Miles and Miles of Oak

(above) That's us, still smiling at the end of a long day.

(left) Our current kitchen. Needs a little work, no?

(below) Lots and lots of staining.

Yesterday was quite a productive day in Lovely land. Faced with 600 lineal feet of various wood wall base components and new doors to stain and varnish, we did what any other ambitious business-starters would do.

We went to lunch.

Once we had sufficient fuel in our bellys, we hit the road, ran our errands, and eventually made it back to Lovely to get to work.

We love being there, in the space, watching our vision materialize right before our eyes. Even more, we love getting our hands dirty and making it happen ourselves. It helps to have an ever-present crew of friends right in there with us.

This is a big week for Lovely. Here are a couple of "before" pics. The "afters" are soon to follow!

xoxo,

g&b

Who Knew?

The load capacity of a Volvo does not support hauling 500 sf of ceramic tile. Apparently anything over half of that will cause sparks to fly from beneath the bumper.

Growing, harvesting, roasting, cupping, and serving coffee is an art. There are people who are so passionate about it that they travel for 265 days out of the year to work with, educate, and buy from farmers all over the world. We can't wait to serve the fruits of their labor.

Good plumbers are hard to come by. When you do find one, they ask you for LOTS of money. Wish us luck.

Painting a 2500 square foot space with 14' ceilings will run you the cost of supplies plus free coffee for life for all those who volunteer to help. We're glad to pay up.

Friends come out of the woodwork to help you make a dream come true.

Thank you for checking in on us. We will have so much more to report soon!

xoxo,
g & b