Pretty Boring

I wish I could sit here and say I have some really stunning stuff for you to check out - but I don't. The reality is that when I went up to the house today it didn't look much different than the last time I was there. Which, by the way, is something that we hear from people at about this stage of the remodel. See, right about now is when the work being done doesn't really get seen so it seems like nothings happening. You know . . . stuff like wiring, plumbing or gas line rough in, etc, etc. Later this week we should be seeing some drywall going up and that will get us back to some "wow" fun.

Anyway, here's a couple pictures for you to see what I saw. First up is a shot of the can lights going in.

See how insanely exciting that is?! Actually though, I'm one of those weirdos that likes seeing this sort of thing. From here I can visually fill in the blanks and get a gut check on how the space will feel according to the light layout and its interaction with the cabinetry. The spacing and layout of the lights will do exactly what I planned them to do. Ha ha ha!!! Sorry, this is too fun. Anyway, if you look closely at the line of the drywall in the ceiling, you should also be able to see the locations of the three pendant lights that will be going over the peninsula. Here's a better shot of it:
On a side note, right before starting construction we determined that doing the typical door jamb and casings (trim) would not be the best direction to go. We decided that in the public areas it would be more appropriate for the modern design direction to have a very clean drywall detail using "L" metal. Well, to make a long story longer . . . that means we have to alter the wall construction to deal with the existing doors. It's either that or take out the whole door assemblies and then re-set them to allow for a flush drywall termination. So we decided to fur out the existing stud walls 1/2" to allow for this detail rather than messing with the existing doors. Here, check it out:

What I'm talking about is the OSB strips set on top of the studs - see? Yeah, yeah, pretty exciting stuff, eh? Well, don't say I didn't warn you. Right about now, some of you are thinking this is cool, and some are bored to death with this stuff. Oh well, the one's that are bored probably left a long time ago.