Well, today we have good news and bad news. The bad news is that our lighting is over budget. BUMMER! We probably can fix it by using cheaper down lights and less of them. There are some parts of our lighting plan I'm not willing to compromise on, so over the next few days, it will be a matter of going through it all again, and all of the catalogues and working out where some corners can be cut. Ugh...
On a good note, though, two of the four sides of the lower part of the house have siding already, and the good news is that we are completely happy with it. Phew! You can't really tell until it gets on the wall, but we're happy to report all that work looking and all the time deciding was worth it.
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| The back of the house. |
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| The kitchen window, at the back of the house. |
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| The back door, form the kitchen. |
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| The side of the house. |
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| The side of the house. Study and bathroom windows. |
Also, the wood work around the inside of the door frames has also been done, and looks beautiful.
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| The kitchen window, from the inside. |
Here's a few more pics of random things...
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| Figuring out where the antique cabinet and sinks will go - the cabinet will be level with the windows, not marked out as it is here. The sinks will also be a bit higher. |
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| The bottom of the stairs. |
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| This oak cabinet, above what will be the sink upstairs, was given to us as a present by Wantanabe san, the salesman from Santanaka. We love it! |
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| This leads up the the storage area in the roof, which will have a pull down ladder (but not this one!). |
That's it for today! W
Glad you’re happy with the siding! :) Unlike the lighting issue, this one is much harder to remediate. I’ve actually seen the whole house, and you’re right about saying that you can’t really tell how it will look until it gets on the wall. That’s why I always opt for the earth-colored tones. -->Ashlee
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