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Welcome to our blog about our Orlando vacation villa: The Retreat by the Lake. Here we will be posting updates about the newly renovated house and its availability as a rental villa when we are unable to be there ourselves.
We started this blog in the middle of November, 2010 to chronicle the renovation of the villa. Please see the archive (lower left) to read all about the how the reno went and how The Retreat became a luxury 5-star vacation home where you could stay on your next trip to Orlando to visit the awesome theme parks, to enjoy the many wonderful golf courses in the area, to watch baseball spring training, or for a pre- or post-cruise excursion.
Please feel free to leave your comments about our postings... we'd love to hear from you and what you think about The Retreat.

Monday, November 22, 2010

It's all about tile right now.


tile in the living room

The All-In Construction crew has been busy laying the new tile floors.  We are having tile floor through out the villa, so there's lots of tiling to do.  But, they work fast in Florida and they're already two days ahead of schedule.  It looks like they'll be finished laying the tile tomorrow and then they will do the grouting.  See the pictures below for the professional job they're doing... note the 1/8" inch grout line.... it's as close as you can get.
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looking from the dining room into the kitchen --- they're doing the professional thing of tiling under where the kitchen cabinets will be installed --- no short cuts here!
On another note, I found the sheets for the two master bedrooms (King and Queen).... luxurious, high thread count, Egyptian cotton.  Plus, we have a selection of both firm and soft pillows.  We respect that an important part of renting a vacation home is buying a good night's sleep, so we are making sure we provide for that.  We're looking forward to the pampering ourselves!

Keep checking our website, as it is evolving too:  http://www.theretreatybythelake.com/

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