Monday's other masterpiece

Here's what I showed Brantley working on yesterday -- the media wall in the den, as seen through the door from the big room.

As ever, Arnold paid great attention to detail, for example the casing-as-trim at the top. Eventually the edges will be milled a bit, but you get the idea.

Also eventually, the bottom center will have double doors covering an office/computer nook. A big flat-screen will hang just above. On either side will be cedar closets.

That side-to-side board along the bottom, by the way, is there just to establish a level base line one board high. It will come out (to be replaced by short boards cut to fit and wedged in) and then be recycled in a ceiling.

Every time I look at this wall, I'll think of what a Stafford/Sherman production our house has been: Ref built the room, Shawn framed the office/closet structure and Arnold clad it with a beautiful face.