Many finishing touches have been completed since the previous photo-journal tour of the house. Here are some of the highlights:
| Sonoran desert transplant in progress |
Home at twilight |
Broken pieces of slate bridge gap in sidewalk |
Water is not a scarce resource 'round here |
Mailbox, doorbell round out house front |
| Building up front stoop, one layer at a time |
Entryway: home to shoes and tools |
Living room, now with chairs! |
Peering into the kitchen |
Looking into kitchen from living room |
| Drawer pulls, apparently in line |
Shiny new stove |
Range hood, overhead task lighting, cooking chemicals |
Main, double-basin sink |
Asko dishwasher, silent as a breeze |
| Second sink, fully equipped |
Unfinished pantry nook, and plenty of floor space |
Pendant light over second sink |
Darkened family room, in much-debated arrangement |
Looking back into kitchen from FR |
| Dining table |
Rear patio doors laid bare |
Looking into first-floor bath from FR |
Entering bathroom |
Pedestal sink by Toto |
| Shiny stuff in the bathroom |
Can't get enough pictures of the throne |
Towel bar ... and time to change the toilet paper |
French doors on library entrance |
We like them quite a bit |
| Family room perspective |
Computer setup in library |
Amber hunts for a way out of the library |
Some floor space cleared at last in library |
Looking leftish from entry toward family room |
| Green, leafy living thing inherited from Gregg and Jana |
Orchids blooming in new environment |
More orchids in the dining area |
Faucet by Grohe; scrubber pads by O-Cello |
My alibi |
| KWC faucet over second sink |
Completed door for mechanical closet |
Tall windows, way over our heads in dining area |
And at the top of the stairs . . . a door |
The Miele washing machine greets the intrepid stair climber |
| Washer and dryer. One weighs a lot more than the other. |
Ikea is not forgotten |
Tom's toybox: the "NOC" (Network Operations Center) |
"Maybe you could put a cover on that someday?" |
Balusters standing straight and (36") tall |
| Amber in her favorite vantage point |
Don't do it! Don't jump! (Not this time, anyway) |
Doorways |
Heading around the corner ... voila! Another bathroom! |
New, ("freakishly") voluptuous cherry mirror |
| Look Ma -- we warsh |
Count the colors and finishes -- too many? Too late. |
Drawer pulls in second bathroom |
"Cat's bedroom" |
Where they also play piano |
| Rear bedroom, with futon frame from Gregg and Jana |
Stereo still packed up |
Books belong in big brown boxes |
Master bedroom |
Choosing paint colors late into the night |
| A third mirror -- by Victorian standards, we're rich! |
Whirlpool in master bath still not complete |
With elbow room |
Pacifica sink by Toto |
C-Spout facuet by Rohl |
| Thank goodness that color is going to be hidden by the toilet |
Mable cabinets by Merillat |
Fixtures in whirlpool are operational |
Yet another cabinet picture |
"Grafton" knobs from Restoration Hardware |
| Gregg and Jana's fish-in-cat lantern gift warms the home |
Lambder, the minuscule doorstop elephant |
Amber in her element -- the jungle |
Ash enjoys some open floor, darkly |
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