2nd Floor – TROVATO

In Progress Upstairs Photos

Posted on March 31, 20192 Comments

It’s still a work in progress. People have been asking for updated photos of the upstairs. We are still unpacking and taking our time arranging everything, so we have not posted that many new photos. We will post complete photos once everything is unpacked, paintings hung, and everything is organized.

Until then, here are a few photos. We installed new light bulbs above the kitchen island. The original Edison Bulbs were not bright enough. We love the stainless steel countertop!!!!!

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Our office areas and breakfast table. Lots of open space!!!!

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Our bedroom area. We are trying out a new bed cover:)

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And finally our front door. We are restoring an antique buffet to place next to the door.

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Evening Lights

Posted on March 10, 2019Leave a comment

Just a few evening lights.

The courthouse looking out our front door.

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The new light we installed today above the door to the commercial area. It’s an LED that is bluetooth controlled. We can change it during the holiday’s to different colors. That should be fun:)

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Our Main Door with the LED Flame lights.

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And some pictures inside. The kitchen area.We are still decorating and getting ready to hang some pictures.

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And our bedroom area at night.

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Unpacking

Posted on January 27, 2019Leave a comment

Its been a busy couple of weeks. We are still trying to organize everything the way we would like. We have started a listing of the outstanding projects and items we would like to complete. This building is going to be a work in progress for a long time!!!!! The best part is we are now moved in and can do them at our pace.

The kitchen is coming together. We are still looking for bar stools that will match the industrial look.

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The living area. We placed our lounge chairs there until we can find a couch we like. Our TV is way too small for that wall:) One of the items on our list is to place glass above the Camera and mount bar stools along both sides creating a bar area.

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One of the best views in the loft is lying in bed and looking up:) This is the chandelier above the bed.

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And finally, the weather was beautiful today so I took the drone out and got some incredible video of downtown Cleburne. I’ll post the video once I clean it up. Here is a sample screenshot. This is the American Flag on top of the Courthouse with our building in the backround.

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Candlewalk Tour of Homes

Posted on December 8, 2018Leave a comment

Candlewalk was a huge success!!!! Everyone was very positive about what we had done. Here are some photos from the staging. I’ll post more later this weekend.

The steps leading down to the garage.

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The area next to the Material Lift.

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The Material Lift.

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The Kitchen area.

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The Closet for My Queen:)

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The bathroom vanity.

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The main living area.

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The sitting and bedroom areas with the wine bar in the middle. The furniture was staged by Owen’s Home Furnishings.The wine bar was original from the building when it was American Dry Goods. It was a display case to hold small mechanical parts like nuts, bolts, and washers.

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Downstairs with the windows cleaned.

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And finally the torches on the fire escape. They are LED Bulbs made to simulate fire.

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Final Push

Posted on December 2, 2018Leave a comment

It’s the final week before Candlewalk. The only things left are cosmetic and cleaning.

The shower is finished with a wall of glass.

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We continue to clean and paint the Otis Material Lift.

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The brick is almost finished being sealed.

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The stairs still needed finishing.

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Downstairs we are cleaning and preparing for decorations.

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Also downstairs they finished the riser for the Fire suppression System. We have done everything we can until the City extends the water main across the street.

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And finally the sign in front of the building for the Candlewalk Tour Home. This week we will be painting, cleaning, and staging upstairs.

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Getting Noticed

Posted on November 25, 20182 Comments

The closer we get, the more people are noticing what we are doing. This past week we had some members of Cleburne City Council walk through. The local newspaper did a story on our transformation. And numerous people have been posting on Facebook our status.

Here is the link to the story.

https://www.cleburnetimesreview.com/news/transformation/article_2b2d42b6-ef66-11e8-a7e8-fbddb1975e89.html

Finally we are going to be featured on Cleburne’s Annual Candlewalk Historic Tour of Homes hosted by Save Old Cleburne.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/candlewalk-historic-home-tour-2018-tickets-52434795886.

Now it’s a mad rush to get the building ready. Some photos of this week’s progress:

Sealing the brick upstairs.

Restoring an antique display rack. From what we have found, it was used to display small parts when the building was home to the American Dry Goods Store in the 1920’s. We are planning on using it as a coffee bar upstairs.

The chandelier in the closet. We just finished the brick and will be painting the walls and ceiling this week.

And finally our painter finished trimming the outside areas.

The end is in sight and we will be moving in before the end of the year. 2 1/2 years in the making!!!!

Material Lift Finish Out

Posted on November 18, 2018Leave a comment

The Material lift is being finished out.

Here are the doors upstairs.They will be repainted white and the metal grating, in the middle of the doors, will be black.

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We are still adding railing and wire cables. Once everything is installed, we will repaint everything black to match the original design.

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And finally, the fire doors on the first floor leading into the Material Lift.

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Lighting

Posted on November 18, 2018Leave a comment

This has been a significant week. We have electric and heat upstairs. They are still working on the HVAC units downstairs. They should have those completed the first part of this upcoming week.

Here is the chandelier above the Material Lift. We still need to clean it and add the crystals.

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The lights above the kitchen island.

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Here are the lights above the Camera Bar. It’s actually a Consolidated Lithograph Camera that we found during the demolition of the upstairs. The lights are a part of the camera and we had them installed above shining downward. Once everything is clean, we are going to add glass and place bar stools around it.

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Our bathroom vanity lights. The mirrors will be added after painting. The vanity is an antique buffet from Austria that we found in Dallas. We cut holes and added the vessel sinks and faucets to make it a working sink.

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The crystal chandelier in the closet. The electrician still needs to lower it. Also we left the plastic on it until we finish painting.

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We also have a chandelier above the bed and when you first walk up the stairs. I’ll add more photos of them once they are cleaned and lowered.

Stay tuned for more finishing photos.

More Pictures

Posted on November 9, 20182 Comments

Here are some more pictures.

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Our new floors. We still have to seal the brick. This will be a sitting area.

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The original handrail going downstairs. These were from the original building. We stripped them down and will stain them once construction is complete.

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The half wall along the stairs.

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And finally another photo of the shower flooring.

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Shower – Countertop – Stairs

Posted on November 4, 2018Leave a comment

It’s been two weeks since the last update. I’ve been traveling for work but a lot has happened at the building.

Our shower is coming along. It will be Slate tile on the shower head wall and River Rock on the floor. Finally there will be a glass separator wall once they complete all the tile work.

The outside stairs are almost complete.

And we had our stainless steel countertop installed. It was interesting getting it upstairs. It did not look that big in the drawings:) It was custom ordered from Sealtex in Dallas. They were very professional and did an incredible job!!!!!

https://www.sealtex.com

Finally we started the railing around the Material Lift.

This week will consist of the installation of the sprinkler systems, electrical, flooring, and the finish of the HVAC. They have about half of the flooring complete. Its manufactured hardwood and looks incredible!!!!!!!