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Project 13a: Preparing the
New Building....
Project 13b: The New Building-The
Farmhouse....
Project 13c: The New
Building-The Barn |
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Project 13c: The New
Building-The Barn
The Owner's Quarters |
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Once the property had become known as a vacation rental and the site for
destination weddings, and had begun to earn some income, it was time for
me to take my newfound skills--tiling, carpentry, textured
wall-plastering, painting--and begin to finish the Owner's Quarters in
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The public areas are always the first priority, so the first project was
the office and waiting room, put into service for my Maine psychotherapy
and life coaching clients. This was my first experience with a slate
floor--very demanding and frustrating, but very beautiful when
finished--with barnboard walls and with my own version of the painter's
textured wall-plastering. See what you think. |
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Finally, it was time to complete my own private kitchen! I searched the
Green Demolitions site in Norwalk, CT, where wealthy people who are
re-decorating, donate their kitchens....month after month. Nothing that
would quite work in my plan.
Then finally, a warm red oak
kitchen with lots of cabinets came in, at the same time as I was
bargaining for two large and elegant oak hutches for the upstairs
kitchen and dining room. Perfect. A huge Penske truck would carry them
all north. |
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The kitchen called out for more slate floors....oh my aching knees and
back! But, again, they were worth the trouble. The color of the natural
slate tiles is glorious, especially after covered with Behr's Wet Look
Sealer. This is just after finishing the mortaring and first coat of
sealing, before the grouting. |
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