The Kitchen

Having replaced the majority of the copper piping underneath the house and established a functional plumbing system, it was time to move onto the 'Area Formerly Known as the Kitchen'.

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I issued requests for proposals for an architectural design competition to rebuild the 'Area Formerly Know as...' Although the international competition was fierce, the team of esteemed judges selected a local talent to complete the design.

Winning Design Rendering:

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Another Design Rendering: Note the portion of granite around the sink.

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Here is where the portion of granite around the sink came from:

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Master craftsman David Baysinger and I cut the piece above into tiles to fit around the perimeter of the proposed underhung sink. Of course, we executed all work in accordance with the winning design scheme.

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Next, my expert cabinet builder performed his work. Working with apparent ease, he made it seem like a perfunctory task.

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At the risk of seeming inappropriately optimistic, the 'Area Formerly Known as the Kitchen' may soon come under the nomenclature of 'Area Formerly Known as the 'Kitchen', but Ultimately Reinstated as the 'Kitchen''.

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More to come. Comments welcome!

Early Renovation work...

I will be terse and try to let the pictures speak for themselves:

The house had 17 door openings when I bought it. This includes both interior and exterior doors. It suffices to say that the seller did not hand over the 'keys' upon escrow closure. I like to joke that they handed over a crow bar instead.


These pictures depict the work on the front door. Thank you Parker and Robyn!











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Parkers preparing to remove the boarded up front door opening sometime after midnight:















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Did you know Jesus is a carpenter? Well, he is, and an expert one at that. Every time I open and close my exterior doors I smile and thank Jesus (aka Robyn).

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Looking better - note door in lieu of plywood:

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With the extreme caution that only an 'inadequately experienced Owner-Builder attempting a complicated plumbing installation without proper licensure' can embody, Parker and I pressurized the plumbing system after completing the plumbing work.

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Two days of blood, sweet, tears and ineffable anxiety elapsed duing said plumbing work. Seeing no leaks, I took the victory position I had coveted since the onset of escrow, nearly 3 months earlier.

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more to come...

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please comment...