Constructing Bliss: It's Not Easy Being Too Green

I have officially given up the shaft as it is now occupied by an elevator and the associated machinery that moves the small room up and down. It's a fair trade, I suppose, but I am going to miss my Galilean experiments and just general fun of having a 40 foot plunge in the middle of the house.

Now we just need to hire an elevator operator and we will be set.

As an early sign of encroaching madness, even before the house is finished, we have started doing makeovers.

As you may recall, the kitchen back splash was made from these glass subway tiles:

The Color Fuhrer, however, deemed them too Green and they were promptly ripped off the wall and had them replaced with these tiles, which are, well, less green:

Along the same lines, the tub deck in the second bath was inlaid with very delicate round glass tiles:

Due to a technical issue having to do with the height of the tub deck, we had to raise the deck by covering the tiles with a marble slab:

We really need to get this house finished soon, before it's too late:

In other tile-related news, the back patio finally got its tiles:

The back of the house also received vent piping and vent covers:

The front deck got the metal framework for the glass railing:

And the metal framework for the glass railing inside the house was also installed:

In plumbing news, the steam unit and its control panel were installed in the master bathroom:

And here is where the steam comes out:

Of course the plumbing would not be complete without the electronic shower controller:

And just to prove that we did not just get the largest size of everything, the world's smallest sink was installed in the garage laundry room:

Our friends at Sears also made a return appearance and delivered a slightly smaller washer and dryer that fit snugly in the closet of the second bedroom:

In an attempt to cover the sound of all this machinery, 24 speakers were installed at different locations in the house. Movie night in this place will be awesome!