"LE LOOK"

Front doors are in - trim, siding, porch and lamps will complete "le look"

You know you are getting onto the home stretch when ‘le look’ seems to gain over-riding importance in every decision and is mentioned in every third or fourth sentence. As in: est-ce que ça va avec ‘le look’? Or: qu’est ce que ça ajoute ‘au look’?

How to design the stairs and banisters, what should the kitchen cabinet doors look like, do we want the vanities to have drawers, cupboards or both, what kind of handles should we put on everything that swings or pulls, this tile or that, slate or ceramic for the entrance, curtains or doors for the bedroom cupboards…???

It seems endless sometimes, but because there are so many of you willing to listen and help with decisions, it has ended up being fun too. So huge thanks to the family, good friends as well as Jean-Marc and Chantal for advice and input. Creating ‘le look’ would likely still be fun, but it certainly would be a much more stressful challenge without all of you.

Slate for the entrance and back door hall to the kitchen

Ceramic tile for the basement

Apple green for the open shelving and cupboard doors in the kitchen

Open shelves and brackets for the kitchen

The stairs are ready to install having been made, stained and varnished in Jean-Marc's workshop

The driveway circle will change little from the original one