Junior “June Bug” Morris chasing turkeys!

Junior, our two year old tabby, “tries” to catch the turkeys when they visit our side yard.
I’m hoping he doesn’t ever catch one, because I think it might not work out well for either party.
Today , there had to be twenty five hens and one very mature Tom, snatching up black oiled sunflower seeds from our driveway.
Our older kitty Jones is no fun, so June Bug is trying perhaps overly hard to stir up some action.
I hear him saying ‘Wait! Don’t run! I just wanna play!’

Slide show of Shuford remodel

Hey Folks!

I know it’s been a long while…
I have been obsessed with finishing up all the details of our Shuford home, and we are almost there!
The house has undergone a needed face lift in the front half; kitchen, living, dining areas.
Marie and I are very happy with the outcome.
What you see in the slide show is the transition from before to after.
We removed the interior basement access staircase to open up the space.
We floored over the hole left from the stairway removal, and braced up the ceiling beam above.
We walled up the stairway between the living room and entryway creating a art niche for the entry and more intimate feel for the sunken living room.
We finished the main area floors with a beautiful Indian Autumn tumbled slate.
We finished the living room and guest bedroom with carbonized horizontal bamboo flooring.
Our friend Shane Martin made the the masterful cherry cabinets and cherry slab for the dining room table.
We added a Morso wood burning insert to keep the living room area warm and cozy. Available here locally at Biltmore Hearth and Home. The stove is beautifully built cast iron and very efficient, and that spells a comfortable space.

You can click on the “view all images” link of the slide show to better peruse the photos if you wish.
I included some pictures involving the production of the breakfast booth.
That was a bit of a head scratcher for me, having never made one before, realizing people actually might want to comfortably sit in it.
It turned out to be a challenging project, but well worth the effort.
There are pictures of the skeleton, the skinned seat backs, and the finished product complete with cherry skirting panels made by Shane.
The upholstery, a bronze faux ostrich skin, was beautifully executed under the direction of Lane Stephens of Stephens Upholstering here in Woodfin, NC.
As you might be able to tell, I am proud of the booth outcome.
Oh, last but not least, Slab-Fab-Studio, provided the concrete countertops for the kitchen, island, and wet bar.
Marie, Jim Ojamaa, and I chose to polish the island slabs, expose colored glass aggregates, to subtly differentiate the surface from the perimeter kitchen slabs. We feel that the colored concrete goes richly with the natural cherry wood cabinets and the rustic floor.
There are more details that I could drag you through… but you just have to come and see for yourself.
Call first though….

PS- this remodel would have not been possible without Jim Ojamaa’s hard work, good design sense, guidance, and head scratching partnership…
Thanks Jim!