Saturday, July 15, 2006
The shape of things to come
At this point in the process, the construction work is happening faster and more is happening at once. In the last weeks a number of dramatic changes have taken place. Steadily, the building looks more and more like a home every day. (Above left:... the upstairs hall from the study. Above left: the study from the hall.)
At this point in the process, the construction work is happening faster and more is happening at once. In the last weeks a number of dramatic changes have taken place. Steadily, the building looks more and more like a home every day. (Right: master bedroom from the study. Below: first floor bedroom)
You can now walk through the house and really feel the shapes and sizes of the different rooms. Of course the drywall is yet to come, but a lot less is 'left to the imagination.'
Or, looking at it another way, walking through the house allows your imagination to run wild now. Seeing where the closets are, the way light falls into the space, the slant of the roof, feeling the size of rooms from various directions... you can begin to imagine people and things filling the space. Where will the bookshelves go? What use of this little study area - better to have pillows on the floor, or a desk? Whose bedroom will this be? Where will the bed go?
And already you can take in the view from different directions, seeing the beauty of the house unfold... (Left: second floor bedroom)