Another way to see the house!

I've been  frustrated that an ordinary camera lens cannot capture the true inside of the house. So I got an app for my iPhone that goes just a little overboard. Its a 360 degree panorama program. (remember you can click on the pictures to enlarge them, if you dare!)

family rooooooooom



Another view of the family room




Vaulted ceiling looks like a ship's hull!




Making this modest sized master bathroom look big



And also the guest bath



Living room, dining area, and kitchen with a normal sized Dave and a wispy Jeff!



I'll keep practicing...........

A Post for Jeff

From the time he decided that we should just 'go for it', Jeff has been a devoted partner in this project. 

And I've let him down! 

Yesterday he just happened to notice  that  on my blog I had labelled our contractor 19 times, and only 7 for him! So this is my attempt at reparation.  :)

So why do I say that Jeff has been a devoted partner?

 ~ He has brought a certain amount of adventure and fun to our many journeys back and forth to Camano.

 

 

 

But by far, his greatest adventure was being flown by my brother Michael from Boeing Field to our little Camano Island airstrip  for a quick look-see.

 ~We have come to delight in the wonderful food at Scandia Coffeehouse in Stanwood. Here we've gotten to know their great staff, and meet  folks soon be our neighbors.

~Jeff has deferred to me on many of the  design decisions, but has always jumped in to take on some of this work when it became too much. :)

~ He has a keen interest in making sure that things work, and brings his eagle eyes and sharp mind to each meeting.

 Many features of this house carry Jeff's mark and will bring much enjoyment in the years to come!

The Phos Gals' Second Tour!

December 5th 2010

Once or twice a month I get together with my gal friends to solve the problems of the world over a bowl of Pho. Barbara, Shawn and I have been doing this for at least phour years, with the company of new phrends  who join us as their schedule allows. Today it was Barbara, Shawn, and Leslye. We set the date to gather at the beach months ago, and our plan was to get pho on the way back to Seattle, if the house was not ready for phood; or I would make some myself. True conphession, this is probably the only time I was glad that the house wasn't quite ready :)   Making pho takes time and this has been a busy week.



Barbara wanted a color that would illuminate




Shawn is looking for a good match





Leslye is not so sure



The last time that Shawn and Leslye were  there was December 4th. Where did the time go? At that point, the interior was getting ready for paint and the exterior was far from phinished. Suffice it to say, they were amazed at the transformation. In December, I asked them to help phinalize  a couple interior paint colors; today their mission was to help guide our choice of a color for the entry doors. No small pheat! 

PS  Driving back to Seattle, we changed our minds and went for Dim Sum!