Fireplace and the beamsIt's been an unbelievably busy week for the Duvals - and this next one will only be more so.
As you can see, the cedar beams were stained and installed as were the matching mantles. Most of the Duval-made kitchen doors and shelves are up as are their custom-made and gorgeous counters. Jean-Marc told me that the work station is pretty much finished so it should be in by the time we get there on Wednesday. The appliances are to be delivered on Tuesday as are the new beds. The bathroom vanities are under construction in Jean-Marc's shop, and they along with their sinks should be in by early next week. The basement bathroom shower frame has been installed and awaits its fittings, ditto for the bath on the ground floor - tiling is to be done there this week too.
Outside, the porch screens are made and some up on the kitchen/dining porch and the screen door needs one final coat of paint. The front door porch has been constructed and is to have stairs this week. Two storage areas under the lakeside porches are being completed. Gilles is planning to do some final landscaping of the driveway and parking areas.
There are so many finishing touches being done and there is so much activity on the go that it is hard to keep track. Nonetheless, Jean-Marc and his team seem to have everything well in hand and it all seems to be coming together well.
Meanwhile, the movers are coming to 318 Kensington on June 17th (TOMORROW!) at 8am to pick up all the furniture and boxes from here. They will then pass by our storage unit in Ste-Adèle en route to the cottage. So the next blog posting should be filled with photos of wrapping paper and general chaos as well as the wonderful friends who are free and have offered to pitch in and help.
As you can see, the cedar beams were stained and installed as were the matching mantles. Most of the Duval-made kitchen doors and shelves are up as are their custom-made and gorgeous counters. Jean-Marc told me that the work station is pretty much finished so it should be in by the time we get there on Wednesday. The appliances are to be delivered on Tuesday as are the new beds. The bathroom vanities are under construction in Jean-Marc's shop, and they along with their sinks should be in by early next week. The basement bathroom shower frame has been installed and awaits its fittings, ditto for the bath on the ground floor - tiling is to be done there this week too.
Outside, the porch screens are made and some up on the kitchen/dining porch and the screen door needs one final coat of paint. The front door porch has been constructed and is to have stairs this week. Two storage areas under the lakeside porches are being completed. Gilles is planning to do some final landscaping of the driveway and parking areas.
There are so many finishing touches being done and there is so much activity on the go that it is hard to keep track. Nonetheless, Jean-Marc and his team seem to have everything well in hand and it all seems to be coming together well.
Meanwhile, the movers are coming to 318 Kensington on June 17th (TOMORROW!) at 8am to pick up all the furniture and boxes from here. They will then pass by our storage unit in Ste-Adèle en route to the cottage. So the next blog posting should be filled with photos of wrapping paper and general chaos as well as the wonderful friends who are free and have offered to pitch in and help.
The kitchen is ready for the appliances and to be stocked!
Lee Valley knobs and pulls are on order
Screened-in and back porch almost done - painting the lattice will be a summer chore
This week's lake view
This week's driveway view
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