Quite a number of people have told us that they think we are being brave for doing this renovation long distance... we are thousands of miles away. I guess we can understand their perspective, but at first it just seemed rather odd that this should involve bravery on our part. That is because of all the wonderful people we have helping us. We've got quite a team backing us up. There's been Dan from Team Donovan, Kenny and Joe from All-In Construction, and Brad and Jeff from Home Staging and Design Pros.
I've posted about Dan, and Kenny and Joe. They, along with Rob and Michelle Goldspink, our super property managers (about whom I will post later), have been our rock solid foundation. They have treated us with respect and kindness and we have 100% confidence in them. They are in contact with us so often, they feel like part of the family!
Brad Fletcher and Jeff Johnson of HSDPros are also helping us... we don't know what we'd do without them. Actually, we couldn't do it without them. They are the ones on the ground, advising us how to decorate the villa and helping us buy the interior furnishings. They've got the expertise about Florida decor, what works and doesn't work in a vacation home, and have access to suppliers that regular consumers don't. We didn't want a "cookie-cutter" villa... there's far, far too many of them out there like that. We wanted something special and Brad is pushing me out of my "comfort zone" to help make that happen. He's suggesting things that I'd never have considered ... and it's all working. I can't wait to see what he's got to show me tomorrow! Check out their website and you'll see the wonderful work they've done for others. We feel very fortunate to have them as part of our team.
Joe told me this evening that all of the floor tiling is now completed. I didn't think that more pictures of floors would be terribly interesting... so no pictures today. There will be more pictures soon, though.
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