Posted on November 27, 2007 by hlarsenca
Plans, plans, we’re full of plans. Actually, the kitchen and the bath are the only two rooms that actually had plans that were drawn up. Here’s an overview:
Can’t wait to have our expanded master bath complete so I can languish in my 5′5″ Kohler Tea for Two instead of cramming myself into our rental’s [...]
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Posted on November 27, 2007 by hlarsenca
We’re in the midst of choosing our tile for the baths. Originally we were going to go with recycled glass tiles by Oceanside, but changed our minds due somewhat to cost but more so because we’ve seen the look for a while now and it doesn’t seem as fresh anymore. Plus I think the irregularity [...]
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Posted on November 17, 2007 by hlarsenca
They say kids say it like it is. They see it like it is too.
Here is Ali’s view of the remodel when she absconded with my camera. I think she has natural ability with her use of negative space
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Posted on November 14, 2007 by hlarsenca
One of my favorite parts of the house, completely encased in windows. We’re going to keep it pretty much as is with concrete floors. The bonus is there is a safe room about 6′ square that we think was used as a bomb shelter! Or a grow room. hmmm.
coming from upstairs leading into the solarium
now [...]
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Posted on November 14, 2007 by hlarsenca
Our lot is sort of unusual, more pie shaped than square with a large front yard filled to the brim with trees, many that we have had removed including four fruit trees, four 70′ pine trees and a huge 100′ leafy don’t know what tree that sat right next tot he house alongside another pine [...]
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Posted on November 2, 2007 by hlarsenca
Ali’s bedroom is so wonderful with it’s soaring ceilings, wonderful skyline windows that look out on the mountain above and another window that will make for easy escape once she turns into a teenager. Yeah, we’ll see if Jeff doesn’t add a little something to her bedroom by then.
Regardless, she’ll have plenty of room to [...]
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Posted on November 2, 2007 by hlarsenca
The dog’s first day at the house. No fence yet, so it has been there only day so far.
Chewy, Ali & Gigi
Ali taking it one day at a time
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Posted on November 2, 2007 by hlarsenca
The hallway from the living room area to the bedrooms actually had an awesome skylight in it. We’ve taken out the area they deemed for a closet and we’ll put one of our tansus there.
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Posted on November 2, 2007 by hlarsenca
Jerry, our Los Angeles friend, pseudo-poppa, neighbor, and messiah of anything that has to do with building, deemed that we needed to not only take Jeff’s idea of expanding the master into the living room by 42 inches, but also take the master bedroom out into the backyard another 2 feet.
view with the living room [...]
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