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island, it seemed the ocean view was something to be avoided. To us, it was both stunningly
beautiful and a commercial asset and we intended to feature it.
Our idea was to keep at least one of the bedrooms where it was currently situated but
open up the other to form part of the living room, with French doors leading out onto the
terrace. The bathroom would need to stay in place—moving it would simply be too expens-
ive—but we could shift the kitchen to the garden end of the living room and use the old
kitchen space at the back as a second bedroom.
As I sat there that morning, I could suddenly see the whole thing.
And it was a thing of beauty.
☼ ☼ ☼
Steve came by that afternoon, and the three of us trailed downstairs for a “first look.”
Steve's eyes darted around the derelict rooms with genuine excitement. Considering the
massive amount of back-breaking work that needed to be done, this struck me as slightly
peculiar—but also a good sign.
I showed him the pathetically amateurish drawings Michael and I had made a couple of
days earlier.
“Cool,” he said, pacing around as he studied one of our sketches. “I see what you have
in mind. Looks great.”
I couldn't help laughing.
“You can actually read our drawings?”
He smiled and glanced at the Stone Age-style sketch in his hand.
“Sure. No problem.”
Okay, the verdict was in. He was high as a kite again.
“What about floors?” Michael asked. “Any ideas?”
“I'd definitely go with ceramic tile,” Steve advised.
“Sounds good. Think we'd ever find anything we like on island?”
“Probably not,” Steve laughed in his vacant, bemused way. “But it's worth looking.”
I glanced around the space.
“So what else?”
Steve consulted his notes.
“Let's talk about the kitchen.”
We strolled down to the far end of the room.
“How about concrete counters?” he asked.
“I like it,” Michael said.
I wasn't so sure. Generally speaking, I prefer my concrete in places like driveways and
floors, where nature intended it. But considering that our entire Vieques house was built of
concrete, my reservations may have been a bit academic. Steve went on.
“So this won't be a full kitchen, right?”
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