Hello! I hope everyone had a great week. I was planning to do this post earlier, but we didn't get to the Patina Farm job site until Wednesday last week...
Steve and I were excited to see the stone tower framed up!
The hallway in front of the tower will be glass (you can see the steel that will hold the sheets of glass), allowing you to see the stone come through the house.
Over the weekend, Steve and I visited Vic Timas at Antique Ornamental Ironworks in Sun Valley to see the progress he has made on our steel windows and doors.
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When we first arrived, I was a distracted by all of the lovely ironwork casually hanging on the walls of the shop.
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The piles of decorative pieces fill the shop with a relaxed beauty.
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It's always a treat to be able to view pieces in the process of being designed.
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Ornament in a variety of gold finishes are a work of art when displayed on a black wall.
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Of course Steve admired the industrial ovens where the pieces are actually made.
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After we had our fill of admiring Vic's work, it was time for us to focus on our project! Steve and Vic reviewed some of Steve's drawings. One of my large office windows is lying on the table in front of them. It's a bit raw right now, but it will be beautiful when it's finished!
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Outside, a few of our arched door frames are ready for our review.
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Steve wanted to make sure all of the doors were built to his specification.
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The arch radius is particularly important, as these tall doors will need to leave room for the ceiling beams.
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It's very comforting to have Steve there to make sure everything is going to work out!
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Being able to look at his drawings, allows me to envision the final door design.
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The devil is in the details! The arched frames will now travel to Patina Farm to ensure the framers make the openings to fit the doors.
It's so exciting!!!
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Back at home... we have a new little addition. I'm pleased to introduce Hector Fuzzbottom.
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Hector is our new house bunny. At 3 months old he is almost completely litter box trained (except for the occassional "chocolate chip" we find).
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I wasn't planning to have a bunny, but Leila and I couldn't resist this face!
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That's all I have to share today.
Happy Week!
xo
Brooke
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