LOL I have to take pics today :) Things are progressing fast but crazy! So you'll have to wait for tonight...sorry missie...no skipping out on your work today LOL

ummmm, I, for one, am waiting impatiently on the pics of the completed master bedroom and bath......

aww heck. back to work :(

um um um ***raises hand politely**** add me to that list.

I want to see what TheArtist is doing with the switchplate covers! Count me as one of the (few?) GW'ers who is obsessed with blending in those outlets and switchplates. Oh, my poor electrician/husband: First he installed white outlets and switches. Then I got black pushbutton switches. He installed them. Then, I got black outlets to match the pushbuttons. He started to install them. Then I changed my mind again, and got ivory switches which will themselves be painted--along with the plates/covers--to blend into the painted wall. WHEW!

So I want to see the updated backsplash igloo!!!!!! When will they be done?

:-)

francy

LOL ya'll are funny. I don't have my backsplash plates yet. I have to get the wood ones for him to work on and I couldn't find decent ones at Home Despot. I need to add that to tomorrow's day of work!

But he did finish the master bedroom walls today, and we got the ceiling fan and chandelier hung in the dining room.

The tigerwood floor is half way in, and I started on my golf wall for DS's bathroom.

I got all 600 star wars items cataloged and wrapped for shipping...wait that isn't the house is it?? I was also clearning out the storage unit this week :) It was a BUSY week LOL

The medalion in the dining room is still under construction. My artist (pictured on his ladder) is working on it as he does 300 other things as well. Tomorrow he will be presenting me with my monkey room model (they made a whole scale model of the finial room concept for me to approve..how cool is that?) :) I can't wait to see that!

Upper cabinets hung in DS's bathroom with the corbels and hand made glass. I found a glass blower who is doing the glass for me...he's amazing and the texture of hand made glass...sheesh it's beyond wonderful. There will be a mirror custom made to fit between the vanity backsplash and the corbels and cabinet above so the light will be mounted on top of that and the piece will appear as one instead of two as it is now:

Bedroom is hard to photograph...it's the color of antique gold and bronze...very rich and luminous:

My crazy ceiling fan. The blades will be painted by the artist to match the wall in the room. They fold out when it is turned on and back in when it's off :)

The fan was picked to match the art deco lighting in the same room:

Here's my hall walls in progress...three layers more to go (artist perched on ladder):

And I'm normally out in the garage or here working on the antique lighting restoration. This one with shell glass will be in the powder room:

This weekend the walls will all be finished in every room, most electric done, and much of the painting. Stairs start Monday and floors get finished on Friday, Sat Sunday. Then marble goes in the master bathroom (templating on Tuesday) and we might almost be done!

Gorgeous,it is getting gorgeous! Is the kitchen totally done now? keep the photos coming girl! thanks for posting them! Way more interesting than the speech that is on. heh heh. And to think all of this fits in an igloo!

Looking good.

I have a favor to ask - can you take a straight-on pic of the panels on the tub in DS's bathroom? From the angle I'm seeing, they look like the style (or at least very close to it) that I'm wantong for my kitchen.

Thanks!

Oh, and what's this about Star Wars stuff???

LOL PB the star wars stuff will be on ebay in four big lots to be ending on the 15th of the month. 20 years of me collecting (actually it goes back to almost 30 but I kept a couple special early items for DS). I donated it to a Rotary club who will be raising money to fund an orphanage in ummm a place that needs an orphanage (I think it was Russia). I also donated my storage unit full of antiques..they did well enough to invite me to the orphanage opening where ever it is LOL (I hope to be pregnant or have had a baby by then, so I won't be going most likely).

I will take a straight pic of the panels tomorrow from floor level. I can pull the door style as well. They were Omega (also done in Dynasty). They had to be Omega because they're somewhat custom in that application (shorter doors than usual). They look like a basic tub surround, but two of the doors open (on the ends) for plumbing access (i'm big into that) and electrical access for the tub on the other door.

Sue I'm starting to actually think I have a house going on here :) I wish I could have photographed the bedroom better, but it's metalic and hard to capture on film well. I hope the magazine shoot does better with more sophisticated photographers than me. It's so rich...all the guys on site are going gaga over it :) Danny should have the closet done by tonight as well and he plans to be done early in the next week...when he and his wife will both be working on DS's room.

I can't wait to photograph their little presentation model for tomorrow! There are monkeys and lions and all kinds of wonderful creatures waiting to peek out between the curtains of DS's tent room :)

I had meetings with stair folks today (we have four flights). That was painful (in the wallet) but they'll be done by next Friday when the floors get stained!

I can almost see our first dinner (which will be hosting our most important craftsmen on the house, the artist, GC and tile god as well as their wifes). My chicken chandelier will be smiling...and when we hung him today, we made sure hit butt faced the wall..so the cheeks that are seen will only be happy :oP

Dawn, Never figured you for a Star Wars freak! LOL I remember leaving the Star Wars movie with my future DH and saying I will probably be old and on crutches when the others come out,but I will be sure to see them. Dontcha know! I WAS old and had surgery on my foot so was on crutches! When the kids were old enough we had Star War movie day on a winter saturday and we would build a fire and watch together.
Very sweet of you to donate them and your antiques to the Rotary. And I so hope you can't go to the opening either!
I had wondered who got to face chicken butt! Keep the photos coming girl.

O.K. Igloochic, I gotta put this out there.....did you ever watch the show Murphy Brown? I can't help but look at your artist on the ladder and think Eldon, the artist/painter who was always at her house? Sorry but I can't get that image out of my head.

Wow! I agree. Looks bee-uuuu-teee-ful! What a house and it seems like it will get done soon! Can't wait to see it all completed. You have to be crazy busy!

BTW--I hope you can't go to the opening either! My single sister adopted a baby girl from Russia 10 years ago. She always wanted to have kids and decided to adopt. My niece is the light of my life. She had me from hello.

When I got to meet her for the first time when she was finally in the US, my sister had just driven to my folks house with her (I live about 300 miles from them). She (like most kids) had fallen asleep in the car and was just in that stage between being awake and being asleep. I held out my hands to her and wiggled my fingers for her to come to me. She reached for me. I grabbed her and she put her little baby cheek next to mine (she had just turned 1). Hugged me and wouldn't let go. That was it. I was a goner! I can't imagine her not in my life. I love her to pieces!

So, I am sending you lots of positive vibes and helping angels on your endeavor to give a child a wonderful, loving home (and another room for you to decorate).

Oh nuts what a sweet story :) Honestly I had that storage unit for gad five years, full to the gill, thinking I'd open an antique store and sell it all, but never got around to emptying it out. When a very dear friend asked if we had anything for a garage sale they were having to raise money for the orphanage, I thought and said, sure...then thought of that unit and said...how would you feel about a whole storage unit? The garage sale raised $5700 (not all my stuff) and the star wars stuff should pick up another couple thousand. It honestly is a nice feeling to know that it all went to a wonderful cause.

josie, that's funny...my staff used to call me Murphy Browne LOL

Oh man that star wars stuff sounds tempting. But I have too much stuff in my life already.

Here's hoping you don't make that opening.

Pb we had a couple of emergencies today and I didn't get you that picture. I'll have it for you tomorrow though I promise! Our sitter had cramps (she's 15 weeks preg) and we had to get her to a doc right away, this after Killer developed a bad case of bloody stools so he had to go to the animal hospital...I got SQUAT done today LOL Everyone is fine, except for me and DS. He didn't get a nap, and I now have to live with him!

Ok so if anyone want's to see some fun....this is the model mock up that the artists did for me of DSs room. The walls that are totally painted with vegitation are what the whole room would look like. You can see in one pic what the fabric roof would look like as well. It's such a cool mockup! You can open it's little door and peek in the windows LOL Very fun:

Oh, looks adorable. I love all the birds sitting on the branch above the window. The ceiling is to die for. Thanks for posting the picture and hope everyone is feeling much better, including your sweet beastie and sweet son!

Looks like your gov will be crazy busy over the next few weeks as well! Must be the snow and ice up there.

We're actually thrilled with her being selected for the VP. It means we can hopefully get rid of her and replace her before she gets impeached here. (She's a joke!)

And it isn't even snowing yet :OP (Although we just took the dog out for a walk and we could see our breath in the air).

That maquette is incredible! You must be so excited!

I hope everyone is feeling better and sleeping l-o-n-g ....

That safari room is going to be very cool.

Sending everyone lots of healthy, happy energy.

DS's room will be very cool, just one question!! When Grandma stays in the room does she get a night light??

IS this Grandma talking? She can only have a night light if she brings more strawberry rubarb jam :)

Pb here's the photo's of the cabinets. I did one on the door on the tub and another of his vanity so you could see drawers and doors.

I'm still undecided on his knobs :) The door style is Omega Kentwood, Cherry Chestnut. I believe that Dynasty does the same door but I'm not 100% sure without looking.

Grandma...bring your own shower curtain :oP I haven't figured that out yet heh heh

Here are 2 links to a couple of options for knobs.

http://www.directdoorhardware.com/wildlife_hardware/sports_cabinetknobs/Sports_Cabinetknobs_Golf.htm

Here is a link that might be useful: Maitland-Smith Golf Frog

Igloo - it all looks incredible. What a fun kids room!

Don't suppose you have a nordic black remnant you're looking to get rid of? I don't have enough to complete the kitchen/desk area and dealer ran out. rrrr. Will resort to tiles if necessary but trying to come up with a remnant and other Seattle area buyers haven't picked up or templated yet. It looks like you used it in more than your kitchen though, perhaps bathroom tub surround?

Anyway, it all looks great and hope all's well.

Mine are cut from 18x18 tiles katmandu. I will know if I have any remnents (most are about 18x4, left over from the base board trim). My tile guy will finish out the hood on Tuesday most likely, and maybe we'll have a couple of pieces...would they work for you if we did? I know I have some 4x4 tiles, but you don't want those (not many but I know there are about a dozen hanging around). And just to be sure...they're nordic black antique (the finish being antique).

They come from the granite dealer who cheated me and ran off with most of my stone. I had paid for four other cases so we ran pretty tight on them in the end, but they cut WAY more base board trim than I ordered, so that's why we ended up with some extra on that.

I never did find any available elsewhere, and we made what we had work fortunately. I do feel your pain and if I can help I'd be happy to!

Thanks for the pics, i-chic.

Thanks anyway igloo. Yes, I am using nordic black antique. I got one slab knowing it was not quite enough but hated to by a whole additional slab for my small desk area! Dal where I got it here in seattle has 18" x 18" tiles so I will likely use those for the desk area which is a bit away from everything else so I think/hope it will work. (Am using marble on island so hated to go with a third material - although have considered honed absolute black for desk just since it is easy to find slab remnants.)

Oh well! Your place looks so interesting and unique. I love the dark wall with gold wainscotting or molding, among other things. Thanks for the offer and good luck as you head toward the finish line!

Kat

i-chic, hope you'll check this post - if not I'll post a separate thread....where oh where did you get your wonderful rooster chandelier? It seems to me that you've mentioned it before in another post but I'm danged if I can find it. Would love something like that to set off our traditional kitchen with a bit of fun!

TIA - Eliz

The chandelier is a Tracy Porter design (Clyde). She does the funnest (oh dear that was bad english) the coolest, whimsical lighting. Her current lines have foxes on them, but Clyde is also available in different sizes. He's pretty big (the six light chandelier I have) but also comes in a few different styles, probably better suited to kitchens (on this link you can see the different styles).

I bought mine locally but I would bet you can find a deal either locally or through an internet seller. You can also google her name and find her on the net for more info on her other fun designs :) I applaud anyone brave enough to buy one of these LOL when I tell people I have a chicken chandelier in my formal dining room, they look at me funny :o) but then they see it...and love it. It weighs a TON and is well made. I highly recommend them!

Here is a link that might be useful: Tracy Porter Seller

Perfect! Thanks so much for the info - I'll start shopping....

Cheers - Eliz