2.19.16

First day!

Already the demolition begins.  We are minus a door and a window:

North-facing door.  Gone!

North facing window. Gone.

as seen from the outside

And we are almost minus another window, except that the screwy wiring in our house means that we need an electrician before the window can actually be converted to a patio door.

See the conduit running under the window?  <sigh>

Old door and window

As far as what the "new" will look like, let's just say that it is probably good that this project is moving so quickly because I keep changing my mind on colors and over-thinking things.  This is a big deal and it's not like just painting a wall.

For the outside, we're going with Timber Bark (from James Hardie) for the siding.  Window and door trim, as well as gutters and soffits and downspouts will be white.

For the inside, we designed everything around the distressed bamboo flooring that we fell in love with.  Here's a picture from the website:

Distressed dark honey bamboo

We then chose the cabinets to accent the distressed look of the floor.  We're going with a hazelnut-glazed Newport style.  From the website (although it doesn't look this dark in real life):

Newport painted hazelnut glaze

And the countertops are what caused me the greatest stress.  But I'm pretty excited for our choice: HiMacs (i.e.: Corian) solid surface in graphite granite.  From the website:

Graphite Granite HiMacs Countertop

If you put all the samples together in the showroom, you get:

Whee!!!