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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.

Thursday, November 18, 2010

Wow... they work fast in Florida!

What a difference a day makes.  The All-In Construction team, under the leadership of Joe Atwell, the project manager, have completed all of the demolition work.  The carpets and old tile are gone.  The bathrooms have been "deconstructed".  And the kitchen cabinets have been carefully removed and given to Habitat for Humanity.  The villa looks so different.

Website under construction:  http://www.theretreatbythelake.com/

all cleared away

the hallway to the bedrooms







where the ensuite shower stall used to be

2nd bathroom

the art deco feature is disappearing
kitchen
saving the cabinets - notice the glass block feature!



the ensuite tub is being replaced
 

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