Magnolia House

Roof!

OK, here's what a white translucent roof looks like from our bathroom window.

Bam! There it is.

But underneath the cover it's perfect.

We'll get the kilns set up and we're off and running studio wise.

Next up is an arbor over the "secret garden" and some vines. That will soften the look.

Plus we have a tropical garden to plant in front of it to create the "secret."

While we have a lot of fun doing this work, some times we forget how far we've come.

I go back through this blog every once in a while to keep perspective.

And then I stare at something like the foot of the new bath tub on the new tile floor and I smile.

The simple things in life like fixing up an old house.

 

 

Studio Patio and Cover

It's starting to take shape... The brick patio is in place, and the framework for the cover is there. This weekend we'll add some polycarbonate panels to the roof and set up the ceramic kiln area.

We had so much fun with laying the bricks that we're already starting to plan the big patio and new back porch.

 We did the whole process here...

For the patio, we excavated the area, layed and compacted four inches of gravel, screeded sand to 1" thick, layed the bricks, and compacted them again with joint sand.

The patio cover is set on 12" footings and built to code with 5/8" bolts. I'm pretty sure the posts will withstand an earthquake. Everything else...?

Cynthia bought me two Bird of Paradise to keep me inspired. I'm excited to see some plant life taking root in our tropical/mediteranian back yard.