Saturday, May 10, 2008

Construction, Part 11


This first picture shows the walkway leading to the house before any concrete had been poured. We thought about leaving it with just dirt and maybe throwing out a few tumbleweeds to give it that rustic cabin feel, but in the end decided that wouldn't be a good idea.

As you can (hopefully) see, we have a row of stone every 8-10 feet to break up the sea of gray concrete. We also put in some square cut-outs in each slab of concrete that have underground sprinklers running. The idea is to put some small greenery of some sort in there to also add some color and break up the long gray walkway. I'm voting for Hot Dog Trees but that probably won't happen.


Back on the patio side, we have a small set of steps leading to . . . well nowhere really but maybe someday we'll continue with a path that leads around the perimeter of the property. At the end of the steps, we're putting a small landing and if nothing else it will be a nice spot to sit?

1 comment:

meghan said...

It all looks so amazing and beautiful! I can't wait until someday when we can come visit! I love the bathroom. It looks so peaceful and comfortable! Maybe you should write your next blog from the tub!! heheheh :)