Deck Underway + Dreamy Danish Set

I keep saying how long it has been since my last blog each time I write, but man, it REALLY has been a while. And that is because we have been working so hard on finishing up the place so we can get our final inspection and enjoy (uh, and I have a big exam in 2 months I have to start studying for - starting this week). The greatest news is that I scored the table and chair set I have been searching for months for. I've been on Craigslist multiple times a day, been to the Rosebowl and Long Beach antique markets... then finally! A gorgeous set in amazing condition - walnut table and 6 chairs with two extension leaves. I'm in heaven! And it looks so good next to my "new" walnut wall unit. On the construction front I still have a ton of painting to do, however, we made quite a bit of progress on the deck. After wrapping up last night around 9:00 pm I took some night shots of where we are. Hopefully this weekend will let us finish it up so we can get the inspection ovr the week of the 26th.

Deconstructing the deck

Wow. It's amazing that something that takes weeks to build can take just a day and a half to deconstruct. Our formerly awesome 22' long by 12' wide deck that attached our tiny 850 SF house to our 10' x 12' backyard "studio" (modern-shed.com) has now been separated into a smaller 9' x 11' low platform deck (tucked behind the studio for our future BBQ and summer lounge area) and a neat, tarp-covered stack of redwood to be used in the construction of a new deck that we will build off the back of our about to be expanded house.
Mike and I forgot about all of the huge chunks of concrete that we hid under the deck as we built the framework 3 years ago. More for our contractors to carry away after they jackhammer the rest of the old concrete landing (also hiding under the deck).