Have A Nice Drip

How to tell when you need a roof...

Mario and Pablo, hard at work in the computer room


The opposite view of the computer room

Slowly but surely, Laurie's shower is coming along

The interior doors have arrived, primed and ready for paint

The central vac system is now fully installed


Sweep dirt under this kitchen cabinet and see it sucked into oblivion

A Bitchin' Kitchen

Behold the kitchen cabinets in all their Shakeresque glory

They look even more beautiful in person

Duane Brensinger has done a wonderful job, exceeding our highest expectations

The range hood is a work of art in itself. Truly the work of a craftsman

The farmhouse sink is made of fireclay and is large enough to bathe a 6 year old (donkey) in.


The fridge nestles into it's new home


Kattrina and Brian's shower is all done, save grout

The shower features a soapstone-capped seat

The cherry flooring spreads across the landscape


The floor in the great room should be done on Thursday

Omnipresent Verdure

Kattrina and Brian's shower tile goes on the walls

Little strips of glass tile are inlaid into the field tiles


Scott's mosaic is prepped for its overlooked border

Looking down the upstairs hallway toward the loft

Looking into Laurie's bedroom from the loft

A Clean Slate

The slate floor in Kattrina and Brian's bathroom has been laid and, so far, has been going in far more efficiently than Scott's, which has run into a few bumps that should be ironed out this week. The cherry flooring continues to be put down at a rollicking pace, and the upstairs will likely be done this week.

The air conditioning is working great, although some unknown mischievous gremlin keeps turning it down to a chilly 70 degrees. If the culprit is reading this, you will be found! And flogged!

The washer, dryer and dishwasher are set to arrive today and Duane, the kitchen cabinet guy, is back from Idaho and ready to start installing next week, afterwhich he will take another vacation. His priorities are completely correct and I applaud him.

As for the electrician, who knows. All we hear are crickets.

The slate floor marks phase two of the arts and crafts bathroom

Once enhanced, these tiles will really pop


The guest bedroom and storage room are floored


Next stop, loft and Laurie's


The water heater is in and most HVAC systems are go

The sound dampening drywall lies ready to be installed in the shop ceiling at a future date

Hi Ho Cherry-O

Oscar, along with Mike's floating head, surveys a landscape of cherry flooring in the guest bedroom

Kattrina and Brian's bathroom is slated to be awesome

The square and subway-tiled border will be filled in on the diagonal

The Age Of An Octopus

Scott's marble mosaic octopus nestles into its new home


Scott's shower is done but for grout

This denizen of the deep shall frighten all who dare use the washing machine

The kitchen floor is completely finished

Now its time for the kitchen cabinets

The front porch is grouted; if only the grout would set.

Straight Tile Express

Concrete-based bluestone on front porch.
This stuff is actually glued to the concrete pad.

Close up, scheduled for grout tomorrow.

Scott's bathroom. The shower walls and most of the floor are tiled.

Close up of shower tile, with stone shelves.

Laundry area.

View of Scott's bathroom from his bedroom.
The blue rectangle will be filled in with the famous octopus mosaic.

Imported from Lebanon, purchased on eBay.

Porcelain Progress

The kitchen tile is going in!

It may look like stone, but it's all durable porcelain tile

We needed another A/C return, so we stuffed it into a closet shelf

Future Site of Cable Railing

Stairs and Upstairs Loft

Kitchen Loft