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After Pics

These pictures were taken between July 22 and 24, 2010, two and a half years after the "before" shots. What can I say, but wow? You'll note that there are no photos of the foyer, as that is still under construction. I guess I'll have to come back!
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  • Compare this to this! The lot is gone, replaced by this yard and garden.

    Compare this to this! The lot is gone, replaced by this yard and garden.

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  • Opening the pool for reunion weekend.

    Opening the pool for reunion weekend.

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  • That's Rachel, Darren, and Kendra on the steps. Kendra has one of those glow sticks.

    That's Rachel, Darren, and Kendra on the steps. Kendra has one of those glow sticks.

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  • Massive light collision. That's mercury vapor behind me, fluorescent on the porch, incandescent in the window, and a sodium vapor hotspot to the right.

    Massive light collision. That's mercury vapor behind me, fluorescent on the porch, incandescent in the window, and a sodium vapor hotspot to the right.

  • When I was here in 2008, I took a similar shot but never descended the stairs. I didn't repeat that mistake this time. But I don't think that the basement was worked on much.

    When I was here in 2008, I took a similar shot but never descended the stairs. I didn't repeat that mistake this time. But I don't think that the basement was worked on much.

  • My first viewing of the basement. That space-age looking thing is the pool pump. It runs all the time.

    My first viewing of the basement. That space-age looking thing is the pool pump. It runs all the time.

  • Probably not a random placement of tubular objects.

    Probably not a random placement of tubular objects.

  • The adjoining room.

    The adjoining room.

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  • This is an amazingly densely-wired house, which all converges at this corner, including a wall of electronics for a walk-in cooler (gray door).

    This is an amazingly densely-wired house, which all converges at this corner, including a wall of electronics for a walk-in cooler (gray door).

  • The walk-in cooler is a little strange. It has big cracks and the rear wall doesn't appear to be attached. I didn't investigate whether there was anything beyond there. And although it may appear to have working illumination, that light is actually just my SB-900 flash. I love that thing.

    The walk-in cooler is a little strange. It has big cracks and the rear wall doesn't appear to be attached. I didn't investigate whether there was anything beyond there. And although it may appear to have working illumination, that light is actually just my SB-900 flash. I love that thing.

  • My dad must have fallen in love with this house the moment he saw all this storage down here.

    My dad must have fallen in love with this house the moment he saw all this storage down here.

  • This is the basement doorway for the dumbwaiter. I took this shot looking down at this location from the kitchen. Sadly, I didn't play with this thing to figure out how it works. There's always next year, right?

    This is the basement doorway for the dumbwaiter. I took this shot looking down at this location from the kitchen. Sadly, I didn't play with this thing to figure out how it works. There's always next year, right?

  • I almost walked by this thing without realizing what it was. When did my folks turn the basement into a pleasure palace? Ostensibly those handcuffs would be attached to a collar around the passive player's neck. Or, god forbid, a nose ring. This is slightly heavier kink than I'm into. And it's so beyond Peter's idea of fun that he refused to be photographed like this, so he took this shot!

    I almost walked by this thing without realizing what it was. When did my folks turn the basement into a pleasure palace? Ostensibly those handcuffs would be attached to a collar around the passive player's neck. Or, god forbid, a nose ring. This is slightly heavier kink than I'm into. And it's so beyond Peter's idea of fun that he refused to be photographed like this, so he took this shot!

  • The vastly improved living room. Compare to this.

    The vastly improved living room. Compare to this.

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  • Dining Room. Compare to this.

    Dining Room. Compare to this.

  • Compare to this. Wow!

    Compare to this. Wow!

  • Kitchen. Compare to this.

    Kitchen. Compare to this.

  • Compare to this. The floor is probably still on the to-do list.

    Compare to this. The floor is probably still on the to-do list.

  • Compare to this. That fridge will cause all kinds of grief this week.

    Compare to this. That fridge will cause all kinds of grief this week.

  • The breakfast room. I put my flash behind that chair to emphasize the detail in those doors. You can see the plain doors here.

    The breakfast room. I put my flash behind that chair to emphasize the detail in those doors. You can see the plain doors here.

  • The lower bath. Not much different here.

    The lower bath. Not much different here.

  • Painted and totally in use! Compare to this.

    Painted and totally in use! Compare to this.

  • His and her pantries!

    His and her pantries!

  • The maid's quarters. I thought that the wallpaper had changed but it had not. I guess I had repressed the memory of the green shag carpet, so clearly visible here.

    The maid's quarters. I thought that the wallpaper had changed but it had not. I guess I had repressed the memory of the green shag carpet, so clearly visible here.

  • Compare to this. The idea of air conditioning is very different from the execution. It was brutal in this room this week, so you may wonder why that A/C unit remained uninstalled all week. Well, first, it doesn't fit in these windows. Second, it may fit into that bookshelf, since there are windows behind it. (See them here, just below the roofline. (Who would replace windows with a shallow shelf?)) Alas, the pool provided an escape which mostly kept us from being in here. If not for that, the collective consciousness of this group would have figured out a way to install that unit, I assure you.

    Compare to this. The idea of air conditioning is very different from the execution. It was brutal in this room this week, so you may wonder why that A/C unit remained uninstalled all week. Well, first, it doesn't fit in these windows. Second, it may fit into that bookshelf, since there are windows behind it. (See them here, just below the roofline. (Who would replace windows with a shallow shelf?)) Alas, the pool provided an escape which mostly kept us from being in here. If not for that, the collective consciousness of this group would have figured out a way to install that unit, I assure you.

  • Who put that tripod there?

    Who put that tripod there?

  • The sewing room. Compare to this. Tripod!! Good grief.

    The sewing room. Compare to this. Tripod!! Good grief.

  • Compare to this.

    Compare to this.

  • I called this the "cold room" in 2008. I guess since the windows are now covered with insulation, it must still get that way in the winter. Compare to this.

    I called this the "cold room" in 2008. I guess since the windows are now covered with insulation, it must still get that way in the winter. Compare to this.

  • Maid's bathroom. Compare to this.

    Maid's bathroom. Compare to this.

  • Dumbwaiter in use. Compare to this. I really should have moved this thing to photograph the mechanisms above this point. Next year, right?

    Dumbwaiter in use. Compare to this. I really should have moved this thing to photograph the mechanisms above this point. Next year, right?

  • Maid's shower. Compare to this. As I see these before-and-after photos side by side, I become more and more astonished at how much work has been done here.

    Maid's shower. Compare to this. As I see these before-and-after photos side by side, I become more and more astonished at how much work has been done here.

  • Compare to this.

    Compare to this.

  • The nursery. This was formerly known as the red room, here. Notice that the door has been replaced too.

    The nursery. This was formerly known as the red room, here. Notice that the door has been replaced too.

  • Compare to this.

    Compare to this.

  • Hallway storage, compare to this. Dad says that this used to be a stairwell to the attic. If I'm ever here on a cool day, I'll be exploring up there.

    Hallway storage, compare to this. Dad says that this used to be a stairwell to the attic. If I'm ever here on a cool day, I'll be exploring up there.

  • The guest bedroom, formerly known as the green room. Compare to this. Wow!

    The guest bedroom, formerly known as the green room. Compare to this. Wow!

  • Compare to this. And again, plain doors are out!

    Compare to this. And again, plain doors are out!

  • The master bathroom. Compare to this. At least I finally learned to put the toilet seat down before photographing.

    The master bathroom. Compare to this. At least I finally learned to put the toilet seat down before photographing.

  • This shower was evidently a massive undertaking. It's hard to tell in the before pic but I guess that crack was hard to fix.

    This shower was evidently a massive undertaking. It's hard to tell in the before pic but I guess that crack was hard to fix.

  • Compare to this.

    Compare to this.

  • I had forgotten that the master bedroom has 4 windows. The cross breeze must be sweet. Compare to this.

    I had forgotten that the master bedroom has 4 windows. The cross breeze must be sweet. Compare to this.

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    Opening the pool for reunion weekend.
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    That's Rachel, Darren, and Kendra on the steps. Kendra has one of those glow sticks.