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Its been 18 months since we ‘finished’ (to be honest there are still undone projects — windows that have yet to be replaced, and as ever, ongoing maintenance….all that scream for attention) But — the upside is we’ve been having a good run — Wonderful people visiting Alice by the Sea!  The downside to that upside — is I am not able to get there nearly as often as I had hoped or imagined….  But first, some before and after shots — Hopefully this will give you an idea of some of what we did. Bear with me — some of these old shots you may have seen before…..

The pool deck looks a a lot more appealing ! New sun loungers — not shown is the comfy couch and dining area (you can see that on our website )!  New Grill area with ice maker, fridge and BeefEater BBQ, side burner and sink ….Hey, recognize that granite used on the counter?????

Pool deck before

Pool deck after

Pool deck and BBQ area after

upper bedrooms before

upper bedrooms before

upper south bedroom after

upper south bedroom after

upper south bedroom deck after

upper north bedroom after

upper north bedroom after

the bedrooms upstairs – all new fixtures, windows, sliders, doors, fans and AC units

The Bathrooms…  some before and after ….think you’ll agree that they needed some love.

old lower north bath in ‘utility’ room

New lower bath with glassed in shower

The other 3 bathrooms looked like this

kind of nondescript

partial pic of new bath

detail inside of shower

Upper bathrooms are similarly themed with different tile shades

The downstairs bedrooms  (below)

old utility room

transformed!

new bedroom south side of house

— one was the utility room — we moved all of the ‘works’ under the pool deck

and the entry way

old entry way

new entry closer up

SO … still to come- the landscaping…. (which I love!)   And we will be doing some renovations of the pool this summer i hope …We’ve been getting a lot of positive feedback and just love that people are having wonderful vacations here… We think it came out pretty nice– What do you think?

well…..  it’s almost ready…..  if you haven’t seen it on Facebook we’re there…  https://www.facebook.com/alicebythec?ref=aymt_homepage_panel 

still there are some exterior things to attend to and a punch list of interior things as well    — like this wall got screwed up….  too much grout– we will probably have to let it be for a while — but when we get a lull then out it comes…

    This is one of the bedrooms….  you can see all the pictures so far on the Facebook page….  more thoughts on the whole process later….

Gonzalo is upon us….. J1.2 recently put up some palms…. he will be taking those down today and battening down the hatches.  It’s a construction site….so there is a lot of loose stuff.  I just hope it all gets squared by the time the wind starts!  Right now Gonzalo is a tropical storm — but i just heard in one forecast that the pressure is dropping …how far remains to be seen.  right now….things look really calm….. but this is in the offing……
Stay safe friends!!!

SO, the AC units were being installed….  slabs poured , compressors bolted down and the split units in the house….  and it was August and IT. WAS. HOT! ……..  So we were down there and having a drink at Aqua Bistro  and hear from someone on the job that one of the units went missing….  someone came up and unbolted the compressor and then took a split………and J-1.2 …said nothing…..  turns out he thought he should eat it since it happened on his watch…. WHAT???  no way!………..   so someone has an AC unit of ours….  I just hope that they were really hot or really needed the money and needed the unit more than we did……