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No trespassing...unless its your house. |
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This pile of dirt is going to be where we live |
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This is the sister house...almost ready for its foundation |
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Standing in the middle of the street...and I didn't get hit by a car. Good sign. |
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My own personal Discovery Channel |
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The "yard" |
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She wanted to go drive the truck, not a good idea |
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Friday the 13th, 2007...This hole will be where we live. |
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Saturday April 21st, 2007 - Ready for a foundation |
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We'd be looking at the front right corner of the garage |
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This is the view from the front lawn. You can sort of see the area that will be the garage next to the truck |
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This is the front left corner...home to the reading room. |
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On the side. Garage on the left side of the picture and the family room on the right. |
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Here you can sort of see the layout of the backyard and also where the bulkhead will be from the basement |
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More garage action. We are standing in between the two houses |
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Front corner. You can see where the front door will be |
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April 24th: Foundation poured...this is the garage opening |
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You can see the concrete in there |
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April 29th: Sealing the the foundation |
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Sealed. |
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May 5: Filling in the foundation |
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Just about finished |
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Don't fill this dumpster over the line. |
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May 8: Finished Foundation |
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Lumber |
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More lumber |
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Same lumber as the last picture |
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Last look at foundation with no floor |
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The peach tree we discovered in the back yard |
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May 9: view from the garage to the road |
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Let the framing begin |
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Start with the floor |
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We are in the garage. That opening will be where the basement stairs go |
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Basement stairs, different angle |
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This nook is where the front door/porch will be |
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Floor for the "Study" |
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Bulkhead: this is where the utility room will be |
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May 11: All done. |
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Just kidding. That was the sister house. Here is the garage |
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And where the front door will go |
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The "Study" and the dining room and the first window in the kitchen |
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This is where the breakfast nook will be |
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That is the living room wall where the TV will be hanging |
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So far so good. |
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May 15: The front yard |
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This is the study |
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The garage |
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Standing in the garage, looking into the living room. You can see the fireplace on the right |
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The front door |
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This is the door from the garage. You can see where the basement stairs will go |
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The fireplace from the outside |
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Looking in the front door. That's the "powder room to the right of the ladder |
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Sort of where the driveway will be |
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Back of the house looking at the sister house |
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Through the back door, looking at the kitchen and the "Powder room" on the left |
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Better look at the Powder room. You can see the dining room opening on the far right |
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The living room. There's the fireplace |
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Back of the house. |
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Rain Delay |
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May 21: Back at it. 2nd story action. |
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This is the top of the garage. Not sure what goes here. |
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Through the front door. The foyer. |
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The walk in closet. You can see the door to the master bathroom. |
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This is one of the upstairs bedrooms through the foyer |
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The back of the house. The window on the right is the master bedroom. |
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From the front |
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You can sort of see the "covered" front door area |
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This is the back window in the master bedroom |
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Entry way. This area is open to the 2nd floor. |
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May 23rd |
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The foyer |
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Danyael in the garage |
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The master bath |
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This is the basement living room |
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The back of the house |
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May 25: The back of the house, with a roof |
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The front, with the roof almost framed |
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On the front lawn |
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Danyael standing in the front entry way |
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Danyael, greeting guests |
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The side of the house |
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Danyael pretending to cook dinner |
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I hope the house eventually has more privacy |
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Almost finished framing the roof |
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May 29: The new peaks in the front of the house |
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I think this tree is growing |
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View from the "walkway" |
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The house actually looks like a house now |
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Starting to cover the roof now |
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Back of the house |
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Look what I found...yes, that's right...its a baby peach...in our backyard! |
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June 1: Closing the holes |
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A lot of the windows and doors are in |
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Even the front door went in today. That's Danyael with Mark The Builder |
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They are almost finished with the shingles |
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Into the house we go... |
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This is where the basement bathroom is going |
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The living room |
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This is the breakfast nook - there's the peach tree |
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The peach tree again from the master bedroom upstairs |
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The Foyer from the 2nd floor |
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We are in the master bedroom looking through the master bath into the walk-in closet |
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Window in the walk-in closet |
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Big window in the master bath |
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This is from the master bedroom. You can see the garage...for now. |
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This is the master bedroom door |
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This is the laundry room off of the upstairs foyer |
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This is the master bedroom from the master bath |
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From the upstairs foyer down into the dining room and study |
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June 6: The shingles are done. |
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The master bath framing. |
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This is where the jacuzzi is going |
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This is the stall shower. You can see the shower head and control |
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View from the walk-in closet through the master bath |
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This is where the master toilet goes :) |
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This is the other upstairs full bathroom. The shower is in. Nice. |
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June 9: The house is filled with this sort of thing now. Electrical stuff. Cool. |
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All this talk about peach trees. Look what Danyael found in the backyard. |
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Tile |
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Selection |
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Is |
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Massive |
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Fun |
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June 10: That's the vinyl siding in the garage |
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And that's the vinyl siding on the house |
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They left a little off the bottom for the deck/patio area |
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One side, almost done |
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Better view of the right side of the house. The color is "Oxford Blue" |
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June 11: Siding is almost done |
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This is the flu from the fireplace |
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The whole house is filled with ductwork now |
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This is the fireplace |
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Just need a porch and its basically livable. |
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All paths lead to here...guess what comes through these pipes |
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Giant strawberry growing in the backyard |
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More strawberries... |
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The sky above the house |
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June 13: The concrete was just put down |
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They also did the concrete in the basement...pretty neat |
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The view out of the master bathroom |
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June 15: Wires all over the place |
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This is where the TV will be mounted |
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Bathroom fan |
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The keypad didn't work. Then I realized it was just a picture |
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More lumber? What for...oh yeah, the basement |
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Basement framing...start with the stairs... |
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5 minutes later |
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Later that day... |
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Down into the basement |
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This is the air handler...it rules the world |
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The stairs |
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This is where the utility room is going...all wires lead here and this is where the hot water heater and various other big machines go |
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The last window....over the jacuzzi |
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The Home Theater people were pre-wiring today...this is a speaker bracket |
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THe living room is a sea of wires and brackets |
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All speaker wire leads here into what will be the entertainment center |
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This is the subwoofer...built into the wall |
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Match up the speaker brackets with the recessed lights |
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The basement bathroom. Clearly finished |
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The stairs inthe garage. Neato. |
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We could basically live there now. |
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June 19: They found a big rock |
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The big rock from the front |
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Enter Mantropolis |
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"The Lab" |
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The bathroom. On the left is a closet...the shower is on the right...the water meters will be in the back left there...hidden of course |
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Hopefully the last time a big dump truck is that close to the house |
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June 22: The basement is being wired |
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This is where the TV will be. You can see the "Lab" through the wall |
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The air handler. Its awesome. Its also built into the wall into the middle of the room. |
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This is the big part of Mantropolis. You can see the utility room in the background. |
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June 27: Got to the house and saw a lot of digging going on in the backyard |
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This is a big hole |
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The base unit for the master shower...the tile goes in there |
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Piles of insulation going into the house...and the jacuzzi... |
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The first piece of insulation...nice |
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Insulating the ceiling in the walk-in closet |
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June 29: Insulation complete. |
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Its weird to not be able to see through all the walls |
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A neighbor |
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The kitchen |
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The master bedroom |
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...and from a different angle |
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This is the office. You used to able to see the fireplace behind that insulation |
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The air handler in the basement...boxed in. |
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From the foyer |
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I found the rasberries |
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and a bee sniffing around |
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July 5: Blue-boarding has begun. This is from the living room looking towards the kitchen |
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And this is the living room |
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Here's the kitchen. You can see the pantry on the left |
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The dining room |
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The study |
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From the foyer looking up |
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The foyer |
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The guest bedroom |
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The walk-in closet |
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From the master bath into the master bedroom |
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The master bedroom |
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July 7: The guest bathroom |
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Upstairs hall. That's the laundry room straight ahead |
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The main stairs (from the dining room) |
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Danyael, from the walk-in closet into the master bathroom |
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From the top of the stairs looking into the dining room and study |
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This is the living room. The fireplace is now visible |
I'm THE subwoofer |
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The fireplace. Up close and personal. |
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Here's the basement. Its a little dark down here now and I didn't have my real flash |
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Here's where the TV is going. |
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Standing in the living room looking towards the kitchen |
Down to the basement |
The "Powder Room" |
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July 10: Plastering the walls. This is the study |
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And the master bedroom... |
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This is the upstairs hall looking at the guest bathroom, bedroom, and laundry room |
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July 12: More plastering |
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This is the master bedroom |
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Looking towards the kitchen. Much brighter looking here as opposed to with just the blueboards |
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Living room |
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Hey look, they started building the front stairs |
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Front stairs, from the side |
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Part of the entryway is covered |
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House looks more like a house with the stairs |
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July 16: Granite around the fireplace. This is absolute black and its the same as what the kitchen counters will be. |
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This is the mantle. It goes around the granite and will be painted |
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The frame of the back landing |
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More of the landing... |
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Jacuzzi... |
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...has been installed |
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July 17: The mantle |
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First wall paint: Navajo White in the walk-in closet |
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Not sure the camera is doing justice to the color on the wall |
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Almost finished with the back landing |
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I think the stairs are probably fine just like this |
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July 19: Back stairs, closer to done. |
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First outlet...neato |
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The garage door is hanging and apparently working. I didn't want to try it. |
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Check these advantages |
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Various doors waiting to be installed |
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Door: Installed |
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More doors waiting. |
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Garage door opener |
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Floor molding |
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July 23: Getting close. |
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Most of the window and floor moldings are in |
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The attic door is installed...haven't tried it out yet. |
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This is one of the stacks of hardwood that will cover the main level floor...soon. |
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Gone are the "temporary" stairs... |
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...in are the oak stairs |
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July 29th: Railing |
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First coat of paint is going on. You can see the blue in the study below |
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This is the guest bedroom. I don't know what this color is. |
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The living room...with the same yellow type of color although it seems to look different in different light. Cool. |
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August 1: The Dining Room |
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Dining room looking to the foyer |
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The study on the left next to the dining room |
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From the stairs down into the foyer |
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Guest bedroom |
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Laundry room, just starting to paint |
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Guest Bathroom |
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The Office |
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Master Bedroom |
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Drop ceiling in the basement. The first tile. |
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August 3: Front door |
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Unfinished hardwood floor in the living room |
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...and the kitchen |
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...again in the living room |
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...and the dining room |
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...and the foyer |
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Painting the basement. Its deceiving not-dark in there...especially when the lights get installed... |
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See...same room, different angle |
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The Lights: Here are all the lights. They do a pretty good job of filling up the guest bedroom. |
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August 6: Gutters... |
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...and downspouts |
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The first kitchen cabinet |
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And some more...including the "microwave nook" and the top molding |
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These are the cabinets to the right of the sink |
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Next to the fridge |
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Some cabinet doors. Presumably the one on the left is for a bottom cabinet and the one on the right is for a top cabinet |
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Guest bath cabinets |
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Master bath cabinets |
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August 7: Kitchen cabinets are all in |
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Different angle |
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And the third side...refrigerator area |
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Working on the driveway |
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First light. This is a sconce in the main hallway |
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This is another sconce in the upstairs hall |
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Accent lights in the study |
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Simple dome light in the guest bedroom |
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Master bedroom light |
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August 8: Cabinet knobs. Brushed nickel in the kitchen... |
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Chrome in the bathrooms |
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First piece of granite arrived...this is for one of the bathrooms |
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And the tile just showed up |
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First tile in the master bathroom |
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Speakers are now installed. That sounds good. |
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Living room speakers and the subwoofer got a cover |
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What's that? A driveway. The house now connects to the road. Nice. And they managed to save the tree. |
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August 14: That's Roger from Roger's Landscaping. |
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The overgrown peach tree area |
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Starting to cleanup that area |
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See where the front walkway is going to be? |
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Landscaping madness |
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Back patio area roughed out |
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Plenty of room for a grill |
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The outside lights are working...see how bright it is? |
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Lights in the house work - that's the accent light over the fireplace...it needs to be "aimed" |
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And some of the recessed lights in the living room |
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The cabinets glow...weird |
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Accent lights in the study |
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The foyer light |
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The powder room...all done up and ready to go |
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Basement bathroom |
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Basement recessed lights |
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Tile on the jacuzzi area. |
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Vanity lights in the master bathroom |
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"Hmm...how does this thing work?" |
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Vanity light in the guest bathroom |
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August 15: The back patio |
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More of the back patio...these guys work fast |
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And the rest of the back patio |
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The front walk-way |
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The driveway will eventually be a little higher...patience! |
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August 17: Close-up of one of the elements on the dining room light. Its not in the right direction yet but this was a cool picture anyway |
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Starting to get the cable lighting in the kitchen |
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Hardwood floor got its first finish coat |
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See, starting to shine |
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Cobblestone around the tree and driveway |
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You can see the foyer light through the window...woo hoo |
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August 19: The kitchen granite...nice |
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Tropical brown in the guest bathroom |
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More kitchen granite |
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This is where the range and microwave will go |
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Its almost done. Home stretch. |
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The kitchen faucet |
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A pile of bushes |
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Putting the first bushes in the ground |
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A line of bushes and the birch tree |
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The birch |
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This is a small tree...won't get much bigger...and there will be mulch and some flowers around it |
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Peach tree area. Mulched. |
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Self-explanatory |
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That little tree on the ground is going in front of the house on the left |
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Sink and soap...now I'll have to wash my hands |
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Master bath faucet |
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Jacuzzi faucet |
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August 21: The fridge is in. We'll take that coating off later |
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And there's the range. I'll be sure to never open it. |
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Roger's landscaping...fantastic. |
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Little tree in front of the house...nice |
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He planted some flowers and stuff around the tree. This will be mulched soon |
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August 22: Carpets and closets |
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More carpets, almost done |
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They started on the backsplash...now when I cook I won't ruin the walls |
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Backsplash fun |
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The microwave is mounted. Chef Boyardee, here I come |
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August 27: Final floor coat |
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The french doors are on the study |
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Look...its grass starting to grow |
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August 29: The same place...2 days later |
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The side lawn |
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The finished kitchen - pre-final cleaning |
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There's a rainbow growing from that tree...you know we must be close to done now. |
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As of October 3rd... |
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The guest bedroom |
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Guest bedroom, other angle |
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Guest bathroom |
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Danyael's office |
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The baby room light... |
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Master bedroom |
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Master bath shower |
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The walk-in closet |
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The Study |
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The Study from the other side |
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Dining room |
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Dining room light |
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Everything and the kitchen sink |
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Fridge |
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Kitchen table |
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The living room |
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The living room looking towards the kitchen |
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This is a fake flower in the living room |
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Basement hall |
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My office |
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My office |
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Mantropolis |
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The other side of Mantropolis |
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Some of the flowers growing in the yard |
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The Japanese Maple |
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All done. |
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