8qtCaBJWQs7636qiqC7yTYMLM4jzrtzkaRouvKcsBm3Jf-1aaEm-ChoqROMIY4GMXHK87c6w67womK5zDTmgz-QIbYF5hj56KwNCopnAmZTIGfl-FeFXdYJvUVi5SUtIfvTlyMM/s320/DSCN0486-759826.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362637581903598626" border="0" /></a></span></p><p style="font-family: georgia;" class="mobile-photo"><span style="font-size:100%;">All in all, we are settling in a bit into the new environment.<br /></span></p><p style="font-family: georgia; text-align: center;" class="mobile-photo"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtrh2Za250B8SvMqjYDP8FjPzk6175TvFhnnoR44XbCE_F0EeagsF4F-mBhDkc7O2cYUc53pbr0AlZbbkgzYKv7qXMRXAuVjrlSDgO38JMPKz6HCfvGf95NWQ-rbz_IhTMUbFBla9YWIg/s1600-h/DSCN0518-760681.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtrh2Za250B8SvMqjYDP8FjPzk6175TvFhnnoR44XbCE_F0EeagsF4F-mBhDkc7O2cYUc53pbr0AlZbbkgzYKv7qXMRXAuVjrlSDgO38JMPKz6HCfvGf95NWQ-rbz_IhTMUbFBla9YWIg/s320/DSCN0518-760681.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362637584030879874" border="0" /></a></span></p><p style="font-family: georgia;" class="mobile-photo"><span style="font-size:100%;">Doesn't mean we don't have some work to do, some things to unpack:</span></p><p style="font-family: georgia; text-align: center;" class="mobile-photo"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm1K81y5f1UhfBhX-A0AJ38Sl5orwrMP-Vj7Elrval9ri8zAxtwiy0xH1VcU8h48A-DZACBtsQsxkkfuZ8ytDBsgUf6kngyfM4F4KXoEvtFu74WzmGk3wgtIiyfYtCCByUgNykaEinYiQ/s1600-h/DSCN0466-755877.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm1K81y5f1UhfBhX-A0AJ38Sl5orwrMP-Vj7Elrval9ri8zAxtwiy0xH1VcU8h48A-DZACBtsQsxkkfuZ8ytDBsgUf6kngyfM4F4KXoEvtFu74WzmGk3wgtIiyfYtCCByUgNykaEinYiQ/s320/DSCN0466-755877.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362637564510361698" border="0" /></a></span></p><p style="font-family: georgia;" class="mobile-photo"><span style="font-size:100%;">Oh, if only this were all of them and not just a portion...</span></p><p style="font-family: georgia;" class="mobile-photo"><span style="font-size:100%;">We've gone over several different ideas for backsplashes, some very ornate, but this one, in a Lowe's ad, caught our eye.</span></p><p style="font-family: georgia; text-align: center;" class="mobile-photo"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI0ax27mVm0TOvlb4rAHnaPz46f8akqNh7Amr-6NxvaO5g7y8m1-YXdmDmbd2FpRzEM0gnlfhEC_1ffGN73WJ3SQKe32_AlLy65qwaGftwFbwDuTcpnnDDz7dq5IrHWkDPbOflugKun5U/s1600-h/DSCN0520-761524.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI0ax27mVm0TOvlb4rAHnaPz46f8akqNh7Amr-6NxvaO5g7y8m1-YXdmDmbd2FpRzEM0gnlfhEC_1ffGN73WJ3SQKe32_AlLy65qwaGftwFbwDuTcpnnDDz7dq5IrHWkDPbOflugKun5U/s320/DSCN0520-761524.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362637588320071218" border="0" /></a></span></p><p style="font-family: georgia;" class="mobile-photo"><span style="font-size:100%;">If we replace the plain green ones in this design with the little Celtic Earthsong tiles, we could have a real project instead of an idea...</span></p><span class="045411205-26072009" style="font-size:100%;">I think you saw the chairs in last post.</span> It turns out they are wildly popular and not just with the humans.<div style="font-family: georgia;"><span class="045411205-26072009" style="font-size:100%;"></span> <p style="text-align: center;" class="mobile-photo"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4WnK1CN9bj6kfKznYPKRIeM37v-lDq_dmE1rMuNruj_whqTaHXEmc5cVHrYrkPhfT73PynZT7sstBa3GwKmnAfkLWIe7pTOUnpJoAqdfMTbtFHdhUN5YCzuhKBhC8OzUdDIesdDuW4pk/s1600-h/DSCN0527-763644.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4WnK1CN9bj6kfKznYPKRIeM37v-lDq_dmE1rMuNruj_whqTaHXEmc5cVHrYrkPhfT73PynZT7sstBa3GwKmnAfkLWIe7pTOUnpJoAqdfMTbtFHdhUN5YCzuhKBhC8OzUdDIesdDuW4pk/s320/DSCN0527-763644.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362637598366394098" border="0" /></a></span></p> <span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span> <p style="text-align: center;" class="mobile-photo"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJUspv94XiH3dfpPuFnLweX9X67zBaLXbvzItmPcjpZ74BtjLXQJNjgOUwbFIir4zfAwZr5HHYroxNIzUKtJnGpksh1xYd2SzlZ9OsB4uJoDnbyOKE6JLQBoR4mDTyWshBH9HH2IDj_28/s1600-h/DSCN0524-763164.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJUspv94XiH3dfpPuFnLweX9X67zBaLXbvzItmPcjpZ74BtjLXQJNjgOUwbFIir4zfAwZr5HHYroxNIzUKtJnGpksh1xYd2SzlZ9OsB4uJoDnbyOKE6JLQBoR4mDTyWshBH9HH2IDj_28/s320/DSCN0524-763164.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362637598863494578" border="0" /></a></span></p><div style="font-family: georgia;"><span class="045411205-26072009" style="font-size:100%;">We ran some errands Saturday and came upon some excellent finds that we weren't even actively looking for. This table, from Pier 1, appeared to be a good match with the chairs. Huge sale going on, and we knew that if we left and thought about it for a week, it wouldn't be there long. So, there you go. We needed some sort of end table but weren't sure what we wanted until we lucked upon this.</span></div> <div style="font-family: georgia;"> </div> <div style="font-family: georgia;"><span class="045411205-26072009" style="font-size:100%;">At Staples, we went in for tiny little ziploc bags, for DH's parts in garage (nails, wire connectors, etc.) I have been complaining that my office chair is too low. Actually, I am using my dad's old desk and I think it is high. Typing on the laptop, I feel like a kid at the grownup's table. We found another copy of DH's chair, the same chair, on closeout for about 55% of the regular price. Clearance. Done.</span></div> <div style="font-family: georgia;"> </div> <div style="font-family: georgia;"><span class="045411205-26072009" style="font-size:100%;">We looked at some large floor vases and DH's wallet was itching to get that too but we decided to hold off for now because the idea was "close but no cigar."<br /><br />Then, DH came upon a lucky find. He and DD are dragon freaks. He found a ceramic </span><span class="045411205-26072009" style="font-size:100%;">he HAD to have. And he's put it somewhere I can't find it to photograph (smile). Eventually, it will show up.<br /></span><br />Finally, had a wonderful visit from an old friend and she gave us these. They are machine-stitched and made in the Yucatan, where she and her DH are teaching. I am trying to figure out the best way to display them. They would really add a pop of color in the Dining Room, I think. Aren't they lovely?<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzqaEA-BQEWJ4ix25P0TTd5IEOE0FqKEIIi77nFiJdtrCN_5SlHrmnhxajHcFYrhEM5cEmPKw3kS-pkGUapi1QJ2gnmtp-x8K8IGtPwAj8ERbiRtOkvhry-suvHDhhPJVkoFszOnf6FrQ/s1600-h/DSCN0522.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzqaEA-BQEWJ4ix25P0TTd5IEOE0FqKEIIi77nFiJdtrCN_5SlHrmnhxajHcFYrhEM5cEmPKw3kS-pkGUapi1QJ2gnmtp-x8K8IGtPwAj8ERbiRtOkvhry-suvHDhhPJVkoFszOnf6FrQ/s200/DSCN0522.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362990804756043570" border="0" /></a><br /></div></div></div>Eileenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04508491875542285654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516856631061544920.post-83128770879858502652009-07-16T21:30:00.000-07:002009-07-16T22:19:35.300-07:00Wow, we are SO almost there<span style="font-family: georgia;font-size:100%;" class="421242104-17072009" >In the last couple days, we've gotten this</span> <div style="font-family: georgia; text-align: center;"><p class="mobile-photo"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWnLXrsNY8gZSt8QB1DA7OO-Z105r3MikMaTlq5uYm0z_v5DcznQTDsYq8X0KmJnHs77l8ra8iNQ6C3exp4r_7CKs2RPup5chYGBl4lA2hIadC-tn_M43N7UDLj7bdMrq2kWbRg8vD0uw/s1600-h/DSCN0440-788839.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWnLXrsNY8gZSt8QB1DA7OO-Z105r3MikMaTlq5uYm0z_v5DcznQTDsYq8X0KmJnHs77l8ra8iNQ6C3exp4r_7CKs2RPup5chYGBl4lA2hIadC-tn_M43N7UDLj7bdMrq2kWbRg8vD0uw/s320/DSCN0440-788839.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359283341688245490" border="0" /></a></span></p></div> <div style="font-family: georgia;"><span class="421242104-17072009" style="font-size:100%;">hot and cold, and the sprayer (which feels pretty good in 90-degree weather)</span></div> <div style="font-family: georgia;"> </div> <div style="font-family: georgia;"><span class="421242104-17072009" style="font-size:100%;">and this</span></div> <div style="font-family: georgia; text-align: center;"> <p class="mobile-photo"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5w2_nZ7xz847_lSRMFb_bSWgfkboVk8_ncfwiA3g6bxvSj2kNJ3xK0kG2SsBqKpVYO_hwh0tHpi6-aowyE0_ifAzQQ9_SppltevelqiVwCo1otHXYNfbMVpom7Nl_BT14KcKlPDLA0I0/s1600-h/DSCN0435-787073.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5w2_nZ7xz847_lSRMFb_bSWgfkboVk8_ncfwiA3g6bxvSj2kNJ3xK0kG2SsBqKpVYO_hwh0tHpi6-aowyE0_ifAzQQ9_SppltevelqiVwCo1otHXYNfbMVpom7Nl_BT14KcKlPDLA0I0/s320/DSCN0435-787073.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359283332905951218" border="0" /></a></span></p></div> <div style="font-family: georgia;"><span class="421242104-17072009" style="font-size:100%;">L's anniversary gift - dragon and phoenix YiXing tea set. Dragon and phoenix are the Chinese symbols for man and woman. Seems appropriate for 24 years together, eh? Looks quite nice on the new sideboard.<br /><br />I took some old canisters that were hidden by all the clutter in kitchen and set them up to see how they would look.<br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6W_4gMJOPyQNYGMl4LQV-jrqt_YfiSfYPnQVVpy6SWYfh5puGkxty-vqq-3NUmn5VW5vvcZiwhiNySaYq7GAsSCd5UfHMH1JFWYjDM8fEcYVDt-6qNTlQh0SJmt40UlRUl87c02uXC7g/s1600-h/DSCN0453.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 120px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6W_4gMJOPyQNYGMl4LQV-jrqt_YfiSfYPnQVVpy6SWYfh5puGkxty-vqq-3NUmn5VW5vvcZiwhiNySaYq7GAsSCd5UfHMH1JFWYjDM8fEcYVDt-6qNTlQh0SJmt40UlRUl87c02uXC7g/s200/DSCN0453.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359290908609077234" border="0" /></a></span><br /></div><span style="font-size:100%;"><br />These came in today, right on schedule.<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Unisvs-Is1dHk7vmUtNiicxyMaT867pJcc-zzCe6w_KPEm-rN9ig3UQoEg64pH1jszquPDYu81vznbjAQxnpIsP115Q4hisGqbpbRtlX1W27d1F3-48brca16ZzdVCSRVuDMZmBcBWQ/s1600-h/DSCN0451.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Unisvs-Is1dHk7vmUtNiicxyMaT867pJcc-zzCe6w_KPEm-rN9ig3UQoEg64pH1jszquPDYu81vznbjAQxnpIsP115Q4hisGqbpbRtlX1W27d1F3-48brca16ZzdVCSRVuDMZmBcBWQ/s200/DSCN0451.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359290902398493730" border="0" /></a></span><br /></div><span style="font-size:100%;"> displayed in half-bath where they are supposed to go but where we couldn't decide on paint color to go with them, and<br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8BVB4K-regb31GNKWWPYPQC94ZX7CgSs7NZBqjhldU9U-6kaiKTl9eZy7A8IJVs5ekb_W0Ua82QrKT58kaH-JHatBsJbotdLShgcGsK6Qxmd9Kf58r7F8bjMzaYdXi09PohPs9Z8Tp6E/s1600-h/DSCN0450.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 111px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8BVB4K-regb31GNKWWPYPQC94ZX7CgSs7NZBqjhldU9U-6kaiKTl9eZy7A8IJVs5ekb_W0Ua82QrKT58kaH-JHatBsJbotdLShgcGsK6Qxmd9Kf58r7F8bjMzaYdXi09PohPs9Z8Tp6E/s200/DSCN0450.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359290897385806226" border="0" /></a></span><br /></div><span style="font-size:100%;">here, next to the paint color in the hallway just adjacent to half-bath. Hmmmm.<br /><br /></span><span class="421242104-17072009" style="font-size:100%;">And these:<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizhhKa61VnqC0HlZ6QirUFrNBdu47N4lw1R31iOlnnrMdguvy-qAxbL-IKYZZvaRxZhH5sWAPF19kjMSDaK3RwYSTYvOlxfW1IScVOd3aZUf8lmzhzMUD25mYccdm0eshbjtktzsmVT_c/s1600-h/DSCN0437.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 140px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizhhKa61VnqC0HlZ6QirUFrNBdu47N4lw1R31iOlnnrMdguvy-qAxbL-IKYZZvaRxZhH5sWAPF19kjMSDaK3RwYSTYvOlxfW1IScVOd3aZUf8lmzhzMUD25mYccdm0eshbjtktzsmVT_c/s200/DSCN0437.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359290893275029938" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXXT7ecczfzYRNInPnv32hc3Pt3SQcBkbXmYezLepvs6bmhRtKy3k5tpUGIjk5kwB-RylWMS1x_5RjErIGTPxgvb-0FUsTfbnsPrawNX9IgPn5MAtjRBH8mDSeet2JddOuDtiFJOsWL10/s1600-h/DSCN0444.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 254px; height: 191px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXXT7ecczfzYRNInPnv32hc3Pt3SQcBkbXmYezLepvs6bmhRtKy3k5tpUGIjk5kwB-RylWMS1x_5RjErIGTPxgvb-0FUsTfbnsPrawNX9IgPn5MAtjRBH8mDSeet2JddOuDtiFJOsWL10/s200/DSCN0444.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359290896528031042" border="0" /></a></span><br /></div><span class="421242104-17072009" style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span> <div> </div> <div><span class="421242104-17072009" style="font-size:100%;">there are two of these and they are RECLINERS. Mosa doesn't care about that, but she is quite conscientous about checking them out. Over and over.<br /><br /></span></div></div> <div style="font-family: georgia;"> </div> <div style="font-family: georgia;"><span class="421242104-17072009" style="font-size:100%;">and even this, in the "loft" area.<br /></span><p style="text-align: center;" class="mobile-photo"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYD7NuVgaOUG48QZvjYhZ-JB4dQwpsgiCBvrs0inbQLkA59FD6R0P8Lf5jEdw9Ql00FquXxaZKUNli7tP7Z9hto0BTqmk9db40-rzvVYCjwNFGL6f7JRTJ6C8Vshsy4FlVTLJcbbJM68o/s1600-h/DSCN0445-700627.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYD7NuVgaOUG48QZvjYhZ-JB4dQwpsgiCBvrs0inbQLkA59FD6R0P8Lf5jEdw9Ql00FquXxaZKUNli7tP7Z9hto0BTqmk9db40-rzvVYCjwNFGL6f7JRTJ6C8Vshsy4FlVTLJcbbJM68o/s320/DSCN0445-700627.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359283391304957458" border="0" /></a></span></p><span class="421242104-17072009" style="font-size:100%;"> </span></div> <div style="font-family: georgia;"><span class="421242104-17072009" style="font-size:100%;">it's been placed but not stained or varnished yet.<br /><br /></span></div> <div style="font-family: georgia;"> </div> <div style="font-family: georgia;"> </div> <div style="font-family: georgia;"><span class="421242104-17072009" style="font-size:100%;">but the biggest thing, I think has been this<br /></span><p style="text-align: center;" class="mobile-photo"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX4Hav-DA6I-40ElQg4B-rms93iw-Iavia6XremC22hMo8xqhoqoalvV2vGfmoLIePCD20_QmjO7TufdbxV0U9poAyFX25c58ymxV5YT-Muhi6KzsjFXzWuRCo0RFwSdIyFD49Cnj3kfI/s1600-h/DSCN0447-797599.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX4Hav-DA6I-40ElQg4B-rms93iw-Iavia6XremC22hMo8xqhoqoalvV2vGfmoLIePCD20_QmjO7TufdbxV0U9poAyFX25c58ymxV5YT-Muhi6KzsjFXzWuRCo0RFwSdIyFD49Cnj3kfI/s320/DSCN0447-797599.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359283376354294034" border="0" /></a></span></p></div> <div style="font-family: georgia;"> </div><span style="font-family: georgia;font-size:100%;" class="421242104-17072009" >We have a kitchen now. The old DW is downstairs, and L can put the new one in in a couple days, I think he needs a break, don't you?</span>Eileenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04508491875542285654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516856631061544920.post-90328825864829431452009-07-13T21:24:00.000-07:002009-07-13T21:36:07.403-07:00CountersWell, it's looking better and better every day. Loaded up the new fridge, so we are in business.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD4PlgW2Iai4Uu4tuITVxy13oIUB1a1XUnBhVqRuga-nJhb_J05IDNh3x5q9irB7pmz10z3JBRqCF1qhXItXtFSX1oLIVc2DkpEgUV8deTg9x8y5wZiExkXZUz20XRg9QssOMg18fi-5s/s1600-h/DSCN0428.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD4PlgW2Iai4Uu4tuITVxy13oIUB1a1XUnBhVqRuga-nJhb_J05IDNh3x5q9irB7pmz10z3JBRqCF1qhXItXtFSX1oLIVc2DkpEgUV8deTg9x8y5wZiExkXZUz20XRg9QssOMg18fi-5s/s200/DSCN0428.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358168468947464354" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br />Today, the countertops came in. I was a little worried when L sent me pix at work, even though it was EXACTLY what I asked for. Can you see the "coaster" in the second pix, the little sample the tile place gave us when we were trying to decide ??<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjGqvNrqdTeNarIzLIVzlFoSp5jSjE5l1GFAQBMyibOkrkM7927fTqTPU0MKDmg-ksu2OCeo_oPp6kfRZm3WXuiFNibNJLvcth4fTFHP1TP6_P-7os7GQ_vXZjOxcU7Juo48BCViskjL4/s1600-h/Seam.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjGqvNrqdTeNarIzLIVzlFoSp5jSjE5l1GFAQBMyibOkrkM7927fTqTPU0MKDmg-ksu2OCeo_oPp6kfRZm3WXuiFNibNJLvcth4fTFHP1TP6_P-7os7GQ_vXZjOxcU7Juo48BCViskjL4/s200/Seam.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358168260269469522" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Qp_xKSSD9iwNHm7iQesXkyH-qjfAv-FBTg8AU7TFwvMQqb0kDKVHHqd9Ji_5bDWgxB7bHlGPfLG8cZ8Fj3_xQGeTWzUsAZQRVEkO45MVMM5_U_kxhk6b1IScCqxbQNPLrX1q05j-wlE/s1600-h/coaster.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Qp_xKSSD9iwNHm7iQesXkyH-qjfAv-FBTg8AU7TFwvMQqb0kDKVHHqd9Ji_5bDWgxB7bHlGPfLG8cZ8Fj3_xQGeTWzUsAZQRVEkO45MVMM5_U_kxhk6b1IScCqxbQNPLrX1q05j-wlE/s200/coaster.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358168254033376866" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br />but once I got home and saw it in the kitchen light, it looked less gray and more warm.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHBnnLhXEG9ZDIIojTJezsTmXNSZZM-mMu27jq8TkWiDJDWg3gJrAu0aSJIPmWCbDG2rkFeWVLtBAriYe_dgdDIIHSuej6V9W0PtqZFaSC2AvxTZ45BEpfgMTuEkz3WqY8CVasgkvLl7U/s1600-h/DSCN0429.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHBnnLhXEG9ZDIIojTJezsTmXNSZZM-mMu27jq8TkWiDJDWg3gJrAu0aSJIPmWCbDG2rkFeWVLtBAriYe_dgdDIIHSuej6V9W0PtqZFaSC2AvxTZ45BEpfgMTuEkz3WqY8CVasgkvLl7U/s200/DSCN0429.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358168232961803426" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br />For the first time in a long time, it's beginning to feel like a home and not a construction project.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisvADBeLpsTxwbBsl4G-GnE84HUmAPqCmZKnXlqO1itla5ZPupzZGJKZPdq1qyXQcGPWdqtcfnk-McCFxA4-4LOros8lba1kJ7T5LMMMfySVM01lP4SVk05pliqvmKHpj4wL-y5fiXHj0/s1600-h/DSCN0431.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisvADBeLpsTxwbBsl4G-GnE84HUmAPqCmZKnXlqO1itla5ZPupzZGJKZPdq1qyXQcGPWdqtcfnk-McCFxA4-4LOros8lba1kJ7T5LMMMfySVM01lP4SVk05pliqvmKHpj4wL-y5fiXHj0/s200/DSCN0431.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358168237654772994" border="0" /></a><br /></div>Eileenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04508491875542285654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516856631061544920.post-26871170356638068022009-07-08T21:42:00.000-07:002009-07-08T22:14:26.491-07:00Hot (Wire) and (Preliminary) Cold<div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="107162504-09072009" style="font-size:100%;">Is this cool, or what?</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div><p style="text-align: center;" class="mobile-photo"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiQJPlfQHGUU3eZo_d2oOBYyEw0smiv-334QWLgbOmXvUY0aDzu9mhw34J2ntgG9OZo0cz1sZW6fxfS09FDDlR3ZYNfwqF8fLyEloYZ6Xs-KRGr2s12_jHDSiVFWFebETbQLPg-kd9f9I/s1600-h/DSCN0396-721761.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiQJPlfQHGUU3eZo_d2oOBYyEw0smiv-334QWLgbOmXvUY0aDzu9mhw34J2ntgG9OZo0cz1sZW6fxfS09FDDlR3ZYNfwqF8fLyEloYZ6Xs-KRGr2s12_jHDSiVFWFebETbQLPg-kd9f9I/s320/DSCN0396-721761.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356317800053910818" border="0" /></a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;" class="mobile-photo"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCfLJipcprzHyQEcLOuXVILN8gbEGOJIJGQlFfTGumgwYEpK3KPRIW_uPcXcRD7CmhU12t5KBBdH6szN0lwJwRH-Z1PcfQSKibVIUeXGtvKwy_GZD6_FCoKlJqS9-npuibxpYvJU3BAow/s1600-h/DSCN0397-723623.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCfLJipcprzHyQEcLOuXVILN8gbEGOJIJGQlFfTGumgwYEpK3KPRIW_uPcXcRD7CmhU12t5KBBdH6szN0lwJwRH-Z1PcfQSKibVIUeXGtvKwy_GZD6_FCoKlJqS9-npuibxpYvJU3BAow/s320/DSCN0397-723623.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356317809520360626" border="0" /></a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;" class="mobile-photo"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1aTyfsTLhF1cc-6vG3edlLr-JiASoo9Wd7c0fZN6d88xPwr4sLKGt7VrHcj3RKlaUwNBwkJtVAh7ffFXD3wNjSaQSQM4E5xHV2u9LL5PjFKdw3MxeCUGw_oeBpttXH7pKj5Q6A6lwZhI/s1600-h/DSCN0398-724513.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1aTyfsTLhF1cc-6vG3edlLr-JiASoo9Wd7c0fZN6d88xPwr4sLKGt7VrHcj3RKlaUwNBwkJtVAh7ffFXD3wNjSaQSQM4E5xHV2u9LL5PjFKdw3MxeCUGw_oeBpttXH7pKj5Q6A6lwZhI/s320/DSCN0398-724513.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356317815321899650" border="0" /></a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;" class="mobile-photo"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaDlYk-wPpLeCihu7uwUgAN69td0BVLQfLPOcHY3TNzv6A6PQs-x5XmOIK5hoBhcdDJhPwfq_9cG8E_1MtnQKp0qa_HVMXnbfsbjkxASLx58RPuZAr-RaBDvh2QrdROjVsfKwvB8o2ijs/s1600-h/DSCN0399-725527.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaDlYk-wPpLeCihu7uwUgAN69td0BVLQfLPOcHY3TNzv6A6PQs-x5XmOIK5hoBhcdDJhPwfq_9cG8E_1MtnQKp0qa_HVMXnbfsbjkxASLx58RPuZAr-RaBDvh2QrdROjVsfKwvB8o2ijs/s320/DSCN0399-725527.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356317820267398370" border="0" /></a></span></p><p class="mobile-photo"><span class="107162504-09072009" style="font-size:100%;">and they sit on metal hooks so they pop out for easy cleaning. I never even thought about how I was going to clean them!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;" class="mobile-photo"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF2vnf6SQNAJWnmOVNR8my6ZuOj4K1c4QJY-PAryIjqU928-r9DNuZuPgv742oUPHi0trXVV_D8pAwLm9eNl5NOmIe7iz9Z3rbk9qhPcjMPlATGO_1WydsAbF5zZf6eQnPAjQ26p_EGfI/s1600-h/DSCN0400-726240.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF2vnf6SQNAJWnmOVNR8my6ZuOj4K1c4QJY-PAryIjqU928-r9DNuZuPgv742oUPHi0trXVV_D8pAwLm9eNl5NOmIe7iz9Z3rbk9qhPcjMPlATGO_1WydsAbF5zZf6eQnPAjQ26p_EGfI/s320/DSCN0400-726240.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356317825578499138" border="0" /></a></span></p><span class="107162504-09072009" style="font-size:100%;">We are still losing some space (this view will soon be impossible due to countertop). To prevent things from falling off the racks and truly getting lost (cuz there ain't no easy way to get back there), L is going to install a "false" wall up next to the unit in closed position.</span><p style="text-align: center;" class="mobile-photo"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuAjdW_5Ww456s-v_nHRBy-ayhf_Gcl0t52loszOPv51-3LQGfX7My5wLhaHYmKpUIfeRnvJuMgKoJDR5zHjkPpDGzbq6ccAfAH0-J7K1TN2AfEXvPYAFHDB_DzK3k34-PIcUDZd7E87Y/s1600-h/DSCN0409-733396.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuAjdW_5Ww456s-v_nHRBy-ayhf_Gcl0t52loszOPv51-3LQGfX7My5wLhaHYmKpUIfeRnvJuMgKoJDR5zHjkPpDGzbq6ccAfAH0-J7K1TN2AfEXvPYAFHDB_DzK3k34-PIcUDZd7E87Y/s320/DSCN0409-733396.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356317855152791362" border="0" /></a></span></p></div> <div> <p style="text-align: center;" class="mobile-photo"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXOvucIWioT7QupvNHDfpHkEJU9i5qgeqZEYTWxODD-J9LULAjasbLmKIGNplZr45_mw1noyvYZyHn0ajT9hGVorv2-l1nAWJJDsbp5xcR_a9VcFX31o8Dkfpl83MkHB0VnuwdftmIADQ/s1600-h/DSCN0408-732317.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXOvucIWioT7QupvNHDfpHkEJU9i5qgeqZEYTWxODD-J9LULAjasbLmKIGNplZr45_mw1noyvYZyHn0ajT9hGVorv2-l1nAWJJDsbp5xcR_a9VcFX31o8Dkfpl83MkHB0VnuwdftmIADQ/s320/DSCN0408-732317.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356317849842918082" border="0" /></a></span></p></div> <div><span class="107162504-09072009" style="font-size:100%;">The plan is to use this for pots and pans (in other words, all "big" stuff as it's right next to the stove. I was so tired of bottles of vinegar or bags of croutons falling off the lazy Susan into the Bermuda Triangle Cabinet Corner.<br /><br /></span></div> <div> </div> <div><span class="107162504-09072009" style="font-size:100%;">And (drum roll) 6pm and 8pm<br /></span><p style="text-align: center;" class="mobile-photo"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggwp1p4l97QNzvW4EdHT-Vg0V1YtS2BaS8qqaZh3LqQtJR59PqLvBBvJ3jCQCZfTkqUV7Mi7_VIVR4HR7CXmQXbukPCXRt3aM236OoP9ixBk_AB6D73pkS2E9edaTIZuAh6uml7CqbYUU/s1600-h/DSCN0406-730130.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6lJXAZzpUSH344TaOwN1ghIAFchWkgxUt-JqMPfUOjed5EIR7oq4fsyo6uZFUCk7X9l2uAwIIdmejb1X_oADNmbkKDrWid336rAxfdh7WViUtq5OcOoHyEM-4o4sQgTmcXUyHXKBlMJY/s320/DSCN0402-728091.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356317834044799154" border="0" /> <img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggwp1p4l97QNzvW4EdHT-Vg0V1YtS2BaS8qqaZh3LqQtJR59PqLvBBvJ3jCQCZfTkqUV7Mi7_VIVR4HR7CXmQXbukPCXRt3aM236OoP9ixBk_AB6D73pkS2E9edaTIZuAh6uml7CqbYUU/s320/DSCN0406-730130.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356317840588461138" border="0" /></a></span></p><p style="text-align: left;" class="mobile-photo"><span style="font-size:100%;">Announcer, could we see that again please?</span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6lJXAZzpUSH344TaOwN1ghIAFchWkgxUt-JqMPfUOjed5EIR7oq4fsyo6uZFUCk7X9l2uAwIIdmejb1X_oADNmbkKDrWid336rAxfdh7WViUtq5OcOoHyEM-4o4sQgTmcXUyHXKBlMJY/s1600-h/DSCN0402-728091.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU6XtNjjWodD7E6t8YovEbXsACpB5WkXic5Sw16dqJX7491T2UKkXggtj5Llftdb4EDQFleE6XuCzNcb2gvKkZv22UFJQQ6xx1E-6xAUWjEFwH9bmINbN9K8hnfFgPRxjy6Fq7SplX1WA/s320/DSCN0401-727165.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356317826662259138" border="0" /> </a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTe1wUlhxGn2dDRNZfqdPZtb9ZIKcjtvaRbMcjyFV3c30UByGCJQLM4GhLgn9J7rXYOqFlNhn-RXZ8PHzvc91pNwljSOZnSrzGYD-l909OxtpePeGrJhOYNRMLGxpfv6Vcy85s9ufZIC4/s1600-h/DSCN0405.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 235px; height: 314px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTe1wUlhxGn2dDRNZfqdPZtb9ZIKcjtvaRbMcjyFV3c30UByGCJQLM4GhLgn9J7rXYOqFlNhn-RXZ8PHzvc91pNwljSOZnSrzGYD-l909OxtpePeGrJhOYNRMLGxpfv6Vcy85s9ufZIC4/s200/DSCN0405.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356322320242346178" border="0" /></a></span></div><p style="text-align: center;" class="mobile-photo"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggwp1p4l97QNzvW4EdHT-Vg0V1YtS2BaS8qqaZh3LqQtJR59PqLvBBvJ3jCQCZfTkqUV7Mi7_VIVR4HR7CXmQXbukPCXRt3aM236OoP9ixBk_AB6D73pkS2E9edaTIZuAh6uml7CqbYUU/s1600-h/DSCN0406-730130.JPG">Let's cut in for the close-ups</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;" class="mobile-photo"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiODyd51HxJIqxQ9UqZ6ywK51FCBidB0UkYYrcX9jVvgQTVD-EQ8auIiUsWbopPCAdEzk7b_v65Jkom7vjERQh7LH-5b79il0mC4ZVXMwpQJKopTsNv1Vuwo6NckNMkJWwjva1atFSH-Q/s1600-h/DSCN0407-731045.JPG"><img style="width: 239px; height: 179px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiODyd51HxJIqxQ9UqZ6ywK51FCBidB0UkYYrcX9jVvgQTVD-EQ8auIiUsWbopPCAdEzk7b_v65Jkom7vjERQh7LH-5b79il0mC4ZVXMwpQJKopTsNv1Vuwo6NckNMkJWwjva1atFSH-Q/s320/DSCN0407-731045.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356317846328226466" border="0" /></a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;" class="mobile-photo"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioCDV-4f2xdspCekZ0SmMPYY2CORIEf6g2FKvqfCBFOPYFn5p4rpsrXtX3hOSLTyMEPvbb7qFSTz1xrUXQZzcav5eCjx4LqUlPnHx9H3oeJY1v81S21Tm89bH03chKbFf4qm5GcHVqfgs/s1600-h/DSCN0411-734566.JPG"><img style="width: 291px; height: 218px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioCDV-4f2xdspCekZ0SmMPYY2CORIEf6g2FKvqfCBFOPYFn5p4rpsrXtX3hOSLTyMEPvbb7qFSTz1xrUXQZzcav5eCjx4LqUlPnHx9H3oeJY1v81S21Tm89bH03chKbFf4qm5GcHVqfgs/s320/DSCN0411-734566.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356317857572099586" border="0" /></a></span> </p> <p style="text-align: center;" class="mobile-photo"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggwp1p4l97QNzvW4EdHT-Vg0V1YtS2BaS8qqaZh3LqQtJR59PqLvBBvJ3jCQCZfTkqUV7Mi7_VIVR4HR7CXmQXbukPCXRt3aM236OoP9ixBk_AB6D73pkS2E9edaTIZuAh6uml7CqbYUU/s1600-h/DSCN0406-730130.JPG"> </a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;" class="mobile-photo"> </p></div> <div> </div> <div><span class="107162504-09072009" style="font-size:100%;">Now, this is not hooked up yet, but we needed to move it into place while there were three of us here. L will probably do that tomorrow.<br /></span><p style="text-align: center;" class="mobile-photo"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDgidi6Q2UW6lWdEPFan39s-cMyufneTSKg3a-AXmfNwxhnOvTJDH2v85tBAZU_qtGucZp75hsQoBX_uEyhmWC9_JGx0R14NnV50Uc4zekKxoCsGHq_gBL8jLHAlw3kGYQSgx094FeZvw/s1600-h/DSCN0412-736151.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDgidi6Q2UW6lWdEPFan39s-cMyufneTSKg3a-AXmfNwxhnOvTJDH2v85tBAZU_qtGucZp75hsQoBX_uEyhmWC9_JGx0R14NnV50Uc4zekKxoCsGHq_gBL8jLHAlw3kGYQSgx094FeZvw/s320/DSCN0412-736151.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356317867552324834" border="0" /></a></span></p><span class="107162504-09072009"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Isn't this PURTY?</span></span></span><br /><br />We're almost done. Truly we are.<br /> </div>Eileenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04508491875542285654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516856631061544920.post-7878780246388768392009-07-07T21:08:00.000-07:002009-07-07T21:28:49.621-07:00Porcelain Puzzles and the Microwave CaveI did not notice this before, in the store, or during preliminary placement on Friday, but it's clear now. Do you see it?<br /><div><p style="text-align: center;" class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5l3kaze_2XyVJBsfvf_HQzvAVsKcJTmBhzsCG0HG2Szw-0oOHCLnBxAhYxokQvTnTRijo7jJoy25lH0J6FZ6I4_FPZDiY4VQE6OQM6QvUmgqQO_NBTHYUUmgK_xdagE8x_wdo8SxHvDU/s1600-h/DSCN0388-719472.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5l3kaze_2XyVJBsfvf_HQzvAVsKcJTmBhzsCG0HG2Szw-0oOHCLnBxAhYxokQvTnTRijo7jJoy25lH0J6FZ6I4_FPZDiY4VQE6OQM6QvUmgqQO_NBTHYUUmgK_xdagE8x_wdo8SxHvDU/s320/DSCN0388-719472.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355936828657991746" border="0" /></a><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center;" class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-X4XxSmiuSRUHDXbS7MVp5mFoQpzeD3zTb9mrgZyBG0uoAmuVZUSlYUDOzJBPoq5N_lUZ1K3hng5k9nJh_RXNlv3a6CYp91xso5_vcOoxS62XZz5wpTXeTDq2wtUbQhKVFi_CLGz-Z60/s1600-h/DSCN0392-722623.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-X4XxSmiuSRUHDXbS7MVp5mFoQpzeD3zTb9mrgZyBG0uoAmuVZUSlYUDOzJBPoq5N_lUZ1K3hng5k9nJh_RXNlv3a6CYp91xso5_vcOoxS62XZz5wpTXeTDq2wtUbQhKVFi_CLGz-Z60/s320/DSCN0392-722623.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355936842564795810" border="0" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;" class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFvqPwQTEl4IkdxlDkO9C1AMBohR62fBjaGmdnjYs3IfBNxpdhXhQF3BmPQePW5bRL7pUNYJHYbzLTZci7BUidpOxrm_EHl7uuiJTRPKJ4NaOzJGmoS2fCJ_159j0nc8mMhbrc567mhGw/s1600-h/DSCN0393-723804.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFvqPwQTEl4IkdxlDkO9C1AMBohR62fBjaGmdnjYs3IfBNxpdhXhQF3BmPQePW5bRL7pUNYJHYbzLTZci7BUidpOxrm_EHl7uuiJTRPKJ4NaOzJGmoS2fCJ_159j0nc8mMhbrc567mhGw/s320/DSCN0393-723804.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355936845409150370" border="0" /></a></p></div> <div><span class="620580104-08072009">The smaller tiles are lighter than the larger ones! I don't think it's a problem - it adds some interest to the floor. And, it's not a homogenous floor anyway, there are striations in the design to mimic stone. But I can't believe I didn't see it before.<br /><br /></span></div> <div><span class="620580104-08072009"></span> </div>We got the microwave to fit the smaller spot. We're not actually using it yet, but we did test it by heating up some water. I'm sure it has all sorts of fancy features that I will never figure out, much like the current one. Here you can see how the cave door comes over it...<br /><div><p style="text-align: center;" class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsT2wPr8GCI1WIIjG89vpn7_1OIfwXqGQu52BIu6GiKJohhvBanUL-XqkCEG4cFKdYeLjT3VxENpCaFJRM7Gpb4A_eYC5Ss_seEF90iqPCELDEZtMgPGlCyvajSkB79eJVv-dBTvxivR4/s1600-h/DSCN0390-720334.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsT2wPr8GCI1WIIjG89vpn7_1OIfwXqGQu52BIu6GiKJohhvBanUL-XqkCEG4cFKdYeLjT3VxENpCaFJRM7Gpb4A_eYC5Ss_seEF90iqPCELDEZtMgPGlCyvajSkB79eJVv-dBTvxivR4/s320/DSCN0390-720334.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355936832170460386" border="0" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;" class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjenoJ7PxQWeweF8kR4tiu_hjrWXMhfr7cFyL-F-YiM7mKxN1WWzoIzub5lORXkzgCPSSkKSRpE4aQnfiAHnCsEFawvYfP-uF7N16oQJAz_xj1g-Tkgz7AeJFRIGS3GTvJ1Y4-nDGlKkfY/s1600-h/DSCN0391-721767.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjenoJ7PxQWeweF8kR4tiu_hjrWXMhfr7cFyL-F-YiM7mKxN1WWzoIzub5lORXkzgCPSSkKSRpE4aQnfiAHnCsEFawvYfP-uF7N16oQJAz_xj1g-Tkgz7AeJFRIGS3GTvJ1Y4-nDGlKkfY/s320/DSCN0391-721767.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355936836473372834" border="0" /></a></p></div> <div><span class="620580104-08072009">Tomorrow, cabinet guy comes to install the wire assembly that should have been in it initially, plus fix some other minor issues. Tomorrow night, L wants us to start populating the new cabinets and work on clearing Living Room ASAP.<br /><br /></span></div> <div><span class="620580104-08072009"></span> </div> <div><span class="620580104-08072009">Whoo-hoo!<br /></span></div>Eileenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04508491875542285654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516856631061544920.post-59570151323773456512009-07-06T20:24:00.001-07:002009-07-06T20:46:59.672-07:00Piles of TilesThere are some updates.<br /><br />Cabinet Guy actually HAD ordered the blind corner unit, and received it. He just FORGOT to put it in.<br /><br />We bought a smaller-size microwave for that shelf and will deduct it from his final invoice. That was his suggestion, but it was really the only option. The other option would be a complete redo of that wall of cabinets and possibly losing the broom closet on the opposite end.<br /><br />There are some other "punchlist" items in addition to these. His crew will be here on Wednesday to fix all this.<br /><br />In other news, the tile floor is mostly done (pix from Friday, and today). I guess there is a small fix on that tomorrow, and then the whole thing needs to be grouted. L went to buy a few extras for when somebody drops a pot of spaghetti on floor and cracks a tile. You know it's going to happen sooner or later.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPmvExoeLcwG-vhGSP7u29zfHMf-MPkLvlGV7dOIKhMJjDZxAH-OiqJ8nUbxuUai94YNQilAhFgV77H588-KQNF18GtsorSFEieKVu28ABKBXa_EUyDWD4qM2o5R9OEEBWquc_p_ZjgUU/s1600-h/Floor90Percent.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPmvExoeLcwG-vhGSP7u29zfHMf-MPkLvlGV7dOIKhMJjDZxAH-OiqJ8nUbxuUai94YNQilAhFgV77H588-KQNF18GtsorSFEieKVu28ABKBXa_EUyDWD4qM2o5R9OEEBWquc_p_ZjgUU/s200/Floor90Percent.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355555406742187426" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxhGQ1qrczBDAPPkLeq-LnkSCHCPidlj6PPNTUJRtztnRCozZTsKRPTXLzp753ddifJ_n2hho77Pa3de93ZLdjf1Yh4cuC-2by4Od40HmCwjwrq2rYQGoyPIGAruknjooPxq9nFPwbUfk/s1600-h/DSCN0385.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxhGQ1qrczBDAPPkLeq-LnkSCHCPidlj6PPNTUJRtztnRCozZTsKRPTXLzp753ddifJ_n2hho77Pa3de93ZLdjf1Yh4cuC-2by4Od40HmCwjwrq2rYQGoyPIGAruknjooPxq9nFPwbUfk/s200/DSCN0385.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355557294086796098" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br />I was looking at possible table runners for the sideboard. Having STILL not decided on the backsplash, I thought I would maybe try to find something Mission / Arts & Crafts / Craftsman. Not everything had to be Irish/Celtic.<br /><br />I found <a href="http://www.bendbungalow.com/">this place</a> with textiles, vases, art, etc. all reproductions of period pieces. So I go to the place for table runners, and I see a tiny thumbnail of a pattern called "Sage". Well, we've been playing around with the sage idea all through the house. I pull it up and OMG... (click to enbiggen)<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwUm22ePf3TNnSF-hxdTt7BNawoKGW09anatTLBDpwnw1sk9Ihl1urYV9_ODlqQ3-EwubhQXd-oaBddOsjK2NfGmmcD2mu0Sf1fDSkx_BijlwdPwgg6CFYq9fW4N9YmCCxxQx0K-ZMnSU/s1600-h/CKsage-d_s.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwUm22ePf3TNnSF-hxdTt7BNawoKGW09anatTLBDpwnw1sk9Ihl1urYV9_ODlqQ3-EwubhQXd-oaBddOsjK2NfGmmcD2mu0Sf1fDSkx_BijlwdPwgg6CFYq9fW4N9YmCCxxQx0K-ZMnSU/s200/CKsage-d_s.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355557287928463314" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br />I can't believe how Celtic and sagey and Art Deco-y this looks. I also liked this one:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-FZAYyj0NKA18VBtAg91_i4O5Qnuh6xY9fXsE5kPruz6QU9IqanxX__RyPLKBdLAn4PAJ0gOzuLhyphenhyphen-alhge97Qkp6JJMUAPSCRZ6pnIYkCiHGocUKERxUfYdgMsJlsKEANU5mc_sNmRk/s1600-h/sarahsgarden.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 175px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-FZAYyj0NKA18VBtAg91_i4O5Qnuh6xY9fXsE5kPruz6QU9IqanxX__RyPLKBdLAn4PAJ0gOzuLhyphenhyphen-alhge97Qkp6JJMUAPSCRZ6pnIYkCiHGocUKERxUfYdgMsJlsKEANU5mc_sNmRk/s200/sarahsgarden.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355557294209859026" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br />Dark red seems to be the recurring accent color in a lot of places. House exterior, our bedroom, probably in the Kitchen, too. This has sage and dark red. I simply don't know what to do. I love both of these, but they are both quite elaborate.<br /><br />What do you think?Eileenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04508491875542285654noreply@blogger.com0