Friday, November 18, 2011

Our New Kitchen...

Drum Roll, Please!!!
The view from the front room... BEFORE
The view from the front room... AFTER
The dining room... BEFORE
The dining room... AFTER

The bar.... BEFORE
The bar.... AFTER
The range.... BEFORE
The range.... AFTER
The range wall.... BEFORE
The range wall.... AFTER
The window wall....BEFORE
The window wall... AFTER

Monday, June 27, 2011

Here's the before picture!! I am stress free (ha!) after wailing away on this thing for an hour!




The blue tape indicates the new size of the opening and the little bar we intend to put there.



My helper!






Photo for our designer.



















Demolition Video

Enjoy this video... we did good!!






Ktichen Demolition -- Part 1

So... this is how the kitchen looked at 6:30 Sunday morning. The hope was that we would get all the cabinets and appliances out then get to work on the drywall and wood paneling. The wood paneling was much harder than expected because we learned that in the fourties they did not use the thin panels... this wood is solid construction and easily 1/2 inch thick which makes it much harder to get down!!





See my furry helper in the back?









Here's the truck at 8:15 pm after fourteen hours of work.









Monday, June 20, 2011

Happy Father's Day!

We had to get out of the hotel and go on a road trip today so we drove up Route 1 over the Golden Gate bridge and through mountains to the beach. We ended up at Reyes National Seashore -- they have a very very dog friendly beach.
It was Luke's first time seeing the ocean. He was hilarious.
We also think it may have been Sadie's first time at the beach. We have never taken her though she may have gone with her previous owners but that would have been before she was three...

Anyway, it was a fabulous trip and we plan to go up there again soon!!


Love this shot of "my favorite things". This is a father's day shot for sure!!
















Nice action shot -- Luke wanted to swim so badly. It was cold and the water was pretty rough plus we'd have to drive home with a wet smelly dog in the car which would not be fun!!

Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Hmmm... what do you think? Off white tile mixed with frosted glass...

Friday, June 10, 2011

Day Six -- New Life...

June 6, 2011 -- Monday

Well, many have asked so here's what the hotel looked like when we moved in.

We moved furniture around a little to better suit our needs. We swapped the table and chairs you see in the way back with the sleeper sofa you can see in the foreground. Emily is sleeping on the sleeper sofa.


On the right side wall, you see the handles for the murphy bed where the Henry is sleeping. There is a closet and a bathroom down that hall.



The kitchen...



Steps up to the loft



The loft and our bed. There is a bathroom up there too.




It's small but it works for now. We signed on the dotted line for the house on Tuesday but we also allowed the former owners to stay in the house until the 27th of June because they need to find a place to live for a few months before their move east. We hope to get in the house before the 27th but until then, this is home!