The Making of our Iron Gates
Watching our designs become real is a fantastic feeling. One of our biggest joys is working with craftsmen such as our blacksmith, Silverio, who just works magic with our every visit to his workshop.
Indoors on Rainy Days
Moving indoors this week when its wet and gray outside. These plaster medallions are ready to be hung.
Stone Columns
With the chisel and skill these stone masons have, these 2 columns are the closest we will get to seeing the basics of temple building in King Solomon’s time.
Mid-Day Break
Breaking for lunch with a quarter of our crew (the others were camera shy). These group of dedicated workers are what makes coming to the job a pleasure despite the everyday challenges. Thank you to our “Jesus” team.
Tax Credit Application
224 photographs, 75 pages of architectural plans. 2 Letters. Multi colored pens for marking. Multi colored binder clips. Multi colored post it notes – all strewn on our dining table. Many late nights working on our Tax Credit application. After 3.5 months, we finally have our dining table back
Stone Columns Flanking Main Gate
We will be cladding the columns with these original stone we salvaged from the property.
A set of 7 Newel Posts
The Newel Posts are up. Worth all the hours tracking architectural salvage companies nationwide for seven (7) antique solid mahogany newel posts. It was a feat to find a set of 7!
Tile Work for the Pool Starts Now
Installing the Cobalt Blue Tile marks the beginning of our pool work.
National Park Service
Hard at work for our submission to the National Park Service.