Author Archives: mark-diane

This is a photo of the counter top in progress.  The polishing has begun and the stones are shining through.  It is just amazing to see this unfold.  Our master concrete guru has worked tirelessly on this project.  He has … Continue reading →

Do you think it would be okay for me to sit in the shower during the home tour?  I wonder how many people will do that?  I might need to monitor the situation! Home Tour?  Yes.  We will be in … Continue reading →

Yesterday, our fabulous master worker said the shower looked bitchin’.  The first time he uttered the word, I laughed.  I think it had been 50 years since I’d heard that word.  When I was in junior high that was THE word.  Y’no … Continue reading →

I think we are building a house.  Have I been out of the blog loop again?  Yes.  However, out fabulous crew has been hard at work.  We are in the midst of acquiring a phenomenal tiled shower.  The trim around … Continue reading →

Show Time – for our little abode is one month from yesterday.  How can that be? I can’t even think about it, so I’ll tell you about the weather. Whidbey Island has had an extended spate of summer weather.  The sun … Continue reading →

Yesterday, we spent quite a bit of time selecting an assortment of stones to place in the concrete countertop.  We narrowed it down and then started all over; several times.  We do not want it to look like a big … Continue reading →

I freely admit to being messy, cluttered and all that.  If you have been reading about this move for any length of time, you are aware that numerous loads of “stuff” went to various locales with fervent determination to never again be … Continue reading →

There you have it – misty gray. The cabinets are being installed and they are utterly gorgeous.  Hickory!  This is where we realize things we should have done.  Every cabinet in the house should be custom-made hickory.  Que sara.  That … Continue reading →

Yesterday, we were in the pits, on several levels.  There was a house mixup and a worker mixup and ugh.  However, the moon shown brightly last night and today was spendid. Appliances of every breadth and width are in the … Continue reading →

…to the other side. Three-panel doors instead of six-panel doors.  We love them.  They were delivered today, along with the window and floor trim.  The kitchen cabinets are being installed, so after a trip across the pond, we drove to the … Continue reading →