Photos > Building A Bookstore (click images for larger view)
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Opening Soon
The buzz begins!
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Store Front
Windows and an awning. That's all we could see, at first.
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BEFORE
The room looked and felt totally different when we first saw it. But we knew it had potential!
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East Wall
This in no way resembles the room as it is now. Bravo THM!
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Oh What a Mess!
Man, it was hot and dusty in August '08.
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Chris and Craig
The boys with thier masks and 'safety' goggles.
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Chris's Inch
Literally, inch by inch.
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Can You Say Sore?
It was haaaard work!
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High End
13 feet off the floor. The last bit.
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Exposed Brick
It's coming together! Old light fixtures had to go, all wiring had to be replace.
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Glenn
Glenn can build just about anything. Here, he puts up some shelves.
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Horse Hair
There are fibers in the adobe plaster, we think it's horse hair. Old original stuff!
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Papa's Sign
Laura's father hand carved this beautiful sign out of cedar. This is the day it was lifted to it's perch.
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Callie
Laura's niece, Callie helps put the hours on the Open Sign.
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Old Doors
Old and original.
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Cool Faucet
This is the coolest faucet, ever. (Home Depot!)
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Desiderata
Desiderata goes up, three feet high, twenty feet long.
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Book Shelves
Glenn built 25 shelves. They're patterned after a bookstore in Ouray, Colorado named Buckskin Book Sellers.
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The First Five Thousand
This was fun and exciting! The day the books went into the store!
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Signs
Quotes all over the place, the baby gate was to keep Henry in while we were renovating without air conditioning.
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Mural
We found this mural at www.muralsyourway.com really awesome!
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Counter
They thought it was far too large, in fact it probably isn't large enough!
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Children's Area
Bean bag to sit on, horsy to ride, books books books!