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Inching Along

Dare I say we are getting to the final layer?  In some areas maybe.  There is still some electrical and some plumbing to do.  And there is also painting to finish.  Progress on the facade is at a standstill until it makes it through approval by Cultural Resources.  But, I can give a progress report of sorts. I have been experimenting with a stencil that I purchased for the second floor.  This was the first sample.  I have never tried rolling a stencil with a sponge roller, but it would sure make this job go faster.  There was some bleeding but I think I've come up with a method to alleviate that problem. I also thought the first try had too much contrast.  I kept the same background color but went over the ginkgo leaf with a lighter grayish/taupe.  I also considered some metallic gold on the fringes,  That could work, but it is labor intensive, and given the amount of wall I need to cover, I ruled it out. The bar tile is in place but not grouted yet.  There was a ma