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Phase II.3 The Planning and Testing Page


We are still working on the upstairs, and are in some planning stages. First off, as our other color choices were way off from the sample, we decided to paint the downstairs hallway in the shade that we are considering for the majority of the second floor. This will be a test. The color is called a Touch of Nectar, from Glidden. Check out the before's and after's, and feel free to let us know your thoughts. Updated 11 June 2003.

Before

After

Before

After



Here's a rough plan of what we are planning on for the upstairs bathroom. The floor tile and counter tile will match, and should end up in a light cream/tan color, and will extend 1/2 up the walls. All fixtures will be white. We will be using another Kohler Serif toilet, but non-comfort height. Karen decided that she wanted a true shower head, so we've decided on a jacuzzi bathtub that has a tile flange three ways around. We will come up just one course of tile on two sides, and create a small shelf all the way around the tub.

On either side of the door, we will build in some small shallow shelving for towels, etc. All lights will be recesessed in nature, and we will be installing B&W speakers in the ceiling. The exterior window will be replaced with a newer (larger) one.

We'll try to get a cross section drawn up - its hard to visualize, but tile work around the tub will be stepped in nature, and there wil be a dropped ceiling just around the bath itself


We are not big fans of window treatments, but we needed something for our front door, as when you walk up to the house you get a pretty clear view of what's going on inside. Our exterior door is new, and with a little investigation we found that we can simply replace the clear glass with this, straight from the door manufacturer! It's on order, due in about mid July. It arrived, see our pictures from Phase III.1, Construction.
   


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