Studio Completion!

Well, like all design projects (and for the sake of argument, I'm going to say "all"), ours has come to an end. And, the story did have a happy ending! It really came down to the wire to get ready for our open house, but everyone stepped up to the plate at the last minute and got the work done.

Here are our completed doors, all hardware installed. You may recall that according to the Architectural Review Commission guidelines, the facade of our studio basically had to look like a garage. Well, there's a garage in there somewhere, if you look close enough.

This is the completed porch that Carpenter Doug constructed. Love the railing detail! Matches the back porch on our house perfectly!

Here is the porch from the other angle, showing the pergola detail above the studio door.

And this may be my favorite view of all! Why....? Look close. No more window air conditioner! Yes, we even got our LG Neo Plasma unit running properly. It took three more trips by the installation company, but it's running like a top now! We love it.

Tomorrow, I promise to honor the request of a reader in San Diego and show some interior shots. (Hey, that reader just happens to be my sister. And believe me, when she asks for something, she gets it!)