Well, our deadline for the completion of The Beast has to be pushed back
another week due to the storm. Of all weeks for this to happen, whyyy
does it have to be this one??
We will be working inside over the next few days. We still have to lay
all the floors, finish painting, install tile tub surrounds, set the
bathroom vanities, and a host of other things. Luckily, we were able to
finish the wooden porch and arched driveway gate before all the rain.
The crazy neighbors have actually started to come around and be very
complimentary of the Beast and it's recent transformations (landscaping,
arched gate, new porch, lattice around the bottom, install of the last
of the new windows, and the Widow's Peak upstairs getting painted). It's
nice for a change...I'll take it!
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| Beautiful arched gate...soon to have a lamp posted on it! |
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| Painting the lattice... |
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| Time to build a wooden porch! |
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| Ahh, pretty! |
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| Finished product...stained a beautiful black! |
The original front door has been refinished and looks AMAZING!! The guy
we hired did an outstanding job and was even able to salvage and polish
up the original door hardware. He installed a custom copper kick plate
and I'm so happy with how it turned out.
There is one man who has come by 3 times over the last few months and
seems very interested in The Beast. He didn't bat an eye when we told
him our asking price ($230k-$240k). He came by last week and brought his
realtor. Fingers crossed we can close this deal before we even put it
on the market! His realtor was very complimentary of The Beast,
especially the kitchen, which he said would sell this house...
I'm in love with this kitchen and it's not even done yet! David's custom
butcher block counter was the perfect addition. It's dark, rich tone
plays off the light-colored granite beautifully and adds another
wonderful texture to this kitchen.
I can't believe we are in the final days of this project. Now if only we
can get through it without another hurricane we will be sitting pretty!
;-)
