Doug's photo blog — originally a photo a day, now not so much
We have a shower! It’s not complete — missing tile inside the nook, glass doors, and a few other things — but it’s water-tight, has a shower curtain on a temporary rod, and all the plumbing is done. So we can use this now instead of the temporary one lined with plastic sheeting. So much nicer!
The big thing today is that electrical is done, including a vanity fixture for the green bathroom. Other things you’ll note in this photo include the antique medicine cabinet, heated-floor thermostat, our funky subway wall tiles installed and grouted, and the accent strip installed but not yet grouted. And two mistakes: one outlet was roughed in too low, and our contractor used pencil liner atop the accent strip instead of the intended full-size bullnose tiles.
Our closet system was installed today. Once the contractor has stopped making abrasive tile dust I’ll be able to move my clothes in here.
It could be a bunny, a chipmunk, a bird, a bug, … or Bigfoot. Ferrous’s reaction would be the same.
Boston’s C-Mart Asian grocery store is moving to Newton. They’re not open yet, awaiting final permits, but have stocked dry goods. This is a view through the front window.
I rarely take pictures of a weeknight dinner, but tonight’s was so pretty (and tasty, as it turns out) that I had to. Chicken donburi with fresh English peas, sauteed spinach, chopped red pepper, julienne carrots, and fried chicken skin, all over brown Basmati rice.
What conversation are these mockingbirds having?
We’ve had some delays due to materials, but today the window was installed in our ensuite bathroom (it didn’t have a window at all before) and it makes such a *huge* difference in the feel of the room, even while a bunch of things remain incomplete. The room feels simultaneously more spacious and more cozy, and your eye’s focus is no longer dominated by one big blank wall.
Now that there’s tile on the wall, the vanity in our ensuite bathroom is installed.
It has been templated for its top & sink, and we’ve ordered some sample pulls since we don’t like the ones it came with (reversed for shipping in this photo).
Our contractor discovered today that a magnet will stick to the soapstone we’re using in a couple places in our bathroom! How cool is that?? Here, in addition to a bit of paper held down by a magnet, you’re also getting a preview of the floor tiles inside & outside of our new shower.
