January 26th, 2010 8:00 a.m.

Another six days has passed since we last checked in on the Palace Avenue renovation. As always, steady progress is being made.  The following items have been the focus of the past week.

1) The cove for the bed is finished! The guys installed recessed reading lights and added light switches on each side of the cove. This entailed trenching into the adobe, running electrical wires, filling the trenched lines, and re-plastering.  It looks great, and we’re now looking forward to configuring the headboard for the bed.

2) Wide plank flooring has been installed in the the Office/Den.  The floor initially had to be completely pulled up to accommodate the new heating lines. The  floor has yet to be sanded, finished, and stained, but that will be done when the rest of the floors are refurbished.

3) Paint, Paint, Paint!  After the walls were primed last week, the guys have started painting almost all of the rooms.  The walls will most likely need at least two coats of paint, and some of the previously “colorful” rooms may need a full three coats.  The white paint really highlights the patina of the old plaster, the details in the vigas, and the character of the floors.

4) The cabinets for the kitchen have  been painted and are now sprawled throughout the house to drying. These should all be installed by the end of the week.

Check back early next week for the 5th installment of our renovation series. 

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