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All the fun is in the details….and you have lots of details…therefore you must be having a blast with this!!!
Like my plumber friend likes to say (a lot)...”If it were easy, everyone would do it”.

Looking great. I like the wine bottle “cradles”.
Are you doing the stone? I like installing stone if I have the time. Diversity keeps things from getting boring.
I hope you charged a pretty penny for the cabinet with the small hidden door. That is custom that a larger custom cabinet manufacturer would not even do.

-- The difference between a pro and an amateur, an amateur points out his mistakes

Yes, everything you see, I’ve done. And yes, it’s been a blast. I’m sure I said the before, but I’m my worst enemy. I usually beging with very simple, easy-to-do, ideas that would take no time to do, then think about how “common” it would look. Perhaps custom cabinet companies wouldn’t do that, but I want this to be a top job. This client lives in a neighborhood that has magazine-quality homes (her neighbor’s house was featured in a book). Needless to say, its nice when she comes over and gives her thumbs up. That is better then money (at this point).

The cradles are the 4th design. The first was the usual cross pattern. It balloned from that to what you see (add days for the build).

Thanks for the nice words. It means a lot when a professional says it looks good.

-- No matter how many times I measure, I always forget the dimensions before I cut.

I live them high end job’s “Where there done”. I will be starting a full wall built in and fire place suround entertainment center. I hope it comes out half as nice as what your doing there.

Billy that is some incredible work. From what I can see, You are squeezing every inch of usefulness out of the kitchen. Nothing wasted. That is truly amazing to me. Who ever does that kind of amazing thinking? It’s like you see a problem and it percolates in your mind. You come up with an ideal solution. After that, anything less than your solution just won’t work.

Love the stone work. Your solutions are awesome. You have combined function, quality and good looks to the Nth degree. I’ll bet youv’e learned a thousand different things from this project.

Again I’ll say – I’m so glad you kept this blog going.

Mark

-- Working on my home for 2 years and counting.

Thanks guys. I appreciate your comments. Bob, you do great work, I would expect something much better then this. I always liked the bookcase (both separating your kitchen, and in the lanai).

Mark, I think you nailed it. I do keep looking to build a better mousetrap. However, I just keep repeating Gary’s HR signature to myself every time I post something. As I’ve always worked in the Metro-Detroit region, there is a common saying we hold to: Looks great from Woodward (Woodward being the major road in the area). Fortunately, the client lives about a mile from Woodward.

I’ll let you guys point out all of the problems/mistakes :)

-- No matter how many times I measure, I always forget the dimensions before I cut.

An old saying that went around my crews years ago was ” It looks good from my house”.
One of my guys liked to stab me with this one..”You can caulk up to a half inch”.....Aaaaaaghhhhh!

-- The difference between a pro and an amateur, an amateur points out his mistakes

1/2 inch! Heck, with practice, you and do a 1” buildup!!! Unfortunately, I’ve seen far too many who spend more time trying to cover a mistake then take the time and re-do it. Doing it right is always better looking then covering a mistake.

I look back to my youth and times when I would have a bit too much to drink. While laying on the floor I would be stairing at unfinished painting, hidden mistakes, and cover-ups and asking myself, why didn’t they just take 5 more minutes and make it complete? Today, I’m on the floor usually looking for ways to correct those mistakes and cover-ups.

-- No matter how many times I measure, I always forget the dimensions before I cut.

You’re the man Billy.

-- Working on my home for 2 years and counting.

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