Week #17 - Making It Pretty...and Functional Too!

(May 17-23, 2010)

Big, busy week at Casa Roa!!

Transformations abound inside the house. The week began with the wall and ceiling priming. The ceiling was sprayed with a primer paint that was mixed with a type of mud to help smooth out the imperfections left from the taping. This is an important step as the ceilings are being painted (rather than finished with stiple or knockdown). The 'trim package' (interior doors, casings, etc.) was delivered and is awaiting the finishing crew to start installation. The painters will return to paint the walls and ceiling once the trim is up. And the week ended on an exciting note with the delivery of the boxes for all of the house's cabinetry. The functional part... The cabinet maker installed the kitchen boxes, as seen below. Very exciting!! The first two pictures below are of the kitchen and the third one is of the Great Room.

Equally exciting is the start of the exterior beautification process. The siding crew arrived to begin installing the siding and window trim. You never know if you made the right decision about materials until you see them in their intended places. The siding looks fantastic!! I'm pleased with the colour. The exterior work should be completed next week.

On the selection front, I tackled the mother of all selections this week - lighting!! This was clearly the toughest decision or rather 22 decisions that had to be made yet. I enlisted some help from Sue (and a variety of friends and family on a couple of tough ones) and within the week, had picked out all 22 interior and exterior lights. The number of lighting options out there are far more numerous than paint colours. But once you start weeding out the ones that don't fit your criteria, the field is quickly narrowed down. And then it seems that you don't quite have enough choices. :) Ah - good to have that job behind us.