Welcome to the House of Green Lanterns. The arbor lights are from Arroyo Craftsman and have a copper vertigris patina.
The hickory floors being installed in the library. Beautiful!
We put birch floors in the master bedroom. I can't wait to paint over the pink walls!
We choose gneiss, a metamorphic rock similar to granite.
Our master bathroom. The fish scale tiles in a light lavender-blue give the room a zen-like feeling.
The new plants have some growing to do, but looking good!
The dogwood tree on the left is in bloom, with gorgeous pink blossoms.
The open gate showing the cottage-style bench that says, "Come sit and sit and relax a while and have some cool, organic lemonade."
The pair of chairs to match the bench. See the dogwood in bloom with its pretty pink flowers?
This whole courtyard area was jam packed with roses. It seems more spacious and inviting now.
Most of the plants have been removed. It sure looks bland without landscaping and my, that Cypress tree sure got large in the last few years! The courtyard wall will have an arbor with wisteria and a gate. The landscaping will be whimsical, cottage, English garden style.
The pile of concrete is from the walkway that lead from the driveway to the front door. Instead, Connecticut Bluestone flagstones will meander from the curb to the front door. An arbor and gate are replacing the iron gate at the courtyard wall.
No more yellow ochre and turquoise paint. All of the neighbors were very excited to see the change.
The new exterior paint color is Dunn-Edwards Bison Beige and the casement window is new. Are bison really that color, I thought they were more brownish?
This will be our idyllic courtyard, laid with Connecticut bluestone and framed by whimsical flowers. The roses have been adopted by our neighbors.
The front room, we call the library, is next to the foyer. The short wall will be capped with cherry and finished with a cherry newel posts about five inches higher than the walls. Newel posts are found on antique staircases.
View from the library. The French doors open to the atrium.
We still have lots of knick-knacks left over from the estate sale, with the exception of the tools.
The same foyer view with the French door open.
Rosebud posing in the atrium.
Zen garden with the Japanese maple and Ishi-doro Miyoshi, meaning "stone lantern" in Japanese.
Beautiful Anderson French doors! The interior is pine and will be stained to match our cherry kitchen cabinets.
We haven't removed the plastic from the inside of the windows and won't until the doors have been stained.
Another view of the atrium. The stucco was patched after the French doors were installed and just need to be painted.
Cherry kitchen cabinets with the appliances being installed.
I love our farmhouse sink!
The new refrigerator was damaged when it was delivered and will be replaced soon.
Big island covered all sorts of stuff. The disarray and dust can be nerve wracking...
Messy view of the kitchen and dinning space from the living space of the great room.
The horrible dry wall texture is going to be fixed. It makes us ill to look at it.
Master bedroom view from bathroom. The French doors add a charming touch!
Mater bath construction. A wall and door were taken out that split the bathroom in two parts now it feel so much more open.
The backyard has been dug up. A couple of Pyracantha bushes will be planted against the fence to replace the one that died a few years ago. We hope we can lure the Mockingbird back who lived in it, or one of his successors.
Another view of the backyard.
Pooh-bah and Chloe's graves; they deserve a beautiful garden in this spot for us to honor beloved companions.
The side yard rubble. Ed rescued the Meyer lemon sitting in the black tub that we will replant in the front courtyard.
New kitchen door and window over the sink. The stucco has been patched and needs to be painted.
