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As I have mentioned in a previous post, I spent a lot of time working with a designer to create the look and function of our cabinetry throughout the house. I am excited to share that it is all being constructed now. I had the opportunity this week to go to the workshop where everything is being [...] The men are at work this week laying the wood floors. After spending so much time and attention on the walls, I was surprised to come to the house this week and see that the flooring is being installed. Each step is as transforming as the next. Laying the floor
The "great room" — kitchen, dining and [...] The team has made tremendous progress in the past couple of weeks. With the walls completed, we have a real sense of the proportions and flow between the spaces of the house. Like Alice in Wonderland, various rooms have seemed to shrink and grow at different stages in the building process. Now they are all a [...] Our house construction is being managed by Ed Z. He is a real pro – on many fronts. In fact, he was previously a PGA Golf Professional! So just as a golfer plans his strategy from tee-off to sinking the ball on the putting green, Ed oversees the big picture and all the details of [...] Developing the floorplan for the house was easy compared to selecting a style and color palette for the interior. I have been fortunate to work with Jeanne Blake of Charlottesville’s Ceiling and Floor Shop, Inc. Jeanne has done a wonderful job of helping me understand my own taste and style and to translate that into [...] It has been very educational to watch the walls go up and learn the steps involved in building. Walls do not just separate spaces, muffle sound, and allow you somewhere to hang that painting that your grandmother gave you — they are conduits for all kinds of activity. So much has to go through walls. Electrical lines, low-voltage wires [...] |
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