Taking Shape
The house is sheetrocked! I just looked it up: All Sheetrock can be called drywall, but all drywall cannot be called Sheetrock. So, it's like Kleenex. I don't know what brand they used, but it's almost done. It took three days to do the living spaces, and will take another for the basement. Those guys are like a tornado--get out of their way! It looks so clean and snug. Now, lots of mudding. The family room (above) will have beams, the living and dining rooms (below) will have a low-profile coffering. All with painted tongue and groove between. I've always planned for a lens (white plastic material at the beam level) on the skylight over the stairway--to filter the light and bring the ceiling down. But most people like seeing the shaft and skylight itself. It does look dramatic, but I think the look is too contemporary for the house. The stone work continues on the patio, with the bench (wood storage u...