“You can dream, create, design, and build the most wonderful place in the world. But it requires people to make the dream a reality.” – Walt Disney
The construction foreman feels confident the house will be ready for a final walk through by the first week of July. While I was talking to him, I learned that construction had actually been shut down for almost 5 weeks due to the Coronavirus! We had been under the impression that construction had continued the whole time. Consequently — the delay pushing us into July.
On Saturday, May 23rd, Michael and I, our friends Robin and George and their kids, Jeret and Gretchen, drove to Delta Coves to check progress.
It was astounding! Lights are in, wood and tile floors are down, and cabinets and countertops installed. And we LOVE IT! It’s always scary making decisions from small samples. Cabinet styles and colors, floor colors, countertops – granite or quartz or both…and you think, how will that wood look over 2,000 square feet? Will the cabinet color go with the countertop? Is the pattern in the granite too busy? Well — it looks great, they do, and it isn’t! Next – finish the roof and install solar, put in appliances, plumbing, and carpet, then driveway and front yard landscaping. Landscaping the back is on us. We have a houseful of furniture on hold at R C Willey and I have bedding, dishes, and cookware, etc. collecting in the garage and all over the house!
The pictures do not do it justice, but here you go…
The entry chandeliers are in! The cables still need to be installed on the stair railing.
Cabinets around the U shaped island and a beautiful quartz countertop.
In person, the LVP (luxury vinyl plank) flooring is not quite as rustic as it appears in this picture.
An incredible view of Mt. Diablo today.
Master bathroom – the opening is my vanity. Note the extra outlets on either side of where the mirror will be – those are for my blow dryer, 2 curling irons, and straightener.
The large soaker tub goes in this space and there is a sink on either side.
The entry chandeliers from up on the staircase. Robin waves.
We had some snacks on the future deck area.
Love the pendant lights over the U shaped island. The island cabinets are medium grey (not as dark as they look here) and the perimeter cabinets are a shade lighter (they also look darker in this picture).
Our 6 burner Wolf Range goes here and this is the granite on the perimeter counters. The color of the cabinets in this picture is more true.
Michael, me, Robin and George
Jeret (Robin’s son and one of my surrogate sons – our boys met in kindergarten) his wife, Gretchen, Robin and George
Bedding for 4 bedrooms!
A sample of throw pillows I’ve purchased to date.
Safari So Good 