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   jarhead | Dec 17, 2006 09:38am | #1

   Man, McDesign, that is quite exquisite. I love the style.

   Semper Fi

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   McDesign | Dec 17, 2006 09:45am | #2

   Thanks! 

   You're up late - I'm polishing silver and doing the hand wash china.  Who's idea was that, to not get paper?

   Forrest - with wrinkly hands

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   dieselpig | Dec 17, 2006 04:11pm | #3

   You and your wife have beautiful taste in decor Forrest.  Enjoy the party.  We're having 25 on Christmas day ourselves and couldn't be more excited!View Image

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   Jemcon | Dec 17, 2006 04:18pm | #4

   Wow. What a house. Very impressive.

    

    

    

   Headstrong, I'll take on anyone!

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   MisterT | Dec 17, 2006 04:56pm | #5

   Nice woodwork!!!

   There is an Italian restaurant somewhere that is missing it's wall-paper!!!

   ;)

   "Dogs don't follow an emotional leader. They follow the dominant leader. We are the only species that follows an unstable leader. "

   Cesar Millan, The Dog Whisperer, in an interview in National Geographic Magazine
   

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   DonK | Dec 17, 2006 05:06pm | #6

   Looks really nice.

   I am happy to see someone else that likes to put some color in a room. I can't stand white/off white walls and trim. Looks like your woodwork merits the stain treatment too.

   Good job.

   Don K.

   EJG Homes      Renovations - New Construction - Rentals

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   stevent1 | Dec 17, 2006 06:43pm | #7

   Forrest,Very nice set up. Did you do the built-ins in the second pic?
   Have a great party.Chuck Slive, work, build, ...better with wood

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   McDesign | Dec 17, 2006 08:05pm | #9

   Here's some more braggin' pix of built-ins.

   National Geographic bookcases

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   Butler's pantry

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   Little, or "maid's" kitchen.  DW painted the doors back in HS in VA; we got the doors from the folks that bought her parent's house

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   Library -

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   Kitchen wall cabs

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   Kitchen base cabinets

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   Pantry

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   Forrest - braggin' hard

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   TGNY | Dec 17, 2006 08:12pm | #10

   Cool stuff Forrest. Love the built-ins.Your house looks very festive. We just decorated our tree yesterday.

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   zak | Dec 17, 2006 09:49pm | #11

   Wow--

   Total library envy from over here.

   Oh, and the  bookcases and built-ins are nice too  ; ).zak

   "When we build, let us think that we build forever.  Let it not be for present delight nor for present use alone." --John Ruskin

   "so it goes"

    

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   stevent1 | Dec 17, 2006 11:14pm | #12

   Forrest,As always, excellent work!Chuck Slive, work, build, ...better with wood

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   McDesign | Dec 17, 2006 07:54pm | #8

   <There is an Italian restaurant somewhere that is missing it's wall-paper!!!>

   LOL snort from DW and me this morning!

   Not only is it DW's great stenciling, we drew and cut all the stencils.  We had decided that wallpapering these crooked old lumpy walls would be a losing battle.

   Next year, with the youngest starting school, DW's going to offer custom painting techniques as part of our company

   Forrest

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