tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32018315698411975342024-03-05T07:09:02.875-08:00Cliff May Re-MODERNCliff May Re-MODERNGary Cogishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02186714518913198016noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3201831569841197534.post-8320692174560891372010-08-22T23:16:00.000-07:002010-08-22T23:40:32.397-07:00Wow. It's hard to believe it's been just over a year since my last post. In my head it seems like just last month that we took the keys, began tearing down walls, and simultaneously started filling empty space with furniture. But if I take the time to reflect on individual happenings over the last twelve months, it does paint a more vivid picture of a full year gone by, and there's a fair amount of progress to prove it. <br />
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Not knowing exactly where to start, a quick summary might look like this: <br />
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We got a puppy...<br />
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I started installing the floors...<br />
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Liz and I celebrated an anniversary...<br />
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I built a proper wall between the two back bedrooms...<br />
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I was insistent on utilizing some original mistlight glass to divide the two rooms in a similar manner to how it originally surrounded the"Jack n' Jill" closet. <br />
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The wall is wired with electrical outlets, ethernet, and cable.<br />
I even went as far as installing a dimmer to control the light boxes in the kids room that's in sink with the overhead lighting.<br />
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Next, I started on the design for the new kitchen and ordered all of the base and island cabinets. I also found a counter top material I really liked, and finalized a design for the full kitchen layout...<br />
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Some of you reading this may know that the kitchen has been a painfully long term project for us based on having "caviar taste and a tuna fish budget" (if that's how that saying actually goes). Deciding that we only were only going to be able to do this once, we felt that we might as well do it in baby steps and get exactly what we want the first time around. To make a long story long, we've gone approximately the full year with no kitchen sink.<br />
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As of today we have a fully functional, but only 75% completed kitchen.<br />
The following images were shot on my BlackBerry (nicer photos coming soon).<br />
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Here's the kitchen island complete with sink, faucet, garbage disposal, dishwasher, and all electrical and plumbing finished.<br />
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And most recently (like as of last week), Liz and I agreed on a couple items for the dining room in the form of a new table, chairs, and lamp...<br />
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The green/white/grey will be the color scheme throughout the living room, dining room and kitchen.<br />
I decided to go with Modernica for the chairs after I searched for months online trying to find original Eames side chairs for our table. The choice of Modernica vs. DRW was esentially based on deciding non-authorized replicas constructed in a more authentic manner, or authorized reproductions in injection molded plastic rather than the original fiberglass. I love the look and feel of the fiberglass and felt it was a great compromise to sourcing vintage original pieces.<br />
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So that would be the just of it for now. There's a ton of more work to be done such as two new frosted glass doors for the back office and kids room, which will officially become the first two completed sections of the entire house. Future plans beyond that call for finishing the kitchen (upper cabinets, and the rest of the counter tops around the room), then into a full remodel of the the master bath in our bedroom, followed by the same to the main bathroom in the hallway. I have no doubt we still have a couple years worth of work before I would consider the interior of the home finished, and hopefully I won't let that entire period lapse without more frequent updates for you guys to follow along with.<br />
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Oh, and one last thing.<br />
"Ace" has grown up quite a bit since the first photo...<br />
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Hope everyone is enjoying their Summer as we are!<br />
See you back here again, sooner than later.Gary Cogishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02186714518913198016noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3201831569841197534.post-86985133325037911512009-08-18T20:29:00.000-07:002009-08-19T21:45:35.404-07:00Progress ReportSo it's been two weeks since my last post and it feels good to say that there has been some progress around the house. We have internet and television, which affords me the functional home office, and the occasional vice of reality TV.<br /><br />Quick note:<span style="font-style: italic;"> If you have the option for Verizon FiOS in your area, it comes highly recommended. Working from home definitely makes you either appreciate great internet service or curse it at every slow upload and download, or in my case with a Voice Over IP work phone, every choppy or echoed business call. </span><br /><br />The progress over the last 2 weeks has allowed me and Liz to make the house somewhat presentable for weekend house guests from Oregon. While it is starting to feel slightly more like a home than the construction zone it has been for the last month and a half, I need to stay focused and continue to get projects done, as I would say we are less than 10% of the way through my to-do list.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Progress Report Card</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Painting</span>: B-<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Comments</span>: There is color on the walls, but there needs to be more effort put towards the final detail and finish work. An up-close and personal view of nearly every post and beam in this house brings to light the fact that they definitely did not use the best quality materials for the construction of these houses, and understandably so since these homes were meant to be "affordable modern homes" for the time period. Still, I can't help but be frustrated with the amount of splintered and knotty wood that I can't help but want to smooth out and even up as I paint past them.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Details: </span>Olympic Premium Zero VOC Interior Paint.<br />-"Winters Day" (light grey), eggshell, for the master bedroom and office.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYvgF2DTFa3TdrbA8wacHemp5uRTR0BVRgnBsQEjyBVWJdDB1k3Beajs8bxXVfOAvg01Qi_GJv0pFlyUlLZKY8vTfAG2CQY6d7v1YW02yr8shCntLiieFka5t48K04PrQnTRum1W-S6wg/s1600-h/DSC03775.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 175px; height: 234px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYvgF2DTFa3TdrbA8wacHemp5uRTR0BVRgnBsQEjyBVWJdDB1k3Beajs8bxXVfOAvg01Qi_GJv0pFlyUlLZKY8vTfAG2CQY6d7v1YW02yr8shCntLiieFka5t48K04PrQnTRum1W-S6wg/s320/DSC03775.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371876923219770130" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHgSYXosmnTG2nY2j0D8PBtU6uFYzOltAIFFbEzOP92qJGGw8IpdHFq6Hs6P-hHcSOHSVvK6mzpWXMOO42D0FEHnjhLw6vkKtSTvxkDC-UEpOlAl6wTaOYAKZcck_Wcf0VXkvll2ZyWlI/s1600-h/DSC03782.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 175px; height: 234px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHgSYXosmnTG2nY2j0D8PBtU6uFYzOltAIFFbEzOP92qJGGw8IpdHFq6Hs6P-hHcSOHSVvK6mzpWXMOO42D0FEHnjhLw6vkKtSTvxkDC-UEpOlAl6wTaOYAKZcck_Wcf0VXkvll2ZyWlI/s320/DSC03782.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371877128913686130" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0hHVccTqGJL-H6D0vWKAs72EYQMUtoWWHO2al89SA0USXwhZ-CE7snr1Mu_XRRLObVc0QQZ6ikhVQjCTDcclnCDCR-cQmD0Ur688dSoEDBWeB36mB1RHOtd1DmlQvoYG54I1XTDLW6pc/s1600-h/DSC03777.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 233px; height: 175px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0hHVccTqGJL-H6D0vWKAs72EYQMUtoWWHO2al89SA0USXwhZ-CE7snr1Mu_XRRLObVc0QQZ6ikhVQjCTDcclnCDCR-cQmD0Ur688dSoEDBWeB36mB1RHOtd1DmlQvoYG54I1XTDLW6pc/s320/DSC03777.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371876712833772242" border="0" /></a><br />-"Quaking Grass", (green) eggshell, for the kids room.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLxArF92xRrPOwwSzmIqdMYascUeaCXnflQi9eKfySUHDgz262ln6JtefB81WeLz_wPq8KAklpXRhmYLvRMdzGU71G2fD-zhmItpSzwH-ThS8OIHB0IsCNNAOM5TUCqWRBZDGRmY_5eAY/s1600-h/DSC03778.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 175px; height: 131px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLxArF92xRrPOwwSzmIqdMYascUeaCXnflQi9eKfySUHDgz262ln6JtefB81WeLz_wPq8KAklpXRhmYLvRMdzGU71G2fD-zhmItpSzwH-ThS8OIHB0IsCNNAOM5TUCqWRBZDGRmY_5eAY/s320/DSC03778.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371877623388270754" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfLI0DudJIvf6VKoyEi5cmXS6lZp82TZZZzYbanGCmHzzUbZ5hxPx8xB5H7DbrOYNcHisFmaPnHV5EI9b5fjHSOUB7GtMEAjY2kLNf5oOSGPsjXxsOVyRDqe3mLjAtieucezOuymILkNY/s1600-h/DSC03781.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 175px; height: 131px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfLI0DudJIvf6VKoyEi5cmXS6lZp82TZZZzYbanGCmHzzUbZ5hxPx8xB5H7DbrOYNcHisFmaPnHV5EI9b5fjHSOUB7GtMEAjY2kLNf5oOSGPsjXxsOVyRDqe3mLjAtieucezOuymILkNY/s320/DSC03781.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371877839988212338" border="0" /></a><br />-"Dover Grey", (dark grey) semi-gloss, for the fireplace and living room accents.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6xa5cy7pEDgzig8MEiuDsxupg1Z6rx_QC3Uuyy8_tgG9kst5RsQqA1YXfrqffiOHTwhdFBw7HV7m3wVDMYakn8hONHHO-JCFuwE06fdovQU4OgbpXPBbhb0PYieAQMqNpkTNpgUAKYiE/s1600-h/DSC03767.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6xa5cy7pEDgzig8MEiuDsxupg1Z6rx_QC3Uuyy8_tgG9kst5RsQqA1YXfrqffiOHTwhdFBw7HV7m3wVDMYakn8hONHHO-JCFuwE06fdovQU4OgbpXPBbhb0PYieAQMqNpkTNpgUAKYiE/s320/DSC03767.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371878356077559202" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ceiling Fan Installation: </span>C+<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Comments:</span> We definitely needed a way to move air in the master bedroom and this was not a horrible solution for under $150 and 45 minutes of work. Still, I wouldn't feel good about giving myself on higher grade on this project considering (1) I'm not a "fan" of ceiling fans (I don't even know if that could be considered a pun), and (2) I'm never happy having to run electrical on the outside of a wall or beam (you'll see more of this fanaticism further in this post).<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Photo:</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir-_wWV2fvL4J92lh-VIT7Pi1FjYnElhnrP3z2P90QDI5L6biX6R_GDRMP-sCnzsNgYrD2SDbIPfRkinF22EJmPAEdNdOqDxFqamDoPzbpsQownt7rij5REog7KqE6Rfvz1azn7rp6G6s/s1600-h/DSC03773.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 175px; height: 131px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir-_wWV2fvL4J92lh-VIT7Pi1FjYnElhnrP3z2P90QDI5L6biX6R_GDRMP-sCnzsNgYrD2SDbIPfRkinF22EJmPAEdNdOqDxFqamDoPzbpsQownt7rij5REog7KqE6Rfvz1azn7rp6G6s/s320/DSC03773.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371878814389971554" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br />Electrical/Wiring for Audio/Video: B+<br />Comments: </span>I'm not sure if this issue is exclusive to my particular home or floor plan, but the fireplace and entry wall had no electrical at all for lighting or wall plugs. While I know it's uber common and over played a bit, I really wanted the television over the fireplace. It took weeks alone just to settle on an approach to getting the necessary power supply, with video and audio cable, to the general area. I'd like to give myself an A+ for concept and creativity. The B+ is completely dependent upon me completing the finish work to an acceptable level through the entire project. Everything is functional at this point but I still have about 25 linear feet worth of spackling, sanding, and painting left. <span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Details: </span>1/2" x 1/2" square trim with 1/4" x 3<span style="font-size:78%;">1/2</span>" & 1/4" x 5<span style="font-size:78%;">1/2</span>" face panels.<br />I made a path for the cables by bordering the existing frame work and beams with the square trim to create a sort of "channel" for the cables to run through. 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Yes it's temporary, but I still felt that it needed to be graded. In order to make the place presentable for house guests we needed to unpack a few more boxes, the remaining boxes being mostly kitchen products. <span style="font-style: italic;">If only real cabinetry were this cheap</span>,... the entire supply of Gorm shelving was less than $125 + some creative time to figure out what I wanted to accomplish.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Photos:<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbRVfgSzb6B0Qc-oki1VcSqv58lwrcLXLvpZv01jG0Y7EboNVNomBSCNn7tGREJCrRgCtvVxYfUY26-24oo7CooKgyzQDdtuNNhL7RhzJ5dGzI4ohlEtXdYLHxJKWsYb4z-suGCsGJnYg/s1600-h/DSC03735.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 175px; height: 131px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbRVfgSzb6B0Qc-oki1VcSqv58lwrcLXLvpZv01jG0Y7EboNVNomBSCNn7tGREJCrRgCtvVxYfUY26-24oo7CooKgyzQDdtuNNhL7RhzJ5dGzI4ohlEtXdYLHxJKWsYb4z-suGCsGJnYg/s320/DSC03735.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371888056042730338" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTFclCYPSAYB0UVOa76U0jcNWrBkecq-nDsLK5nW9gkkd4BMU74UNElcZ-u06iUAwkuHgoxFpVFNudZjxcxSwO3a-t7hn3KL96rMmn4k6l-cq5C1JKxUbGmCv6mAqNR-3W4cERp1Zz1ks/s1600-h/DSC03783.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 175px; height: 131px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTFclCYPSAYB0UVOa76U0jcNWrBkecq-nDsLK5nW9gkkd4BMU74UNElcZ-u06iUAwkuHgoxFpVFNudZjxcxSwO3a-t7hn3KL96rMmn4k6l-cq5C1JKxUbGmCv6mAqNR-3W4cERp1Zz1ks/s320/DSC03783.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371888064244712194" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Final Thoughts:</span> If the kitchen is the heart of the home, we are definitely still on life support. The good news is that we are finally stable and out of ICU, the superficial wounds are tended to and now it's just a matter of taking the proper time to heal. Over the next few weeks I'll be working on the finishing touches around the last few projects. I really believe that the quality is in the details and while I rushed to get everything to a point of functionality, I have no problem taking my time from this point on.<br /><br />With nothing on the radar that's a necessity at this point, it's back to the mental re-modern until we get to the point of starting the kitchen. Be sure to check back as I'll be sharing a variety of my inspirational images and ideas as Liz and I make a final plan of attack on the kitchen.<br /><br /> Gary - - - -<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span>Gary Cogishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02186714518913198016noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3201831569841197534.post-32598119092645422932009-08-04T16:54:00.000-07:002009-08-06T14:53:47.155-07:00The Decision Game<div>Starting from scratch when rebuilding an entire room is much harder than I imagined.<br /><br />In my head I believed I had this place designed from the floor to the ceiling. In reality, making a decision is much more difficult than the "point and click" approach I took to gathering ideas. The wonderful web world gives you nearly infinite resources to find practically anything you are seeking and them some, but when it finally comes time to pull the trigger... (insert confused face here).<br /><br />Since there's nothing substantial on the progress report today, I thought I'd share some of my ideas for one of the more significant "wish list" items on the re-modern list, and see what you guys think. So go ahead, comment away.<br /><br />Today's Item: FLOORING<br /><br />The flooring will be shared between the living room, kitchen, and dining room areas, extending itself down the short hallway towards the two back bedrooms. With just around 600 sq. ft to work with I thought the best idea would be to stick with one flooring material and not disturb the flow from one area to the next. Each of the 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms are on their own for now since my goal is for each of these rooms to have their own identity.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">1)</span> <span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Break the bank with Terrazzo floors.<br /></span></span></span>While this would be my first choice if money were no object, the fact of the matter is that it is. Over the phone quotes have placed the price somewhere between $20 - $45 per sq. ft. which serves as no surprise to the fact that it's commonly seen in high end contemporary homes, designer hotel lobbies, and museums.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsPXn8HU9wJuAVTVBoCzeCgAB8uwqTtoDJzv4ExlpoYSrQ4Eah955ziO7I2j9cZ5LuesU04Yg58b3t4LpBOWqk8nY6Jop8mgocmQPtJIZrDpBZDU2W3b3hcPHvdAEJ-TXXRI161eTnLJg/s1600-h/classic+terrazzo-1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366954603360515874" style="width: 278px; cursor: pointer; height: 278px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsPXn8HU9wJuAVTVBoCzeCgAB8uwqTtoDJzv4ExlpoYSrQ4Eah955ziO7I2j9cZ5LuesU04Yg58b3t4LpBOWqk8nY6Jop8mgocmQPtJIZrDpBZDU2W3b3hcPHvdAEJ-TXXRI161eTnLJg/s320/classic+terrazzo-1.jpg" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCzR3Mx7GLXBW70C5BDPch2-zxkj5dYLvQHQKWqsDDzWPf9Ffh8yjFjTgAatPSjX-4W7r8-9EkkH7i3S3X0zk0RKNYh7tYqh-BpKLpwU7YNisz-y_ZuXbW-kO5_he9j-ca05YdggnunLU/s1600-h/forest-house-by-bassam-fellows-in-new-canaan-4.jpg"> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366953557669097154" style="width: 201px; cursor: pointer; height: 278px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCzR3Mx7GLXBW70C5BDPch2-zxkj5dYLvQHQKWqsDDzWPf9Ffh8yjFjTgAatPSjX-4W7r8-9EkkH7i3S3X0zk0RKNYh7tYqh-BpKLpwU7YNisz-y_ZuXbW-kO5_he9j-ca05YdggnunLU/s320/forest-house-by-bassam-fellows-in-new-canaan-4.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJcZaUd1ct_RD5vXPo0UtqSi04S-0f4KeDemN-wt6kG9OR45yTCWv_BOwVUxRuBVCw60GxKXlgY5QGNmkM6OcbOkiMcLAVejAqekubvwxtE7jxLlcVXRSQACfo1CfNam95PEYUiBRH3dA/s1600-h/usgbc-envision-12.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366954041476702914" style="width: 180px; cursor: pointer; height: 239px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJcZaUd1ct_RD5vXPo0UtqSi04S-0f4KeDemN-wt6kG9OR45yTCWv_BOwVUxRuBVCw60GxKXlgY5QGNmkM6OcbOkiMcLAVejAqekubvwxtE7jxLlcVXRSQACfo1CfNam95PEYUiBRH3dA/s320/usgbc-envision-12.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3gmKtRiNl12L94T9qJ2xJHT4hCvgIw_v0JImYP4ZC5NnNM191ftaKqhRb2fOkSYCDn9XnO304gxiLOXmXjDBi5D_7Ujyx28Wj0ZI645ghZi-5gJAGrFTQQgCOb_wSy0okgzuvaHZ-dKA/s1600-h/fullsize.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366954344595400866" style="width: 320px; cursor: pointer; height: 240px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3gmKtRiNl12L94T9qJ2xJHT4hCvgIw_v0JImYP4ZC5NnNM191ftaKqhRb2fOkSYCDn9XnO304gxiLOXmXjDBi5D_7Ujyx28Wj0ZI645ghZi-5gJAGrFTQQgCOb_wSy0okgzuvaHZ-dKA/s320/fullsize.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />The draw for me is the cleanliness, durability, and wow factor it can bring to a space.<br />But does it really suit a single family home?<br />The draw back, besides the astronomical price, is that it's as hard as a rock, can be very cold, and yeah, that price thing again. My sensible side throws this idea out the window thinking that it's also an upgrade that will NEVER suit the price point for this home, bringing back less than 20% of the original investment. Did I mention that my sensible side is named Liz ?<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">2)</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Max out the budget with a custom Bamboo floor</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">.</span><br />Who doesn't love bamboo? It seems to be one of the more popular "green" flooring options around, it's sturdy & durable, has an amazingly attractive grain pattern, and the price is very much right for this project, ranging anywhere from $2 - $10 per sq. ft. Just like hardwood, it's available in tons of different options and the installations are all pretty standard (meaning we wouldn't have to move out of the house for a week as I would with the Terrazzo).<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNvUBTLpzmRsvBZrFoitkS7gI2IIpjsMjMwInPcuwo4xwkR2C-7uJY01jndg2p_yoDB1l0LPZDrFjpFUxurEDZNm4x2iZ3r3vr25DOIwWLGWEb8BJzNAI4HHbDvs9gLMaOZ4jb_AvH-PY/s1600-h/bamboo-floor-cleaning.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366958675583552914" style="width: 257px; cursor: pointer; height: 193px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNvUBTLpzmRsvBZrFoitkS7gI2IIpjsMjMwInPcuwo4xwkR2C-7uJY01jndg2p_yoDB1l0LPZDrFjpFUxurEDZNm4x2iZ3r3vr25DOIwWLGWEb8BJzNAI4HHbDvs9gLMaOZ4jb_AvH-PY/s320/bamboo-floor-cleaning.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvPEJ8Jmm7QL84aT5b_RIqdgTp73lTCjLmbyL2YOJbQ7JCKBsJpudpw8Zt15UMWJiTDxMjxj986LE9wahJ3y854e5Z7B7c-ISGgZq-bAHLVzZdUI_ZCSAs2RG2CPzHGw8J4-nI1jQQa9Q/s1600-h/bamboo.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366959184074169298" style="width: 290px; cursor: pointer; height: 192px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvPEJ8Jmm7QL84aT5b_RIqdgTp73lTCjLmbyL2YOJbQ7JCKBsJpudpw8Zt15UMWJiTDxMjxj986LE9wahJ3y854e5Z7B7c-ISGgZq-bAHLVzZdUI_ZCSAs2RG2CPzHGw8J4-nI1jQQa9Q/s320/bamboo.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />My only problem, I fell in love with one of the most expensive options I have seen.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLxcCTR0V9l4XoeEoGJM85D38RN0okhudzqxl3tIAnw6I28OrJ0ZYqX__ZGUS-2Mj8ymJJcVj3CM7y6nDmBkf9SwWhAGMFxY7VVa-7gS8YEjZGHZYtW4z8UyWS3EMT_o9cSvC3qPtUWbo/s1600-h/steel+grey.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366959711336665666" style="width: 251px; cursor: pointer; height: 234px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLxcCTR0V9l4XoeEoGJM85D38RN0okhudzqxl3tIAnw6I28OrJ0ZYqX__ZGUS-2Mj8ymJJcVj3CM7y6nDmBkf9SwWhAGMFxY7VVa-7gS8YEjZGHZYtW4z8UyWS3EMT_o9cSvC3qPtUWbo/s320/steel+grey.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKSuAphXCgdN114Vtk5Roy1zsM3IK54MSuOCIs1_BR22C66eZxjLDIQxLEG1QrrNmKUitll1068rFe1U-sgzWECBmdYk9i3HsFkm38Ma2OjRp1lm7L7Mxi2T4JC7ZqdWECrKn_JZWWpEQ/s1600-h/Steel+Grey+2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366961017883415250" style="width: 309px; cursor: pointer; height: 234px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKSuAphXCgdN114Vtk5Roy1zsM3IK54MSuOCIs1_BR22C66eZxjLDIQxLEG1QrrNmKUitll1068rFe1U-sgzWECBmdYk9i3HsFkm38Ma2OjRp1lm7L7Mxi2T4JC7ZqdWECrKn_JZWWpEQ/s320/Steel+Grey+2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />I'm just not easily satisfied with a typical "natural", "mocha" or "java" shades that can be found between $2-$4, not even the more exotic "marble" or "tiger" patterns in the $3-$5 range. I happened to stumble upon a color called "steel grey" that comes in a wide plank design and is more intended for commercial applications, although I think it would look amazing with the natural sunlight and shadow effects that these Cliff May homes provide. At $10 a sq. ft it definitely maxes out the budget, and again would not bring back a full return on the investment when it's time to sell, but even my sensible side lets this fall into the "<span style="font-style: italic;">well, i guess, if you really love it</span>" category, leaving it a very strong possibility.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">3)</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Play it safe with Cork, but mix in some random color here and there.</span><br /><br />If you haven't noticed by now, I'm not really one to "<span style="font-style: italic;">play it safe</span>", so the description above is a little misleading. While the price falls into the play it safe category, the installation and selection of styles and colors doesn't necessarily have to.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9yYuhov-6rTUbAbnQO1i-fMJywmysjyClfUTDUrGP6WVjAQb-DKbuXGHyv5dxh1sLXmxslLqiTagdx3OisKu-406CvLVzvSS4Ejlvn75VkOWUc_qaiyj1p8M9_RxAzxnvO1J1f1AtcN8/s1600-h/061_1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 256px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9yYuhov-6rTUbAbnQO1i-fMJywmysjyClfUTDUrGP6WVjAQb-DKbuXGHyv5dxh1sLXmxslLqiTagdx3OisKu-406CvLVzvSS4Ejlvn75VkOWUc_qaiyj1p8M9_RxAzxnvO1J1f1AtcN8/s320/061_1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366968751346916402" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg1_xyhmfqX-5sGDXCDDujZBTXIRig8jG2KWBNCNwm91CUF8F2gGnwfSZNkrX-RiXwbO-jLMqcT8thXN5bueNKTgWBr4K53MetpaL_sfM9mhfjwFSsq1rtVvMaq49fNSM7zVmaoPGyQdk/s1600-h/Snapshot+2009-08-06+14-46-29.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 290px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg1_xyhmfqX-5sGDXCDDujZBTXIRig8jG2KWBNCNwm91CUF8F2gGnwfSZNkrX-RiXwbO-jLMqcT8thXN5bueNKTgWBr4K53MetpaL_sfM9mhfjwFSsq1rtVvMaq49fNSM7zVmaoPGyQdk/s320/Snapshot+2009-08-06+14-46-29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366971459922985202" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCrjt7YdNZLwOXnWgs6mkbLuLt6QF_ulFTIURqg4mzVnJ42gI9AU0CPDz94THO_Z0fJ3QqqNAMAD_cHgcs765A4FmU0IwKPKit_dGGTVp8NhTDMIpy2AQWl-kOYQSXs86YBaGMxz2AtSQ/s1600-h/Snapshot+2009-08-06+14-47-40.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 293px; height: 217px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCrjt7YdNZLwOXnWgs6mkbLuLt6QF_ulFTIURqg4mzVnJ42gI9AU0CPDz94THO_Z0fJ3QqqNAMAD_cHgcs765A4FmU0IwKPKit_dGGTVp8NhTDMIpy2AQWl-kOYQSXs86YBaGMxz2AtSQ/s320/Snapshot+2009-08-06+14-47-40.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366971694347770802" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvRCymjX_9LVp8gYBRFOHOhIzntJhfa2NnYpmYtNTFQ4ecIkndCLwaNbWfbohQah_NxsNRbTqWTGC8qUoYYvdsDXwva0ygbrYA7jBPDAFLg-aZlnIB8m-aGLuH0_xU-jemaqJo_Y_Ij4s/s1600-h/Snapshot+2009-08-06+14-48-46.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 260px; height: 217px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvRCymjX_9LVp8gYBRFOHOhIzntJhfa2NnYpmYtNTFQ4ecIkndCLwaNbWfbohQah_NxsNRbTqWTGC8qUoYYvdsDXwva0ygbrYA7jBPDAFLg-aZlnIB8m-aGLuH0_xU-jemaqJo_Y_Ij4s/s320/Snapshot+2009-08-06+14-48-46.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366971872170736802" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Cork has a lot of great benefits such as its warmth and soft feeling under your feet, and when installed properly it has a durability and ease of maintenance that rivals any of the previous options. Unfortunately it does have two negative traits that are leaving me undecided about this option.<br /><br />The first is that it is more susceptible to fading under direct sunlight than other flooring materials. There are window films than can block UV and help protect the floors, but with the amount of glass through out these rooms this treatment needs to be added to the total cost of the job. The second is that being a softer material, installation can be a challenge for even seasoned professionals. You can't "float" cork over other flooring materials, and even with a cement slab base you must be sure that there is no unevenness or irregularities in the surface or these will translate through the flooring material.<br /><br />The benefit for my creative side is that there are hundreds of colors and styles, and the installation process allows me to "mix it up" and infuse color splashes at random around the rooms. Overall it would be the least expensive option of the three and I can possibly be satisfied with the final fit and finish while also keep my sensible side smiling.<br /><br /><br /><br /></div>Gary Cogishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02186714518913198016noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3201831569841197534.post-75082035774874855292009-08-03T15:25:00.000-07:002009-08-03T16:13:56.746-07:00The things you find in an old home...Liz had a dream recently that while cleaning out the garage we found a box of very old collectibles. In the dream she was describing the items to our new neighbor (<span style="font-style: italic;">our real life neighbor who is actually the original owner of her Cliff May home</span> ), and the neighbor explains to Liz that these "items" are incredibly valuable, worth upwards of a million + dollars. Unfortunately that was just a dream and my actual found "treasures" are not quote 'as valuable', but still interesting and entertaining nonetheless so I thought I'd share.<br /><br />First find, photos stashed away by the second owners from October 1965.<br />These are four of the better shots from the 10 we found...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8gtneO9vKdw74e_LJdsmild6prIHyn4v0eDmDtMEIfz8w1Z9zx4i3s4VD0iJ-PQ9vOoH1Dm9CCcd3kUfWL7y-YeZNLI8MJqmmoE0s1-xwGcpO4GU3nR0cq0SgjLyEEpJDqbAoxYtraT8/s1600-h/Photosfrom19652.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 306px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8gtneO9vKdw74e_LJdsmild6prIHyn4v0eDmDtMEIfz8w1Z9zx4i3s4VD0iJ-PQ9vOoH1Dm9CCcd3kUfWL7y-YeZNLI8MJqmmoE0s1-xwGcpO4GU3nR0cq0SgjLyEEpJDqbAoxYtraT8/s320/Photosfrom19652.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365870765769649746" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihtWf3ckZITMMlYKPX1vzGExOBP8bYnVMdvsEVkO90cn8JLuIIzr-E_cMhK45kjhI1W88-Q5KGnosqQ16YXaoXnsnhtF6xzURQDLAh1QkkzRFuUhfgLrla28F6BM2AG4KeWADjgCOsmRY/s1600-h/Photosfrm19655.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 306px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihtWf3ckZITMMlYKPX1vzGExOBP8bYnVMdvsEVkO90cn8JLuIIzr-E_cMhK45kjhI1W88-Q5KGnosqQ16YXaoXnsnhtF6xzURQDLAh1QkkzRFuUhfgLrla28F6BM2AG4KeWADjgCOsmRY/s320/Photosfrm19655.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365870949230499394" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrzI7fhlfG4kOSygcADz9xerJUNP9eIq908K_s3w_9iHcDbXus46tEyjs2ZkVAoA041vlz4i6NLu-eghRQ9WeQiUwWoHuarGtVuTDuVxKp2rdwFtUrNRn9RLHf-KHGq9YPMOqqFy7WMLE/s1600-h/Photosfrom19654.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 304px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrzI7fhlfG4kOSygcADz9xerJUNP9eIq908K_s3w_9iHcDbXus46tEyjs2ZkVAoA041vlz4i6NLu-eghRQ9WeQiUwWoHuarGtVuTDuVxKp2rdwFtUrNRn9RLHf-KHGq9YPMOqqFy7WMLE/s320/Photosfrom19654.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365871080184147058" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuKM9fRuUlHl5thymeDRGf7q73pvCNbRNApq7vZPwBlkz59_4avDfq_0Dx7-HBMCuOHzOpoNQ4K5E2r69ih7zVZ6ZRcdNHVgQQFcY4zFpi2h9c0bxhlCc8A5v7bKwRPAFcllK09T82MMA/s1600-h/Photosfrom19653.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 302px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuKM9fRuUlHl5thymeDRGf7q73pvCNbRNApq7vZPwBlkz59_4avDfq_0Dx7-HBMCuOHzOpoNQ4K5E2r69ih7zVZ6ZRcdNHVgQQFcY4zFpi2h9c0bxhlCc8A5v7bKwRPAFcllK09T82MMA/s320/Photosfrom19653.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365871227927670898" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The actual photos are in amazing condition and I came up with an idea to try and duplicate each shot once the house is finished for a great before and after compilation.<br /><br />The second find comes from a date about 10 years from the time the house photos were taken. I still can't decide whether these should be rated "PG13" or "R"...but I did my best to censor them myself.<br /><br />Second find, vintage adult magazines circa Summer of 1975.<br />Here's a couple scans from two of the covers in better condition...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-y4jGfy_XAszeuU1mkqNsrCGk0utPI3BEEa3cA_KSqdmLuQMCNWQySifHjHuaMOX7MKkWh9AhJnRxnztawXkJMtmMIYCzNlgY2V_VIQ4nyaNUq4iS0TS9pF6wp0NiuORjHSeUMC71eMk/s1600-h/PenthouseJune1975.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 247px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-y4jGfy_XAszeuU1mkqNsrCGk0utPI3BEEa3cA_KSqdmLuQMCNWQySifHjHuaMOX7MKkWh9AhJnRxnztawXkJMtmMIYCzNlgY2V_VIQ4nyaNUq4iS0TS9pF6wp0NiuORjHSeUMC71eMk/s320/PenthouseJune1975.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365873152844834994" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7soUNH2yTn8isPsJ56Q1kp1wXxZVoQ8n1Wq-HscOKb2kcovYBeNyHvihzzO8-v7TMaRFHZOXkQTyJ6byrWe61FCdCbPBayftE_DJyoHdXAWALS1PTD-PyarINJ9w8oNy5b9m1_V5DSeU/s1600-h/PlayboyJuly1975.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7soUNH2yTn8isPsJ56Q1kp1wXxZVoQ8n1Wq-HscOKb2kcovYBeNyHvihzzO8-v7TMaRFHZOXkQTyJ6byrWe61FCdCbPBayftE_DJyoHdXAWALS1PTD-PyarINJ9w8oNy5b9m1_V5DSeU/s320/PlayboyJuly1975.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365873769655703506" border="0" /></a><br /><br />So while I'd like to say that I'm enjoying flipping through the pages of these magazines for the articles, I have to be honest with you...after all, I am a man, and everyone knows what men really enjoy looking at...<br /><br />...cars and electronics of course. What were you thinking???<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYecp_wjZ0duV4dpfCKOix8fciSP9krn0g3k_wYMLOY1NkNVt6o6GQQ_YWYozzzHwUpI4h2U33kQaEZXzNiKZIHGSUj4YiOL_hpcBTvXWyc7-0gEUDuyfRmkHPBExrvrX11AiqWkoASGU/s1600-h/Adsfrom19754.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYecp_wjZ0duV4dpfCKOix8fciSP9krn0g3k_wYMLOY1NkNVt6o6GQQ_YWYozzzHwUpI4h2U33kQaEZXzNiKZIHGSUj4YiOL_hpcBTvXWyc7-0gEUDuyfRmkHPBExrvrX11AiqWkoASGU/s320/Adsfrom19754.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365874657923328946" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVMHCqG1iELSR6iGT9863vhbeMD54TwUoTleftfR3ABqfMRh5lA17CEuWesUTdAAVMvpm_0DWmTjYImH6LZO9M7ZgxD3Dp80a4hifnQMpcGbKS-4cbcV4-OlzAeA1v1PwRhBS8xbX2614/s1600-h/Adsfrom1975.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 234px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVMHCqG1iELSR6iGT9863vhbeMD54TwUoTleftfR3ABqfMRh5lA17CEuWesUTdAAVMvpm_0DWmTjYImH6LZO9M7ZgxD3Dp80a4hifnQMpcGbKS-4cbcV4-OlzAeA1v1PwRhBS8xbX2614/s320/Adsfrom1975.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365874842681587874" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1o8KjIiFpp5Lbu7gZpyrJLLDwBPrVxKZ7YBfGcyZZIwWGarjjQlepC-3SkvjZHR1SOpfiGlQYh62r6Dyrt7OgzIt8GPYWjww6bK7adqN4YbnXBo_aMukNhxbJmxQTUzzLxgMSTn5e9DU/s1600-h/Adsfrom19756.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 248px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1o8KjIiFpp5Lbu7gZpyrJLLDwBPrVxKZ7YBfGcyZZIwWGarjjQlepC-3SkvjZHR1SOpfiGlQYh62r6Dyrt7OgzIt8GPYWjww6bK7adqN4YbnXBo_aMukNhxbJmxQTUzzLxgMSTn5e9DU/s320/Adsfrom19756.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365874985763611250" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggWI6g_oHFXmqbsTCo-ccY-H5fUw9d_XyJvdSzg3eYKdZusGgWfOpUWbdRcJcD9I-oljUoNOUIXRLK7mWQbGnwj4TYeTflmoZ0_vabJ2DfwqTOgXbviHzJUAEgePCTjnMzqYRaFjbavIM/s1600-h/Adsfrom19753.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 233px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggWI6g_oHFXmqbsTCo-ccY-H5fUw9d_XyJvdSzg3eYKdZusGgWfOpUWbdRcJcD9I-oljUoNOUIXRLK7mWQbGnwj4TYeTflmoZ0_vabJ2DfwqTOgXbviHzJUAEgePCTjnMzqYRaFjbavIM/s320/Adsfrom19753.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365875107910467874" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQa5B8-9kyxa8cVh-sOtFD1zK0IRPUBeuUx4cLlavkQZf5l0wYrwqBsjFJdR7DKNO0UEIinulndtDvz8lqikigSQzLDc59IOWe2k87OVF2SEik6SU5tFIJyyV-RhGtTxR0LbjPPNkAh94/s1600-h/Adsfrom19755.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 246px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQa5B8-9kyxa8cVh-sOtFD1zK0IRPUBeuUx4cLlavkQZf5l0wYrwqBsjFJdR7DKNO0UEIinulndtDvz8lqikigSQzLDc59IOWe2k87OVF2SEik6SU5tFIJyyV-RhGtTxR0LbjPPNkAh94/s320/Adsfrom19755.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365875379427504114" border="0" /></a><br /><br />...and here's a great ad for a Motocross race from WAY back in the day...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFZPhUC9IKMzEDxXhyphenhyphen3rH0iP2a6nAeeqzGFqwWGUxXaG_3uJ57b8C6QV-uLWNrcREmh8jYhgSLE3gS9tu-62JrVx3tBtWN0RJGbQ69l1-PUctizMYCDP9vwz4kIzuQoEVQJuO9Q_6xcfE/s1600-h/Adsfrom19752.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 220px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFZPhUC9IKMzEDxXhyphenhyphen3rH0iP2a6nAeeqzGFqwWGUxXaG_3uJ57b8C6QV-uLWNrcREmh8jYhgSLE3gS9tu-62JrVx3tBtWN0RJGbQ69l1-PUctizMYCDP9vwz4kIzuQoEVQJuO9Q_6xcfE/s320/Adsfrom19752.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365875634346461410" border="0" /></a><br /><br />These probably won't be framed and hung on the wall like the photos of the home, but I am going to put them right back on top of the closet when we finish the re-modern of the bedroom and office. Who knows...many, many years from now the next owner of this house could be blogging (or whatever they decide to call it in the future) about the ancient (not vintage) adult magazine they found while re-futurizing their first Cliff May home.<br /><br />Happy Monday,<br /><br /> Gary - - - -Gary Cogishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02186714518913198016noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3201831569841197534.post-91521379337489562912009-08-02T20:27:00.001-07:002009-08-03T09:11:37.405-07:00Sunday evening un-windLiz and I just returned from a bachelor/bachelorette weekend in Vegas. No, not our own, but one for a best friend of mine that recently decided to fall in love and run away to Colorado. As much as I miss having him close by, I couldn't be more happy that he found such an amazing woman, and now the questions of his sexuality can finally be put to rest.<br />(insert "wink" emoticon here...only kidding Klapp!)<br /><br />While it felt like it never dropped below triple digit temperatures it was a great weekend and a brief escape from the long list of chores and jobs around the new house. I am definitely a fan of Las Vegas and especially enjoy gathering design inspiration from the abundant hotel, restaurant, and club decors. Definitely not "small space" friendly design, but the combination of materials, colors, and textures is something I want to pay as much attention to as possible. Many of you already know this, but if I didn't already have a fulfilling career in the automotive industry I would go back to school and pursue a more creative career in design, but for now I'll just focus my energies on the necessities around the house and on the new furniture business (I'll share more about that another time).<br /><br />So, the Friday before we left to Vegas was our last day moving the remainder of our life's belongings from the rental house to the new house. This place is surely lacking in the storage department, but I finally have a garage for the first time in my life, and can now gauge how much more functional storage room we will need before we get to far along in our re-modern. I'm currently sitting in the only room not completely full of moving boxes, misplaced furniture, tools, and painting supplies so I thought it would be a great time to unwind from the weekend and share a couple photos of last weeks progress...<br /><br />Changed all the keyed locks around the house.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4hfAnBt_55z-JHivgrnzRJg5w-Y_I_ounFprAC8Ghp1NkP63h080pE0lgBF2stYSvPk687emU1mMHyeRIGnNvU4YDRVUjuAtd1_ku3umd5syV2MAtSu_Zc-Se0wD_TfSx8NbRpGDXB-M/s1600-h/DSC03631.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365582955650892194" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4hfAnBt_55z-JHivgrnzRJg5w-Y_I_ounFprAC8Ghp1NkP63h080pE0lgBF2stYSvPk687emU1mMHyeRIGnNvU4YDRVUjuAtd1_ku3umd5syV2MAtSu_Zc-Se0wD_TfSx8NbRpGDXB-M/s320/DSC03631.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Prepped and painted ALL of the ceilings, including every last bit of black trim around the entire house.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghNxM4ERtyl5IH2c1vywbBLpe0YbnLn5gVUXJBu_Bj2MXrxKSJMxK2Nagoc2iFIskHrqMsayTOXbaFT_E-aDNCo58i-fWoO86Tu1MUV_JmMUFge150gK_2Bi_TwNGngJWTHe1-Tp0OZbE/s1600-h/DSC03691.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365584432827869170" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghNxM4ERtyl5IH2c1vywbBLpe0YbnLn5gVUXJBu_Bj2MXrxKSJMxK2Nagoc2iFIskHrqMsayTOXbaFT_E-aDNCo58i-fWoO86Tu1MUV_JmMUFge150gK_2Bi_TwNGngJWTHe1-Tp0OZbE/s320/DSC03691.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCzXWDOge-ogq7wkkWGxdEHZTX3l4hQyqEqHjBVrikUAmTg46vLbqbebvoMGNNL56ZbxPwXFcYQ_A4G00AA55bLlA_GqDSLdK__gVl4_xwCnnKH2eArFS8I25OHrhr4d8tzn2F9yQD_J4/s1600-h/DSC03693.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365584541597869922" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCzXWDOge-ogq7wkkWGxdEHZTX3l4hQyqEqHjBVrikUAmTg46vLbqbebvoMGNNL56ZbxPwXFcYQ_A4G00AA55bLlA_GqDSLdK__gVl4_xwCnnKH2eArFS8I25OHrhr4d8tzn2F9yQD_J4/s320/DSC03693.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLJ78z9pqzWqG4RFGLe4UUAZZmOEq78vPIlEbwrFUJKXeAeKSpRFg0V2b0shNtEfdFOBvz7oOuRG6axkr3ggx33sTs-EhnbgNiiwDb_rib4WuqthXuH0W51yGX_6zCy3m7NSEMBj6PE4Q/s1600-h/DSC03695.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365584679497782370" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLJ78z9pqzWqG4RFGLe4UUAZZmOEq78vPIlEbwrFUJKXeAeKSpRFg0V2b0shNtEfdFOBvz7oOuRG6axkr3ggx33sTs-EhnbgNiiwDb_rib4WuqthXuH0W51yGX_6zCy3m7NSEMBj6PE4Q/s320/DSC03695.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />As you can see the black trim needed multiple coats and these photos were taken between the 1st and 2nd coats. We have 3 coats in total and I still have some misc. touch up here and there.<br /><br />Here's a pretty decent "before and after" view...<br />(before)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjSuzH7TeXVDBcIPZbBt-HR1CESp7iXuy9NF4B3ZqWN81OIIakJPOwLQh7eUN0UB3NztY7Asl7kSka1KcYoEO99ArDJMpd0ZAto62NLXSW85lHNJ1PAUYY8MFJ8jxE7D8P8SKOETg1xrE/s1600-h/DSC03648.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365585272566852610" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjSuzH7TeXVDBcIPZbBt-HR1CESp7iXuy9NF4B3ZqWN81OIIakJPOwLQh7eUN0UB3NztY7Asl7kSka1KcYoEO99ArDJMpd0ZAto62NLXSW85lHNJ1PAUYY8MFJ8jxE7D8P8SKOETg1xrE/s320/DSC03648.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />(after)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1xvtM58n4QL7_JQMB4C8Y1nC_uG1zAhJl_ciBfrl8uIBzOBwhNof70poPVo2v-3BvN-GA2JB5ujQEQGkGtNl-f7y262v7by2my4gnnhtP6L9dfL6RBf_503CWyZfkM3Ns-L6J3pu8Ijw/s1600-h/DSC03694.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365585504705060514" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1xvtM58n4QL7_JQMB4C8Y1nC_uG1zAhJl_ciBfrl8uIBzOBwhNof70poPVo2v-3BvN-GA2JB5ujQEQGkGtNl-f7y262v7by2my4gnnhtP6L9dfL6RBf_503CWyZfkM3Ns-L6J3pu8Ijw/s320/DSC03694.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />While I can say that I didn't completely hate the contrast with the black trim, I think that once we get some accent colors on the larger solid walls it will be a fresh look and visually "open" the space. The black trim really tied together all the walls and seemed to "shrink" the space for me.<br /><br />One project I didn't get a change to photograph was the swapping of a set of window panes from end of the house to the other. I'll explain that project after these next couple photo's of the demolition of the entire kitchen and wall separating the kitchen and living room.<br /><br />Yup, I said demo. While we are not quite prepared to fully re-modern the entire kitchen...cabinets/counters/appliances/floors, I made an executive decision to do all the demo before moving in. My thinking (and I'm really hoping that it was the right decision) was that even though this step leaves us without a functional kitchen for a while, it would mean that all the "dirty" work would be out of the way before we start living in the house. After that it only leaves the rebuilding phase which is much less invasive and messy. We've been told that one of the worst parts of remodeling or renovating a home that you live in is the mess and disarray while you're trying to live. Here's what we were able to get done in a 3 day period, all with a claw hammer and 16" pry bar nonetheless...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrzOJce87OpfM0j3esuBT52qnu8hUqNcPTFHiZT2s3swK4aQ1OSBt_QrJberguT3YU_dFHGhknU-yXLlBZf8-sM-xMXU1IazDo7syLs6u2TDX82IvdQQ7oCK3wkfi5TtMXaWDGHtCffOc/s1600-h/DSC03697.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365588860642105330" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrzOJce87OpfM0j3esuBT52qnu8hUqNcPTFHiZT2s3swK4aQ1OSBt_QrJberguT3YU_dFHGhknU-yXLlBZf8-sM-xMXU1IazDo7syLs6u2TDX82IvdQQ7oCK3wkfi5TtMXaWDGHtCffOc/s320/DSC03697.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg848Fo4YmVPknQAP7jcr7JA77Bjrw4bec8Zxx5e4weAy2jhmYW81yTf8e8zpC8SKMulIDyFjhMWhQEBqKuptZ7qwZcr2m9rDszWa_dTvOUU-1hQxeVoOSn5sZi6MJn5QBShu2KDZhLFNQ/s1600-h/DSC03696.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365589070014500786" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg848Fo4YmVPknQAP7jcr7JA77Bjrw4bec8Zxx5e4weAy2jhmYW81yTf8e8zpC8SKMulIDyFjhMWhQEBqKuptZ7qwZcr2m9rDszWa_dTvOUU-1hQxeVoOSn5sZi6MJn5QBShu2KDZhLFNQ/s320/DSC03696.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Taking a look into the far back corner of the kitchen, you can see where we decided to frame in the rear entry door in favor of more counter space, and a more functional 'L' shaped layout. This helps to explain the swapping of the window panes that I mentioned earlier. The swap was to take the glass side entry doors, and install them in place of the sliding windows at the rear of the dining room. This would function as our new rear entry door and allow us access into the back yard which will eventually become Liz's vegetable garden. Surprisingly, it was a much simpler job than had been anticipated and it only took a few hours (less the time for painting and trim work) to finish. I'll try and post photos (probably) tomorrow of this swap.<br /><br />The decision to tear down the dividing wall between the kitchen and living room is to create space for a large island that will house the sink, dishwasher, wine cooler, and built-in microwave. The brilliant part of this was that the drain and plumbing to return the sink to the center of the kitchen area was still intact. The two structural beams that divide the kitchen and living room area will be "re-moderned" with privacy glass, very similar to the original Mistlite.<br /><br />It's been a pretty busy week and a half and it's only going to get more interesting now that we are moved in. This week will be all about finding space for all of our belongings and making a final plan and time line for finishing the kitchen and living areas. I'll keep these pages in the loop and update some more photos along the way.<br /><br />I'm out to catch up on some of that sleep I missed out on all weekend.<br /><br />Gary - - - -Gary Cogishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02186714518913198016noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3201831569841197534.post-44099353763743127702009-07-30T13:17:00.000-07:002009-07-30T14:07:56.359-07:00Photos<span style="font-weight: bold;">From the day we took the keys:</span><br /><br /><br />360 view of the living/dining/kitchen...<br /><br />(1)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMhavgZaWNkAe69dYjni0WtQqk-uZgyKKswglSCVJMIFPpCGg4oamyRcL_DkJ68Cf18Beb-raT1g3VlmIcxEMMJpIwaA4NxECuqsoqmD92a5rfIRp_btvAGKABrpmT16RnH1KJTTM4p5M/s1600-h/DSC03633.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMhavgZaWNkAe69dYjni0WtQqk-uZgyKKswglSCVJMIFPpCGg4oamyRcL_DkJ68Cf18Beb-raT1g3VlmIcxEMMJpIwaA4NxECuqsoqmD92a5rfIRp_btvAGKABrpmT16RnH1KJTTM4p5M/s320/DSC03633.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364350205302609826" border="0" /></a><br /><br />(2)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0iVCv5conljH5OB8juMUZRAShq6fKzY_IvQu5CfkcLGISPmnmd7crluFEH-pnAJ4AG6DT_MfoE7YO_3GZL9HNp10ghtz7A42lwXZyGzF12Qk6kEtHjz1lIBE7bxBa9rzQlJka_DYxL8U/s1600-h/DSC03634.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0iVCv5conljH5OB8juMUZRAShq6fKzY_IvQu5CfkcLGISPmnmd7crluFEH-pnAJ4AG6DT_MfoE7YO_3GZL9HNp10ghtz7A42lwXZyGzF12Qk6kEtHjz1lIBE7bxBa9rzQlJka_DYxL8U/s320/DSC03634.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364350335296693442" border="0" /></a><br /><br />(3)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwybIJDbux4q1w6wD_a45x7vakXWgCTV_v2Bmtby9S1ldyBvV9YxPcpnWUh6L8GDQ1kfi6OaweNvto0sGs73bomP9CDwmMkwENotRyHm-ztvRed3W2kokBFpGAsl422EC_Rl8i9T_vKDo/s1600-h/DSC03635.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwybIJDbux4q1w6wD_a45x7vakXWgCTV_v2Bmtby9S1ldyBvV9YxPcpnWUh6L8GDQ1kfi6OaweNvto0sGs73bomP9CDwmMkwENotRyHm-ztvRed3W2kokBFpGAsl422EC_Rl8i9T_vKDo/s320/DSC03635.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364350475623041682" border="0" /></a><br /><br />(4)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh9OLplb_8SfZMznfBwXld-sXu_KOMJss_P_06WbEtg8o6ik0Pmhv2t_723OpQRh2sn2dJYl_nyAqTDjoZkb7QtZp23EFQAcr1xj3laGUBoo0hITOyeMfnebCgwAhqtFGS495Jg0LTA5E/s1600-h/DSC03638.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh9OLplb_8SfZMznfBwXld-sXu_KOMJss_P_06WbEtg8o6ik0Pmhv2t_723OpQRh2sn2dJYl_nyAqTDjoZkb7QtZp23EFQAcr1xj3laGUBoo0hITOyeMfnebCgwAhqtFGS495Jg0LTA5E/s320/DSC03638.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364350624891066834" border="0" /></a><br /><br />(5)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkWPKXPndTTpXYjlPX9S82zFu_3pngeKlqhhAnXTrgHeXdoB-ahxWDXWL6BUwBKInozLfuz_Zpb1itPfSeRkyEGRR57lVbMYjJ4_DTHpeY2nJRcd867rMhL0Z3lvHmYvdLTOnKF1o27IU/s1600-h/DSC03636.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkWPKXPndTTpXYjlPX9S82zFu_3pngeKlqhhAnXTrgHeXdoB-ahxWDXWL6BUwBKInozLfuz_Zpb1itPfSeRkyEGRR57lVbMYjJ4_DTHpeY2nJRcd867rMhL0Z3lvHmYvdLTOnKF1o27IU/s320/DSC03636.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364350775729908610" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Down the short hallway from the kitchen...<br /><br />(6)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJb5dhwJzCnwLx0LT8pkN9QaZVkwyHuFe69Wk8y5y65y00u3ebleZ3uFejY7tpZpT2zTeW8Gn6KYQ29mK9fIrBxBYE8kEKDL-ePy8J10I0NrDfaituqcmcn9EpwS3AE9-O2oddTuN4nkI/s1600-h/DSC03647.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJb5dhwJzCnwLx0LT8pkN9QaZVkwyHuFe69Wk8y5y65y00u3ebleZ3uFejY7tpZpT2zTeW8Gn6KYQ29mK9fIrBxBYE8kEKDL-ePy8J10I0NrDfaituqcmcn9EpwS3AE9-O2oddTuN4nkI/s320/DSC03647.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364352008190579826" border="0" /></a><br /><br />There's a guest bathroom on the left that I intentionally didn't take pictures of. Just picture a blue toilet, blue tub, and a sink/vanity from a Barstow Motel.<br /><br />The end of the short hall brings us to what should have been 2 rooms, converted to one large room. Starting from left to right...<br /><br />(7)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrqwU_qLT9h_aabv6BH0H1Z6EuzKcJSfdhgx9acmvY1eMMyTC_qY6DUO-0yBMa4yYUh3dv4UMm2gaEO-0iYrZq69cxtbqMKTb10M2S54rrlO2eNOnMTKMJGBIdOsD0Q8XyOlKlKrrgXJQ/s1600-h/DSC03654.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrqwU_qLT9h_aabv6BH0H1Z6EuzKcJSfdhgx9acmvY1eMMyTC_qY6DUO-0yBMa4yYUh3dv4UMm2gaEO-0iYrZq69cxtbqMKTb10M2S54rrlO2eNOnMTKMJGBIdOsD0Q8XyOlKlKrrgXJQ/s320/DSC03654.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364352967034790402" border="0" /></a><br />This will eventually be my office with a daybed/guest bed.<br /><br />(8)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-X6C2hxNK0WVGDIWGOuVjyGOeQ9utmYDwdTgsWLTuXUtCgjKVchFt6G5Slo0yBXstA4c3tHPgrgM0DUrXx-aJQ5fii2AzYaMFO40xAzpEqAUEuJV4y-NbQP6OhEhKsTmLINYPzPIQkek/s1600-h/DSC03653.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-X6C2hxNK0WVGDIWGOuVjyGOeQ9utmYDwdTgsWLTuXUtCgjKVchFt6G5Slo0yBXstA4c3tHPgrgM0DUrXx-aJQ5fii2AzYaMFO40xAzpEqAUEuJV4y-NbQP6OhEhKsTmLINYPzPIQkek/s320/DSC03653.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364353336885172130" border="0" /></a><br />More Glass.<br /><br />(9)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_cYTimSTMwEtuaI6ryNRatbrVHd-U3bNXDZMmhgeFAqdWfK7Jqn9tJnA6eDywG5vVtDV_QY_KKEMNvK5JQIn99L2KDUIE1Bs2sxjkDHheZzSh2yhmNEQvyM1gg3b-CeYu50FAqrayGPs/s1600-h/DSC03648.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_cYTimSTMwEtuaI6ryNRatbrVHd-U3bNXDZMmhgeFAqdWfK7Jqn9tJnA6eDywG5vVtDV_QY_KKEMNvK5JQIn99L2KDUIE1Bs2sxjkDHheZzSh2yhmNEQvyM1gg3b-CeYu50FAqrayGPs/s320/DSC03648.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364353555731866274" border="0" /></a><br />This will eventually be the kids room.<br /><br />What should be 2 rooms was converted to 1 large room, BUT, with an added option to separate the rooms again. Check out this great accordion style room divider...<br /><br />(10)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimpU0cwpEoEZ7ImGxHh3ndWt_48_t6aSJtnAACMbW-Qlo1e3ZDJCaW4khk89PCusl5AhR5H-8bnd_GPm1Q9qLEK-gn5FSER_kUCp-9dxlIygHBKipaWvzC76FPmJBGsjveD_M8j6CSUTM/s1600-h/DSC03649.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimpU0cwpEoEZ7ImGxHh3ndWt_48_t6aSJtnAACMbW-Qlo1e3ZDJCaW4khk89PCusl5AhR5H-8bnd_GPm1Q9qLEK-gn5FSER_kUCp-9dxlIygHBKipaWvzC76FPmJBGsjveD_M8j6CSUTM/s320/DSC03649.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364354686347558530" border="0" /></a><br /><br />(11)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh26AzjJkta72J5mz0xpYdqNIM2SB0V_AmwPPrQ8xmoeIaucxUugzRrrkM6jZxoNYZbi9VLSufR3vSQyT-wX2e-HQQXUYboHihmnJu4rnIiAJl23-cFZQ7tsEXKI5wcJEjMTrrqb9iAQig/s1600-h/DSC03651.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh26AzjJkta72J5mz0xpYdqNIM2SB0V_AmwPPrQ8xmoeIaucxUugzRrrkM6jZxoNYZbi9VLSufR3vSQyT-wX2e-HQQXUYboHihmnJu4rnIiAJl23-cFZQ7tsEXKI5wcJEjMTrrqb9iAQig/s320/DSC03651.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364354830633668178" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Ok, so back out of these two rooms and into the living room, you enter the master bedroom from the opposite side (from the fireplace) of the front door...<br /><br />(12)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwuzdv9szH_n0qkEi3jWttBvFugQN-fUZR5I1z9R_X91RNlJfrgHUIlLwt2ZYKWF_3FW_0xc70L2nRm8pTy7BlsHLMxoPHRQic__tpaaHgvAAhL6CxV7a0ttrTw4ezk4YTbYLwnbzBQLc/s1600-h/DSC03645.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwuzdv9szH_n0qkEi3jWttBvFugQN-fUZR5I1z9R_X91RNlJfrgHUIlLwt2ZYKWF_3FW_0xc70L2nRm8pTy7BlsHLMxoPHRQic__tpaaHgvAAhL6CxV7a0ttrTw4ezk4YTbYLwnbzBQLc/s320/DSC03645.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364355947022993186" border="0" /></a><br /><br />(13)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPaPLmzwXFW0yilS2X1oqiazmExTAfUvfWnd-0LjIV3Zl4t-Z3NCw2IIdl0Na7RDl3i7Kjb6oGSQ9D42J6IjZbJlBI8CKmYa66wGjpSgQAzASvETkFcGARdserqXU9DdntTybahqB3cIc/s1600-h/DSC03644.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPaPLmzwXFW0yilS2X1oqiazmExTAfUvfWnd-0LjIV3Zl4t-Z3NCw2IIdl0Na7RDl3i7Kjb6oGSQ9D42J6IjZbJlBI8CKmYa66wGjpSgQAzASvETkFcGARdserqXU9DdntTybahqB3cIc/s320/DSC03644.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364356069128224370" border="0" /></a><br /><br />(14)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinuvDWFolFWZDJNGHHxLoaSYPtv5t_cBsurTskvJcVpFoeLYibmTXJy-PA4ErLh6ytbehbTjO1p5OI5JwRzwi-ye838R7zUngLExnQLHh-qQ-u3h3NiSFe21Y2ZztiVAm7lLoy7pW4uQ0/s1600-h/DSC03643.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinuvDWFolFWZDJNGHHxLoaSYPtv5t_cBsurTskvJcVpFoeLYibmTXJy-PA4ErLh6ytbehbTjO1p5OI5JwRzwi-ye838R7zUngLExnQLHh-qQ-u3h3NiSFe21Y2ZztiVAm7lLoy7pW4uQ0/s320/DSC03643.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364356237733724450" border="0" /></a><br /><br />It's hard to gauge the size of a room, especially without a wide angle lens, but the master is actually a decent size. Not large by any means, but its fits my cal-king size bed with 2 side tables and still has enough room on the other end for a reading chair and end table.<br /><br />I numbered each photo above for reference as I make comments about each room.<br /><br />In photo's (4) and (5) you can see the stepped wall that divides the kitchen from the living area. That is coming out of there with a quickness. I think it's cramps the space and make it almost claustrophobic.<br /><br />In EVERY photo you can see the color scheme of the house was a creme color with gloss black accents on the vertical beams and main structural beam through the house. The ENTIRE ceiling and anything else that is now black will eventually be painted ULTRA White - semi gloss. I love the idea of a bright white ceiling to enlarge the room. That color will be brought down the walls along the beams as well. The remaining solid (drywall) walls will all get accent colors with the exception of the dining room wall seen in photo (3)...that will get a burst of color and texture with a wall covering, most likely a wall paper or 3D wall tiles/paintable wall flats.<br /><br />Aside from tearing out that interior wall between the kitchen and living room, the rest of the house will remain functionally as shown in the photos. The accordion wall divider will be traded for a solidly mounted divider, possibly the original design with the closet dividing the two rooms, or a type of "sound wall" surrounded by privacy glass. Imagine a wall that appears to be floating in the middle of the room. <br /><br />That's all for now.<br />I'll post photos of the demo, and of the first few coats of paint soon. There will probably be some furniture in the rooms by then to ass some scale, and because we have to be out of our rental by the end of this month.<br /><br />Fun Fun Fun!<br /><br /> Gary - - - -Gary Cogishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02186714518913198016noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3201831569841197534.post-66198306553332188082009-07-30T12:06:00.000-07:002009-07-30T13:17:08.165-07:00This is it!If you've found this blog you're either interested in Cliff May, Mid Century Modern homes, or are a friend or family member that I've recently sent this link to. In any case, thanks for stopping by and I hope you enjoy what you see as well as what is soon to follow.<br /><br />The future of this blog will follow the Re-Modernization of our first home, this Cliff May Rancho in the wonderful Lakewood Rancho Estates.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgmhTsEVFiB6w-XSjHrowDfhZ4oNkNaU2De8hqy9s4hM46UhEhEfzYw5uIE-5f5UAtYXiBcVjKkzbNxbY_Dh96v8WWSyM2fU6L05EN4q-IyWvJafEpO0c-nuT5fdeueXGMeCJJbTKgm34/s1600-h/Front+View.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgmhTsEVFiB6w-XSjHrowDfhZ4oNkNaU2De8hqy9s4hM46UhEhEfzYw5uIE-5f5UAtYXiBcVjKkzbNxbY_Dh96v8WWSyM2fU6L05EN4q-IyWvJafEpO0c-nuT5fdeueXGMeCJJbTKgm34/s320/Front+View.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364344957432638338" border="0" /></a><br /><br />If you're not familiar with the area this neighborhood borders the enormous 388 acres of El Dorado Park, just west of the 605 fwy. and about 5 minutes from the 405 fwy.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV_GB9AXsC-AQy0jmbEN5mnI_gdzN_5Pwq3Fw4Oe6hqsxQFQNm4vv1E6fi0w1kABVjHlwMg1cWTMX4_vNqG-Zgm6dcY8HadEBl6ZX5oOHi9i4ssHpxM3fyzh0G0bvyWbh3jDuTZNUZxts/s1600-h/Rancho+Estates+Neighborhood.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 273px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV_GB9AXsC-AQy0jmbEN5mnI_gdzN_5Pwq3Fw4Oe6hqsxQFQNm4vv1E6fi0w1kABVjHlwMg1cWTMX4_vNqG-Zgm6dcY8HadEBl6ZX5oOHi9i4ssHpxM3fyzh0G0bvyWbh3jDuTZNUZxts/s320/Rancho+Estates+Neighborhood.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364345171886200290" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The neighborhood of nearly 700 homes was built in the early 1950's by designer Cliff May who is responsible for pioneering the Californian Ranch House. Each home is an expression of then modern design, blending the living area from the outdoors in. It's not uncommon for each room to have a generous view of the surrounding property with walls of floor to ceiling glass.<br /><br />Our home was partially "updated" (if one were to call it that) but still left very much in its original form. Our plan is to bring it to a new life by combining modern amenities without distracting from Cliff May's original vision. I'd like to think that had he designed these homes today, he to would take advantage of many new materials, technologies, and available resources to blend into his own Rancho designs.<br /><br />Re-Modern is my way of describing our intention with this wonderful home and the following posts will highlight many of our steps along the way. For now, enjoy the photos of the home as we found it, a few of our start of the renovation, and some insight to our plans and ideas. We welcome your ideas and thoughts as well, so comment away!<br /><br />See you here again soon,<br /><br /><br />Gary - - - -Gary Cogishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02186714518913198016noreply@blogger.com0