Monday, Monday

Today John Laughton brought by the prototype for the cabinets. OMG, it's beautiful. The drawers and even the doors are self-closing which will be wonderful when installed. But it's the combination of the high density plywood framing paired with the bamboo fronts that is so fabulous. And we rarely use the f-word.

John said when his crew back at the shop first saw the materials for this project they were a bit skeptical but when they saw the prototype come together they told him how impressed they were and how excited they were to work on such a cool project. Without a doubt, when the renovation is complete, it's the cabinetry that will be the star.

Mike came by at his (now) usual end-of-the-workday to check up on the progress of the guest house and to bring additional supplies for tomorrow's tasks. The guys chalk-lined the floor where the interior wall will be going which, if everything goes as expected, will go up tomorrow. The crew is still concerned about the new support beam that went up today and its spatial relationship to the interior wall. They don't exactly line up and there will be a 2 or 3 inch gap between the beam and the bathroom wall. We're thinking we might exploit this by hiding some recessed lighting in that space and making it look like we intended it to be that way, or at least George Tombleson intended it to be that way.

Mike also showed the blog to his dad and apparently the stories we've been telling aren't jiving with his memories of the Tomblesons. We'll be making some corrections shortly….