Thursday 13th
The painters are here, and look like they will be for some time.
The carpenters came back and, in the living room, installed new skirting-boards (aka base-board in the US) which match the skirting board on the new fireplace. It is a little taller than the old one, and looks great.
They also installed more cornice (aka crown-molding) above the cabinets and around the wall/ceiling boundary. AND!! The corbal which tarts up the corner cabinet has been installed too! Cool.
We also bought new lighting for the living room. It is all new-fangled cable lights. They will run about 2" below the four pairs of beams that cross the living room. We bought them from Tech Lighting. Is cool because we can tilt and pivot them in any direction. We'll have 4 fixtures per pair of beams (for a total of 16 fixtures). Hopefully it will arrive in 10 or so days.
Friday 14th:
For the cabinets with corbals, the guys are installing the beadboard between the base cabinet and the wall cabinet, to make the look more like a standalone. (not sure what beadboard is called in England or Aus, but it is defined Beadboard is a type of paneling that can be used in many parts of your home and for many purposes. It is characterized by a series of thin raised strips, or beads that flow along each panel. A very popular wall paneling in the 1920s, it was originally made out of scraps of wood and left unfinished, painted or stained.')
Having a lot of difficulty choosing paint colours for the kitchen. Argh!
Friday, November 14, 2008
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Hectic!
Things have been wild here. Lots of progress, but still a way to go.
The cabinets are in, the floor is installed, the granite (bar the island) is installed. The tiles in the bathroom are being grouted, the tiles in the kitchen are being installed.
The Kitchen with chipboard to support the granite (which has not been installed in this photo). The island has a steel top to support the granite (to allow for boys climbing where they shouldn't). Test paint colours on the walls. The window trim will be painted the same colour as the cabinets (cream).
Here is Jason (complete with wiggly front tooth). The tilers are working on the back-splash.
The Kitchen from the french doors.
This is a later photo of the kitchen. The granite has been installed on the counters but not on the island. The colour is a good foil for the cream cabinets. Its hard to see under the protective paper.
As I mentioned, the black top on the island is not granite - it is 1/2" thick steel to support the granite (and any climbing boys)). The granite was not installed on the island, as the first steel cut for supporting the island was not flat, so the installers couldn't install the slab on the island. This steel in this photo is the new 'flat' steel; the installers will be back (hopefully this week) to stick the granite to the steel. You can also see the almost-finished tile in this last photo; the backsplash is complete, and the tile around the granite is done (but not grouted yet).
Here is the bathroom, and tile detail.
Here is the bookcase near the french-doors (it also had granite installed, but is not shown here as this is an earlier photo). It needs crown-molding (we call it cornice); the cornice was missing from the shipment. You can also see a 'corbel' which will be installed at either end of the bookcase to make it look like a piece of furniture. Also, the backing will be cherry 'bead board' not tile.
The mantle-piece is impressive. The brick was removed, the floor levelled and it was replaced with black honed granite. Tarty, huh? The paint color for the living room is the right-most over the mantle-piece..
The painters have arrived to start painting the outside of the house. The main color is 'creekside green', but there will also be another (pale) green around the eaves (the painters got it wrong, and I caught them in time!)
Here are the french doors and brick landing. The carpenter hasn't been able to finish the siding on this side of the house yet...
Anyway, its looking good.
The cabinets are in, the floor is installed, the granite (bar the island) is installed. The tiles in the bathroom are being grouted, the tiles in the kitchen are being installed.
The Kitchen with chipboard to support the granite (which has not been installed in this photo). The island has a steel top to support the granite (to allow for boys climbing where they shouldn't). Test paint colours on the walls. The window trim will be painted the same colour as the cabinets (cream).
Here is Jason (complete with wiggly front tooth). The tilers are working on the back-splash.
The Kitchen from the french doors.
This is a later photo of the kitchen. The granite has been installed on the counters but not on the island. The colour is a good foil for the cream cabinets. Its hard to see under the protective paper.As I mentioned, the black top on the island is not granite - it is 1/2" thick steel to support the granite (and any climbing boys)). The granite was not installed on the island, as the first steel cut for supporting the island was not flat, so the installers couldn't install the slab on the island. This steel in this photo is the new 'flat' steel; the installers will be back (hopefully this week) to stick the granite to the steel. You can also see the almost-finished tile in this last photo; the backsplash is complete, and the tile around the granite is done (but not grouted yet).
Here is the bathroom, and tile detail.
Here is the bookcase near the french-doors (it also had granite installed, but is not shown here as this is an earlier photo). It needs crown-molding (we call it cornice); the cornice was missing from the shipment. You can also see a 'corbel' which will be installed at either end of the bookcase to make it look like a piece of furniture. Also, the backing will be cherry 'bead board' not tile.
The mantle-piece is impressive. The brick was removed, the floor levelled and it was replaced with black honed granite. Tarty, huh? The paint color for the living room is the right-most over the mantle-piece..
The painters have arrived to start painting the outside of the house. The main color is 'creekside green', but there will also be another (pale) green around the eaves (the painters got it wrong, and I caught them in time!)
Here are the french doors and brick landing. The carpenter hasn't been able to finish the siding on this side of the house yet...Anyway, its looking good.
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