The ‘elephant wall’ is starting to get some colour. With each coat of paint, each blend and glaze it will look more and more like some ancient stone edifice. The ‘brick and plaster’ wall in front is getting more colourful every day as well - so much work to be done - so much fun to be had!

The north elevation of the Hazelnut Inn is really starting to come to life now. We still have a lot of welding to do and a lot of sculpted concrete to finish but at this point passers by can really get a feel for how special the inn is going to be. We are having so much fun building this place!

Al, our local finish carpenter over at AJ’s Millwork, is handcrafting the doors for each suite in the Hazelnut Inn. He is nearly finished the last of the doors (and they are beautiful!) so it is time to get serious about designing the carved decoration and steel banding we will be adding to each door. Above is our first run at the North Star suite’s entrance door. It will take a few go-arounds before we settle on a design but rest assured the final product will be worth the wait!