the wall

i am so happy with this board-formed concrete wall in the front of the house. now we just need grass - well, rain for grass and then grass.

weathered gray walls

i am inspired again - and again - by that house in montauk.

here i decided to add a little texture to all of the white painted walls and ceilings and trusses. in these photos you can see the wall detail and then two walls downstairs above the bar and by the stairwell. there is also a wall upstairs in the guest room. the last photo is the image that inspired me to include the accent.

the woman in the first photo is debra miller who worked her magic to make these walls look so great.

the back of the house is coming along

here are some photos of the back of the house. i had to take two photos because i could not get far enough away to fit the entire thing in without going off the rock cliff in back that overlooks the river - the top photo includes the screened porch and the bottom photo includes the outdoor shower. the wood accents all await a wood stain.

cabinets for the bar

we are copying these perforated metal cabinet doors in the bar area (these originals are in a montauk house). i cannot wait to see how they turn out. the bar will just have three appliances (bar refrigerator, wine cooler and freezer for ice) and then these metal cabinet doors. the wall behind the bar is stained slatted wood so the contrast will be definitive.

ceiling tongue and groove

it looks like hard work. everything will be painted white.

cabinets are arriving

all of the cabinets have arrived and are being installed. the bar and the kitchen counters are shown here. they turned out to be just what we wanted.

front facade

they are working on the front facade here. it looks so much better without the black coverings on the post anchors. still to come are front doors and a very cool new wall that will be further away from the house. landscaping will make a huge difference.