Bookcase Preview

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cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thank you all for your suggestions about paint colors.  It seems that the majority thought a light warm gray would look nice.  I took it as a challenge that no one suggested a rich, dark color.  I've chosen to go very dramatic with Benjamin Moore Fairview Taupe, HC-85. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I can almost hear the gasps.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9bfUpIxHAeKWjCD1Y6R0gT3KL-k5vBpd3Jr3lhDsCYAh9l1MJJXzMFjjMmL4vHkOnrZVkSsOYGLFB1FMUQWEg_RtQF1K7SlVgeF305MEkJsvj1-0vbjZ__NPGng5yebjj0DMVE8253Pw/s1600/shelvesR.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9bfUpIxHAeKWjCD1Y6R0gT3KL-k5vBpd3Jr3lhDsCYAh9l1MJJXzMFjjMmL4vHkOnrZVkSsOYGLFB1FMUQWEg_RtQF1K7SlVgeF305MEkJsvj1-0vbjZ__NPGng5yebjj0DMVE8253Pw/s400/shelvesR.JPG" width="288" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My thinking was I would take the color scheme of the chairs and flip it.  A dark taupe background wth the shelves being the ivory piping.  I think the effect is elegant and moody (just like me) and makes the room feel very cozy.  The dark color is also a nice balance to the dark gray sofa that on the same wall of the adjacent living room.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There is a bigger plan that will bring in some accent colors but I like that I've kept it neutral.  This allows we to totally transform the room just by switching out some accessories.  I think the shelves would look gorgeous filled with blue and white Asian jars.  Something new to collect!</div><br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAnEUHXLS-_71yaU5WX1Ql4GIuVep3dVYc_r49kDWkIJX61MOnVkfDc7XZHtFfE-JAKhzA-x1Dw5bPssCvbs3_zeqNogL1IYGv38uNIqlukTpH69b4j8b_8BaBuTAPs9YQwtWk47M30Tc/s1600/2.bmp" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="400" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAnEUHXLS-_71yaU5WX1Ql4GIuVep3dVYc_r49kDWkIJX61MOnVkfDc7XZHtFfE-JAKhzA-x1Dw5bPssCvbs3_zeqNogL1IYGv38uNIqlukTpH69b4j8b_8BaBuTAPs9YQwtWk47M30Tc/s400/2.bmp" width="300" /></a></div> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The shelves aren't even painted with the final coat but I can't resist the temptation to bring in a few things just to play a bit.  The painting is getting tiresome.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHdziJ0ixThG2Mcsd-Zfyq0dQI6EUYqLRt3sOMcA8QVod-xnraLEUn2meFsI7595G8iivap9zrNAEt0UHCGKUKBhOn63mIkbKwo8HAwsn9esuHXZlLIJpnMllPwJMtMeFL3QtBrQC8SZk/s1600/3b.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="305" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHdziJ0ixThG2Mcsd-Zfyq0dQI6EUYqLRt3sOMcA8QVod-xnraLEUn2meFsI7595G8iivap9zrNAEt0UHCGKUKBhOn63mIkbKwo8HAwsn9esuHXZlLIJpnMllPwJMtMeFL3QtBrQC8SZk/s400/3b.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Most of my books are art books and cookbooks that are packed away.  It will be fun to see them again.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSAPpAa-BZ8IBw0SV7UTdHZWn7s2C1tI7Y9tBbBapqHsBl6a3v7iN2E7-cxuJbVIbmdW0BYsuCXIpUuApSc2e4ercxWkB4znvOaWFRpaCcIDQFDokeZPP3F0zEoGmpe-4Vu9NEeKabrJU/s1600/1.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSAPpAa-BZ8IBw0SV7UTdHZWn7s2C1tI7Y9tBbBapqHsBl6a3v7iN2E7-cxuJbVIbmdW0BYsuCXIpUuApSc2e4ercxWkB4znvOaWFRpaCcIDQFDokeZPP3F0zEoGmpe-4Vu9NEeKabrJU/s400/1.bmp" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm really attracted the combination of wood, metal and white.  I know; not even a single book!  I love how strongly graphic the white objects are against the dark color.  And the metal pieces shine at night.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I could mess around with these arrangements for a long time.  And it will never be done...or perfect.  I love that.  </div></div>

Bookcase Preview

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Study Construction Done

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3aHTl-3q1bALRvMOoEEfF-Wuck1m2ZpOA8se73y45Q0a0YeAZanWULoi-mQ8QMPmQudRrLTbHYnp9rtXlgYbwUcOwQe4NEqWeEKt8GcVYY2yU3CTiFfvGVkTDcC5AzvWI_z3TCNJWWeA/s1600/IMG_5285.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3aHTl-3q1bALRvMOoEEfF-Wuck1m2ZpOA8se73y45Q0a0YeAZanWULoi-mQ8QMPmQudRrLTbHYnp9rtXlgYbwUcOwQe4NEqWeEKt8GcVYY2yU3CTiFfvGVkTDcC5AzvWI_z3TCNJWWeA/s400/IMG_5285.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The construction portion of the dining room/study is done.  If it seemed like it went quickly, it's because the units were built in Sam's shop where they were sprayed with primer and then brought to the house,  Installation took two days.  </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeKTjZZwFpaza7Hx6KoaC_J0I2_r-tYFhDFP_tUjW4aft1Rbc2N3t1LQrHdlNzZJvutkeO12lp2uA7p4EGM-wJBKgQJUe3aDnd0uUfayfKRhozfdeTSxOZWR-pQgwu52X3zCtTdOwdnRM/s1600/IMG_5233.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeKTjZZwFpaza7Hx6KoaC_J0I2_r-tYFhDFP_tUjW4aft1Rbc2N3t1LQrHdlNzZJvutkeO12lp2uA7p4EGM-wJBKgQJUe3aDnd0uUfayfKRhozfdeTSxOZWR-pQgwu52X3zCtTdOwdnRM/s400/IMG_5233.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sam made the frames slightly larger on the outside edges so they could be scribed to the walls.  This side has yet to be done.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNa2Liy4zGR-dwQeoYegn22tHQvNg46VFDS85GOemnNKCQ8qhBS2cqB1srxk0HpTFSXQqKfzqred-K-FarlI6rxN06FH8IzAI6wFoBu6gdMainnrMPS3AbPROGWt2rKZCA0AmSl20u9k4/s1600/IMG_5235.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNa2Liy4zGR-dwQeoYegn22tHQvNg46VFDS85GOemnNKCQ8qhBS2cqB1srxk0HpTFSXQqKfzqred-K-FarlI6rxN06FH8IzAI6wFoBu6gdMainnrMPS3AbPROGWt2rKZCA0AmSl20u9k4/s400/IMG_5235.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The window casings were replaced with some of the trim that was left over from the living room windows.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFPtNl73HQWXNra51DVF3vb2G9Fo5TPZ214F3AV8kywzdslhDoErPQ_HF4vaGsUDd-KjUnZtT3mfx0o3B8IGmcAns9c3Ejo5fnbWT6Qst8VHHjtJKWXcUPSOPNgm8CA8KKNJphhl9Dx9I/s1600/IMG_5240.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFPtNl73HQWXNra51DVF3vb2G9Fo5TPZ214F3AV8kywzdslhDoErPQ_HF4vaGsUDd-KjUnZtT3mfx0o3B8IGmcAns9c3Ejo5fnbWT6Qst8VHHjtJKWXcUPSOPNgm8CA8KKNJphhl9Dx9I/s400/IMG_5240.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And a crown molding was attached between the top of the bookcases and the ceiling.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Y3mnR6rMv5dKGZ2b3vmPa89IC332nZ5xfuLpbg5El6l7NsSteoUuEcrTl18AdlybPJNJQqUW1KGfGKP-fJ5B7kWODK2y-M4zb5iXxsHMPx9yljxX5f0v_bFgnddx-0X36TmRN0Fcy9s/s1600/IMG_5120.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Y3mnR6rMv5dKGZ2b3vmPa89IC332nZ5xfuLpbg5El6l7NsSteoUuEcrTl18AdlybPJNJQqUW1KGfGKP-fJ5B7kWODK2y-M4zb5iXxsHMPx9yljxX5f0v_bFgnddx-0X36TmRN0Fcy9s/s640/IMG_5120.jpg" width="356" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Doing a project in an old house always includes the unexpected and it was the closet door that provided the headache on this one.  I never noticed it before but the door was attached to the casing because the door jamb wasn't deep enough to accommodate a normal door.   The door should be on the same plane as the wall, not the casing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi80ZLlvxhTqp8i2hnbiafNtiEJS5fF_RwQa9A2pcbWC9Lo8OxuQe2LX52WlPHJdSPKXIp-a_D4PCFEKplvXe5AgTZ_8urw9jeWJhVY-_gxm0gQa_snnpGdjpEZuYCu3fLfgXwyRqi9-nI/s1600/IMG_5238.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi80ZLlvxhTqp8i2hnbiafNtiEJS5fF_RwQa9A2pcbWC9Lo8OxuQe2LX52WlPHJdSPKXIp-a_D4PCFEKplvXe5AgTZ_8urw9jeWJhVY-_gxm0gQa_snnpGdjpEZuYCu3fLfgXwyRqi9-nI/s400/IMG_5238.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So the casings were ripped off, the entire jamb was removed (along with some plaster) and Sam made a new one in the shop to fit the door.  This required a little bit of plastering before the new casings and salvaged door were installed.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This door problem added $300 to the project but now it's done correctly.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeEKPfzJchxDXJ_oIct1CegxfgFgBdBkvVTPo2ryoGU3EGMrC-2k7bGTwQplHsQSlrwqK-9AaZkKB5OzSidDLwsbKyI-4m2zUzv8h3m7F6zqMTcxvyreuZhvGPuANexxQrQo73G3PA-58/s1600/IMG_5282.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeEKPfzJchxDXJ_oIct1CegxfgFgBdBkvVTPo2ryoGU3EGMrC-2k7bGTwQplHsQSlrwqK-9AaZkKB5OzSidDLwsbKyI-4m2zUzv8h3m7F6zqMTcxvyreuZhvGPuANexxQrQo73G3PA-58/s400/IMG_5282.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've been busy sanding the new plaster, caulking, spackling and priming all the new woodwork the past few days and testing out a few colors for the back of the bookshelves.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn4mYijXzFMOWoHwdjIzEKtzwXLSu7-vKHGrTpwwm63C8_mT6-OqFT7_B8NChRZPpqvnDX7qRabwGL6fBXxRy40ZfW1aCceveJpi3RyMmf3FrA2luQ894JJAA58P8PkpgSTVgXV56Va2U/s1600/IMG_5285.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn4mYijXzFMOWoHwdjIzEKtzwXLSu7-vKHGrTpwwm63C8_mT6-OqFT7_B8NChRZPpqvnDX7qRabwGL6fBXxRy40ZfW1aCceveJpi3RyMmf3FrA2luQ894JJAA58P8PkpgSTVgXV56Va2U/s400/IMG_5285.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The green is Farrow & Ball's Arsenic.  It's a great color with a distinctively vintage feel but I don't think I want it in this room.  I'll consider it for one of the bathrooms...I think.   The other color is BM Whale Gray.   Don't like it either.  Too blue not warm enough.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ5bh74FGVgO6YUzp1ME3Dnyp2RGXqI8NAS0rJRr5IjuZ-nsSxTu43osF6qX2W2eMulB2p_ZfcPo2lVa1Rtfd2cJywYf-kBqLXidLeZljQJdqAB6ALI4V6HUSFdBaNrQofMvp9JwEs5ZQ/s1600/IMG_5286.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ5bh74FGVgO6YUzp1ME3Dnyp2RGXqI8NAS0rJRr5IjuZ-nsSxTu43osF6qX2W2eMulB2p_ZfcPo2lVa1Rtfd2cJywYf-kBqLXidLeZljQJdqAB6ALI4V6HUSFdBaNrQofMvp9JwEs5ZQ/s400/IMG_5286.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So I've put the furniture back in place to contemplate the mood or feel I want the room to project.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7_6Paq99pwT_l86cZ38MSURslpVOfMKj-y2MhTjWO_8sF1qJ_zlXwrNksNx2cHbQTgrwJFQOfSCiB3qgw9r4bVxyId71xVMNf7qB7RyovsCI0n3L_r8r09CutmD4sJKwEd0vt5AU_S2Q/s1600/IMG_5291.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7_6Paq99pwT_l86cZ38MSURslpVOfMKj-y2MhTjWO_8sF1qJ_zlXwrNksNx2cHbQTgrwJFQOfSCiB3qgw9r4bVxyId71xVMNf7qB7RyovsCI0n3L_r8r09CutmD4sJKwEd0vt5AU_S2Q/s400/IMG_5291.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The new-old door and casings are all primed and ready to be painted.  I'm also waiting for the new doorknob which will be bronze with a white porcelain knob.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7W8TxYQ6-Yzl-sc5o4UYIVIM-HGQKB-wMXD8zIgckBzFhEzfx3HhDu4h4Ig-LUuBXCTz7OM1ig6GqRarAtUEW9C50RFTXP-mtxr4UEIhdkgaD-v9UQK1ghd5-Cvk92ND0sqxZ8_XIv8M/s1600/IMG_5299.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7W8TxYQ6-Yzl-sc5o4UYIVIM-HGQKB-wMXD8zIgckBzFhEzfx3HhDu4h4Ig-LUuBXCTz7OM1ig6GqRarAtUEW9C50RFTXP-mtxr4UEIhdkgaD-v9UQK1ghd5-Cvk92ND0sqxZ8_XIv8M/s400/IMG_5299.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's the trimmed edge of the seagrass rug.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMBd2KS_pS8uItb_QUNYpLmTmXfT1UA1XJA3wfRavZygkmuCNnlkvxwT91bvAGdF7a1gTtyPuhmmhJVcb4xbW8D4k1QtrVfgN9gcUmjPIQLW6LJdLWfb8T8czr9DoEKBqQLBUgTay_Kkk/s1600/IMG_5327.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMBd2KS_pS8uItb_QUNYpLmTmXfT1UA1XJA3wfRavZygkmuCNnlkvxwT91bvAGdF7a1gTtyPuhmmhJVcb4xbW8D4k1QtrVfgN9gcUmjPIQLW6LJdLWfb8T8czr9DoEKBqQLBUgTay_Kkk/s400/IMG_5327.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">And finally, here's the chaise pour le petit derriere.  I'm going to have a cushion made at some point but I kind of like having some plants here.</div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYBAMjTxhsmH-KlRS1Cn1er4xIhmdLHYCOeb69Y3V6BLoUG0CvBNmn84nssHehKhKPIDDmkqC1N0uG4F0o14kUMXwwPTWW9BuSofM07MZtz00O32ReFgWqGABm1HZFG1F-J6n9T5ZuYyI/s1600/IMG_5302.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYBAMjTxhsmH-KlRS1Cn1er4xIhmdLHYCOeb69Y3V6BLoUG0CvBNmn84nssHehKhKPIDDmkqC1N0uG4F0o14kUMXwwPTWW9BuSofM07MZtz00O32ReFgWqGABm1HZFG1F-J6n9T5ZuYyI/s400/IMG_5302.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm really pleased with how this is looking so far.  I have a lot of work to do so I better get back to it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div>

Study Construction Done

The construction portion of the dining room/study is done.  If it seemed like it went quickly, it's because the units were built in Sam...

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Expectations (Again)

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCLlz-lG7ZW6aE80gbanBGod90xUxyZccUGlrd-wDZjkhEV3tFru4DnnTqULZr8Vw-iLOSBlaOI7hHHk39u4eSa0jM0BhnxexMhXPMKaz-uUKt72wv6Tsy6kLys_KzCyX5ia0wAPnGBfM/s1600/evan_sklar.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCLlz-lG7ZW6aE80gbanBGod90xUxyZccUGlrd-wDZjkhEV3tFru4DnnTqULZr8Vw-iLOSBlaOI7hHHk39u4eSa0jM0BhnxexMhXPMKaz-uUKt72wv6Tsy6kLys_KzCyX5ia0wAPnGBfM/s400/evan_sklar.bmp" width="295" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If you weren't following last summer, I was fantasizing relentlessly about how I was going to set up my future front porch.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And then I came home to find this....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzz4lfFJR0dpeCqeZHcAKyqDFqzkkSwthBVF2tajqIMGLDVvhSTmmWLpuwH7qsPJSog_dhZkaUnlk-jgV4MpxHr-hrbX2qEjeH2wcP-tc6kobnv379pQ5-hNm_-TxrHpIiLScR6llKpQ4/s1600/real+porch.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzz4lfFJR0dpeCqeZHcAKyqDFqzkkSwthBVF2tajqIMGLDVvhSTmmWLpuwH7qsPJSog_dhZkaUnlk-jgV4MpxHr-hrbX2qEjeH2wcP-tc6kobnv379pQ5-hNm_-TxrHpIiLScR6llKpQ4/s400/real+porch.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I had looked at scores of Greek Revival porches and never really realized they were barely wide enough to put a chair on.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My expectations got in the way.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVvW7akj3tZCDB2eTtr1ED_2LHMr82UBmgEPmaqFahX2cINhDHMFma51mJ6x51H61EIYXmOqabeuQh-Syf6Y7jxfRUTlPBHZlTbvqICih4_s8dBtJQNP_wkydRWGLTy5UWkUzBDFx6Dgk/s1600/porch+after.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVvW7akj3tZCDB2eTtr1ED_2LHMr82UBmgEPmaqFahX2cINhDHMFma51mJ6x51H61EIYXmOqabeuQh-Syf6Y7jxfRUTlPBHZlTbvqICih4_s8dBtJQNP_wkydRWGLTy5UWkUzBDFx6Dgk/s400/porch+after.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Well, that all worked out okay in the end.  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">I love my skinny little porch.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDd0BXdaimc5UXn8aaCT5jInOUfgm12yo9z7D79AEC0JKP6n3HMqCIrnHrwYyb-_ykf-iW4nH_gnLyulTFM0lZhWwZHAarh9-dKOtBRkXeI9oWgx4yoMNy5Hz2sAup9-31XiYLcZIblDA/s1600/window_seat_cozy.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDd0BXdaimc5UXn8aaCT5jInOUfgm12yo9z7D79AEC0JKP6n3HMqCIrnHrwYyb-_ykf-iW4nH_gnLyulTFM0lZhWwZHAarh9-dKOtBRkXeI9oWgx4yoMNy5Hz2sAup9-31XiYLcZIblDA/s320/window_seat_cozy.bmp" width="251" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And then just a week or two ago, I proclaimed I'd be installing some bookshelves and a window seat in between.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Well, ladies and gentleman of blogland, I bring you the latest design trend...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS8gF-iK28FmrTsroGo39Xs0JKOwmnoQOeSOncFRAe49rBsXTLqdqqU-NxKVxMKVivfJfwDHcaC4zUe13HtFODFwfdLNbduN8jLaxGV1J1lC3uGxiuBjquqb6tI8mUCJiqOLMpyx_uBqI/s1600/ledge1.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS8gF-iK28FmrTsroGo39Xs0JKOwmnoQOeSOncFRAe49rBsXTLqdqqU-NxKVxMKVivfJfwDHcaC4zUe13HtFODFwfdLNbduN8jLaxGV1J1lC3uGxiuBjquqb6tI8mUCJiqOLMpyx_uBqI/s400/ledge1.bmp" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The window ledge!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The silver lining is I won't have a big pillow budget.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>

Expectations (Again)

If you weren't following last summer, I was fantasizing relentlessly about how I was going to set up my future front porch. And then I c...

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