i like em' THICK

john and darrell are almost finished with the maple THICKwalls downstairs. fantastic. 3' deep cabs with bookshelves in the hall side and drawers/closet on the other. door 'portals' make the perfect threshold. almost feel like you need to duck. we'll use some sort of translucent or colored acrylic in the top portion to share light from bedrooms/hall/library.

more millwork ACTION

john finished the kitchen cabinets and moved downstairs to work on the maple THICKwalls. we'll try and build the massaranduba countertops tomorrow and get the appliances in by the end of the week.

YEEEEHAAAWWWW!!!!!!

millwork has begun...

Robin Smith / millwork solutions (strapping young lad seen in the sweatshirt below) has started installing the kitchen cabinets. these guys really do amazing work. they will be here most of the week finishing the kitchen and cabs downstairs. the kitchen is riff cut white oak. they even sprayed them for me. cant find a run yet but i am sure there will be something i can complain about.action shots below..

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mmmmmmmmm......

just a few shop lights inside.............

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a little rip-off hackery

was a little frustrated a few weeks ago with the lack of progress due to lack of funds so i resorted to a little shop indulgence and built this cab for the toilet room. we have plenty of scraps from the massaranduba siding to build the island, master bath lav, stair trim, etc....was inspired by a few lavs MJ Neal built for a house in austin the he designed called the wolfe den. whats a little rip off hackery amongst friends.

we are back on track now. so stay tuned for many more updates.

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red alert

we are almost finished with the red plywood paneling. we could not afford to use finform as we wanted so my cabinetmaker (robin smith) supplied us with some cheap chinese birch and we stained it ourselves. not a bad substitute. many more pics soon.

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action update

we have been moving really slowly the past 6 months or so due to lack of funds. we are starting to see the light. we will list the house soon if anybody is interested..let me know.

this is a shot from the spring in the back. almost finished with the rainscreen. ran out of wood but will order the rest this week.

check back soon for more pics.

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by the way...the house is located in arlington, TX.