Soos Creek House

First of many dinner parties. Still a few construction odds and ends to wrap up, but that wasn’t going to stop our 4th of July BBQ.

Hundreds of hours dreaming/planning/sketching + 2 brilliant architects (Carsten Stinn + Steve Brown) + 1 inspired lighting designer (Lucretia Blanco) + 1 skilled metal craftsman (Rick Bourgoin) = the perfect staircase

It’s been a rough few weeks for Sonoma, our giant schnauzer. We moved out of our townhouse in Eastlake (the only home she had ever known), packed away all of her toys/bed/etc, and shipped her off to live with my parents while we wait for the new house to be completed. We brought her over to camp out at the new place last night - I think its starting to feel like home for her.

(P.S. yes, that’s a dining room with no table)

Thanks to the workmanlike efforts of our dad/contractor this week, siding is nearly complete.

More master craftsmanship from our man Rick Bourgoin: steel counter tops on the dining room sideboard.

Thanks to my well-connected and stylish Aunt Linda at Lakestreet Studios for hooking us up with the Moooi Heracleum pendant light for the dining room.

Oven, hood and faucet…rounding things out in the kitchen

The Viola Park cabinets in the kitchen turned out beautifully — I couldn’t do them justice via photo with all of the floor protection / scrap material lying around, so I’ll do a more detail post later. For now, here’s a snapshot of the induction cooktop and corian countertop.