Our design continues to take shape. To say it is awesome is an understatement. The bamboo is so sleek and the spacing between drawers and pullouts leaves a clean 1/8″ line that just runs around the kitchen. It is meticulous…. Read More ›
Kitchen Project
Wayne C. Smith Construction
The last few days have been all about placing cabinets and doing custom adjustments. Wayne C. Smith Construction is our General Contractor. Wayne works with his son Dallas. It’s lovely to see how the two of them work together. The… Read More ›
An Ivy League Sort Of Day…Um
We purchased our appliances and most of our lighting through Yale Appliances in Dorchester, MA. I must say that our overall experience has not been stellar. Having said that, the delivery guys were. Our Thermador Freedom Induction Cooktop, however, is… Read More ›
An Artist’s Canvas Ready for Paint
Nathan Olean Painting (617-894-2991) came in today and did a stellar job priming the walls and painting the new ceilings. The room has the feel of an artist’s canvas waiting for paint. It’s smooth and uniform, taking the space to… Read More ›
Curves, Carvings and More Tile
The tile is all down. Today Lloyd and Mark will grout. Most of the appliances should arrive today- haven’t heard from Yale to confirm. Over the weekend Tom continued getting the cabinets assembled and I began the work of sanding… Read More ›
“Breaking News” – Tile Arrives & Northern Lights Shine
In the category of “can’t make this stuff up” my tile has arrived, sort of. The mystery of why it took so long to get here is now solved. The truck was in an accident and you guessed it, my… Read More ›
Don’t Let What Didn’t Happen Yesterday Consume Too Much of Today
So we are in a holding pattern on tile installation. Turns out my tile is on a truck somewhere in the Northeast. Despite being told that it would be here last Thursday, then Friday, then Monday and yesterday, it is… Read More ›
Tools of the Trade
Lloyd and Mark began the work of preparing the kitchen floor for electric radiant heat and porcelain tile (Kyoto by Emil). I was most struck by their van and their tools. The van contained an artist’s workshop of fodder of… Read More ›
Fondant Like No Other
Yesterday, the plastering team from John’s Drywall and Plaster truly put the icing on the cake. Their artistry in working with plaster was lovely to witness and hear. There’s always a rhythm to the day, today’s was a “boot skootin’,… Read More ›
It’s Awfully Blue Around Here
The wall boards are 95% complete. I hadn’t realized the boards were all blue. John’s team from John’s Drywall & Plastering (401-323-0241), especially Mark and son Matt got it done! They ran out of boards for a bit of the… Read More ›
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