so close you can taste it

sorry no photos but I'd rather wait until it is done... which should be in a week or so... quite a transformation from when I last saw the place in mid-June.... Yesterday, I arrived in mid->late afternoon just as the "Boneyard" was switching to "Bach" (Bruce (see below) prefers classical in the evenings after the hard-cores leave)... the new structure is looking very very good but today my focus was more on the exterior ... decking, plantings and overall landscaping. It has been interesting to plan landscaping without the use of irrigation... grasses grasses grasses!!! The "lawn" that exists will stay but in a dry spell might go brown... green living can often mean brown. Gunner, a humble, hands-on Landscape Architect, is working his magic and we are boosting up the budget a bit to make the finishing touches really great

Here is my top 5 list so far:
- Solatubes - incredible light... really BETTER light than natural or bulb!!
- cork flooring - especially like the stair risers in cork
- IPE decking... that is some good looking wood...
- Bruce - really nice craftsman with an aesthetic eye... and not shy to share it... love that
- the view... it still really is quite something....

So, back to rounding up the last bits of furniture and furnishings... the fun part....

more soon!!

Our Gilasi countertops were in truck and spitting distance away when BOOM, hit a bump and cracked...do you think recycled countertops can be recycled?? that and unexpected permit fun for the hillclimber is torpedoing my return and Alex's departure from/to Nantucket!! oh the dog days of summer....

Progress! The 'Tank is looking good. The cork floors look (and smell?!) amazing. My favorite detail is the fir slat ceiling. The pictures do not even do it justice. Grey floor stain (samples in photos) picks up the grain nicely and give a zebra effect, but if you ask me (I know, I know - you didn't) the natural look is H-O-T! A clean modern lake house with a ton of warmth is really coming together.

Check out the updated photo gallery: http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashtash/sets/72157621966988952/

Progress Pics

Check put progress pics taken today here: http://tiny.cc/aQzgL 

MAH JONGG is late and mah wallet is heavier

Remember my over-the-top seating purchase?? well, I have just been informed that it is running a couple months late... not a big deal since we won't be needing it until the end of the summer.... the good news, they are giving me an additional 15% discount because of the "inconvenience"... nice... now I can pay for that new hill climber...

Did we talk about the new hill climber yet?? No?? Well, we need to....

WINDY CITY

long time no blog... rain rain go away... but hopefully here comes the wind with out new gigantor wind turbine.... anyone see the movie UP?? this house is taking off for sure...

Turbo Tour of the Job SIte