This summer was not a complete vacation, as I did complete a couple of projects. Notably, replacing the back yard fence and covering up the foundation walls that put the "OOOH!" in ugly.
The fence was only 3ft tall in some places, partially painted, and falling down. So we designed a fancy new fence and got it up in 8 days! My back yard neighbor suggested we go in together on a fence and that was something to capitalize upon, so we did. Thanks go out to Josh and John for their help.

Next thing was to cover up that hideous foundation wall exposed after the back yard project. Here's a before closeup, with half stucco and half soil stains. (Remember we took out 60 dump truck loads of soil out of the back yard in order to accommodate the garage and give us a flat yard.)

This is after installing new corrugated steel siding on the foundation wall. Bringing our "Industrial Chic" look to fruition!

In pursuit of the deal, I flew to Atlanta, GA, then took a shuttle to Auburn, AL, then took possession of this little beauty. We looked long and hard for this vehicle. It's a 2006, the first year of the Porsche Cayman S - they were all S's that year. The interior is blue, like a men's blue suit (back in the shade, dark blue in the sun.) It's the basic model, 3.4L flat six with a 6-speed manual transmission. It's a riot to drive!
​-No tickets yet.-

Sent an extra set of wheels home via UPS, then set out on a non-stop return drive home. Blissfully. Happily. And, trouble free!

Back to loving life with the SCCA! Autocrossing locally at Pikes Peak International Raceway. Also replaced the stereo with a functioning system that redefines car stereo - it even runs all iPhone apps. Spoiled, no, modern, yes!

Our neighbors across the street wanted to do some storage coming into the house with closets and drawers for themselves and each of their four boys!
Starting with an image from the internet, we made a custom version with two top shelves behind each door and big drawers below. The cabinet doors are Maple painted white with a matching wine rack above and open bench below the window. Each door has soft closing hinges.
The bench is a 14ft long ebonized Oak panel. The drawer interiors are tall and deep Birch dovetailed hardwood with soft closing slides.
​Everything should stand up to four boys and years of good use.
If only all my jobs were this convenient!

A Foyer cabinet in Broadmoor West to provide drawers and a coat closet.

The objective to match the existing architecture and furnishings with the selection of Cherry for the wood and coordinating door and drawer pulls. The next shot shows the drawers and doors open. The top drawer is only 12" deep for keys, hats, and gloves. The bottom three drawers are 30" deep. Notice the wardrobe bar is quite tall, so there is a pull down handle for convenience with a weight capacity of 35 pounds - a place to store the winter fur coat!

Other details include Birch veneer plywood interior, Birch dovetailed hardwood drawers, full extension soft close drawer slides, and a soft close pull down wardrobe bar.