We appear to have a date for the demolition - it will now be Tuesday, December 6th. All previous calls for gawking/toasting still stand!
Color Inspiration
This has been a pain in the rear. While I realize that we can't paint until it is built, or the spring flowers are popping out of the ground, materials can be purchased NOW. That means we need to get the color scheme figured out.
If you love to look at books and magazines for inspiration, you need to discover Houzz. Architects, designers, and builders upload their project pictures and there are hundreds of thousands of searchable photos to browse for inspiration. With hundreds of thousands of pictures, still nothing that made the color combo come to life for either of us.
So, Andy has been trolling local architect sites. He showed me one yesterday that I quickly dismissed. Today we were on a Craigslist buying tour of the city and came back through an area with lots of tear-downs. We snapped pictures as we went. Sure enough, one stuck out to me! Back at home Andy put the iPad under my nose, looking a little smug... it was the same house he showed me the day before. I call it destiny, he calls it "I told you so." Either way, we both seem happy with it.
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| The architect's shot, not ours. |
The Craig-o-Meter is climbing! The long weekend has yielded some excellent scores. A few items are New in Box (NIB) such as a kitchen sink, the previously discussed hood (from White Bear Lake) and a faucet for the kid's bathroom. Thank you to everyone who we have purchased materials from - I have to say, everyone has been wonderful!
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