Oh, pipdog, it is wonderful. Enjoy!

Nice!

Oh wow, the view!

That was FAST!

Your new peacock friend seems to like it, too!

Everything is looking so good! I'm anxious for you to show it to us once you're in, Pip.
Lynn

Absolutely stunning. The house is beautiful and that view is to die for!! Congrats and can't wait to see more pics!

Thanks, bpa, annie, mamorella, lynne and gsciencechick!

gsciencechick, it did go by so fast and I can't believe it got done before our move in date, which is due to the efforts of our amazing contractor who worked nights and weekends to get this finished on time. We worked with him on our old house which is over an hour and a half away (which is near where he lives). He's been living in our house with his crew during most of the remodel, going home maybe once or twice a week (in traffic, it can be up to a two hour drive one way for him). I can't say enough good things about him and am so grateful to have found such a great crew.

In case anyone didn't see the before, here's the foyer/front entry when we bought it. The original floors were black slate, Mondrian style floors.

and the same POV after (there's a glimpse of the wallpaper from the late 60s in the hall bath that I didn't have the heart to take down):

The peacock has been hanging around a lot more recently. It's almost mating season and their feathers are all filled out. The one that visits us is very tame and friendly. He will eat out of your hand and is not afraid of our children. I took this shot of him the other day

Very excited for you!

So cool! I cannot wait to see it "all moved in!"

I love that and can't wait to see more pictures-hint hint..every room every angle, every outside view of house! Can you tell I love MCM?

Congratulations! Wishing you lots of joy there!

What a beautiful house with a gorgeous view!

The house looks great. What is that a view OF?

My jaw dropped progressively lower and then fell out of my mouth altogether at that last photo.

How lucky the house is to have you as its new owners.

Stunning!!!

I love what you have done. The view is amazing.

There's nothing like having the materials and colors be you!! Looking good, so much different than what was there. You have given the house a new life!

What a spectacular view!

Beautiful home, beautiful view. What are your flooring materials?

sjhockey fan - view is the Pacific Ocean and some of undulating coastline.

Ah - mazing! Gorgeous views, incredible house - can't wait to see the rest of what you do.

I love the color of the floors and I can't tell if its wood or tile! Details please!

WOW! What a beautiful home and even more beautiful view. I could live there.

What a beautiful home and view! and what neighbors (the Peacock!).

btw, if you are not using those dining chairs, send them my way!

thanks, everyone. We feel incredibly blessed to have found this little spot and to be able to raise our family here. We haven't even moved in yet, but it is already a special place and can't wait to make some great memories here. It's unbelievable to us that had we not bought it, this house would have been torn down to make way for one of the oversized, generic Mediterranean style villas that are popping up everywhere out here.

msrose and sail-away, the flooring is tile imported from Italy. I was not totally sold on the wood look tile until I went to Porcelanosa's showroom in Anaheim. We narrowed it down to two manufacturers -- Porcelanosa and the Italian one (whose name I am forgetting right now) and chose the Italian one because it was a better match with the brick/stone in the house. The tiles are large (48 in long) and the install went surprisingly well given the size of the tiles -- I had heard stories of bad lippage and poor installation, but we are happy with the result.

sjhockeyfan, chispa is right, it's the Pacific as viewed from the peninsula south of Los Angeles. Locals call this view the "Queens Necklace" which looks over the Santa Monica Bay (including, among other things, Manhattan and Hermosa Beach) and looks into downtown LA and the Hollywood Hills in the distance. The back of the house faces Malibu (the landmass in the distance), and the side of the house faces due west/Catalina Island.

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Thanks to you all for your input and suggestions on paint and flooring choices. I'm sure I will be coming back with questions about furnishings, décor, etc. We sold 95% of our furniture with our old house and we're pretty much starting from scratch, so I could use some input! This is our first modern home (coming from a cottage/ranch, a Victorian and then a Craftsman before that), so it's also a design paradigm shift for us.

x-posted with gooster, dang, I wish I had known before! I would have saved them for you...I just sold those dining chairs on Craigslist last weekend.

This post was edited by pipdog on Fri, Jan 3, 14 at 4:38

Amazing transformation. Furnishing should be so much fun! Thanks for sharing.

Looking goooood!!!

Can I see the view from my room? :)

This post was edited by beekeeperswife on Fri, Jan 3, 14 at 11:00

Beekeeper you are hysterical!

The house looks wonderful! You are so fast! I cannot wait to see if furnished and decorated. However, it is so nice and with that view I would be happy with a bean bag chair facing the view and the gorgeous peacock!!!

LOL BeesKeeper'sWife.

wow!! so stunning. how cool that you have a peacock too!!