July 2 - Gitlitz Cottage is getting a built in book case between the hallway and great room.
July 2 - Interior painting has begun. The two bedrooms are now primed.
July 3 - The built in book case now has trim along the floor. It will have adjustable shelves very soon.
July 3 - Trim is installed around the top of the utility closet that divides the kitchen from the hallway.
July 3 - The disappearing stairway has been installed for access to a storage area over the guest bathroom.
July 6 - The cabinets are installed in the Gitlitz Cottage. The right cabinet will hold a stove top. The right opening is for a dishwasher. The openings on the left and on the left wall are for under counter refrigerators.
July 11 - Final painting is starting. If you look closely, you can see the color over the kitchen cabinets.
July 12 - The cottage has its first coat of interior paint (after the primer). The interior trim is also painted.
July 12 - The master bath is painted. The window casing is also painted.
July 16 - The ceiling is having beams installed today. Here is how it looks without beams.
July 18 - The ridge beam has wood trim now. The dormer beams are also in place. Soon, more beams will be added.
July 19 - The ceiling has more beams added. Notice the beams between the lights and the chimney.
July 19 - Each set of beams on the roof gets a cross beam like this one. It will also have a beam from the ridge beam to the center of the cross beam.
July 20 - The ceiling beams are finished. There are four of them in the great room. The center two beams get track lighting.
July 20 - The center two beams are next to the dormers. These two beams have track lighting.
July 21 - More woodwork trim is being done at the cottage. Sheet rock has been cut back exposing the beam along the front.
July 21 - The final bronze screen wire finally arrived. It was on back order for several weeks. The back porch screening is complete.
July 23 - The ceiling of the guest bedroom is pickled. A pickled finish is one that is a thin paint so the grain is visible.
July 24 - The ceiling was painted today. It is a shiny white.
July 24 - The built in has also been painted in the gloss white paint.
July 24 - This is a shot over the utility closet showing some of the beam work. The doors have not been installed yet.
July 24 - This is yet another view of the painted woodwork. The light near the center is from the gable window. A scaffold is on the right edge of the photo.
July 26 - The front door has interior casing installed. It will be painted to match the other trim.