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We can see the light at the end of the construction tunnel now. The paint is on the walls and the kitchen cabinets are in, so the house has the look of a house that’s somewhere near approaching civilization.

DOUG and Bill did the priming and painting throughout most of last week and this week. We were going for a rich, Starbucks kinda color scheme throughout the house, and I think we hit it on the head.

We get our paint from a decorating store in Canandaigua called Teschner’s. They have an incredible paint department, and also sell antiques, including the writing desk of my dreams. It’s also where we got our stools that’ll eventually go along the bar.

Anyway, this paint rocks. It’s some funky European brand and it’s amazing. DOUG put the primer on and couldn’t believe how easy it went on. The finish coat looks incredible.

Next, DOUG, who is the master of all things flooring, laid down the kitchen tile. We used to have this really ugly-ass linoleum that buckled up at all the corners. This is the tile without the grout in between the pieces. Even so, this is like a dream come true.

The kitchen cabinets have been in for a month or so sitting in boxes in the garage and DOUG’S in-law apartment. Now they’re hanging proudly in the kitchen. The countertop guys are coming this week to do a template, then we have to wait a few more weeks for them to put the countertop in, then we can put the cooktop and the sink in. That will be a happy day.

The crew is working at fever pace.

Billy is working on the fireplace at the moment. They’re going to put strips of mahogany over it to make it stand out more.

Pretty soon DOUG will be able to put the floor in the living room and hallway. He’s doing some anticipatory measuring here.

This is Joe’s ass. Joe is a master woodworker, and we caught him in a slow couple weeks so he could do the molding and some other fine trim work.

It’s cool to have a day off from work so I can see what gets done in a day.

Filed under: General Observations on February 11th, 2008