Monthly Archives: July 2010
The Pool & Casita Terrace – Pool Party!
The casita was built not just to house guests, but as a place for poolside fun. So, what better place to start touring the casita than the poolside terrace! Pocket doors open from the casita to allow indoor-outdoor usage and … Continue reading
It’s Pool Time!
The pool was the first thing we added when we started our house renovation in late 2004. We knew where we wanted the pool when we first saw the house – right where a long strip of lawn was. We … Continue reading
The Upper Terrace and Studio – Fabulous Views and More!
The original house had the look of a hipped-roof house around an open courtyard with a dumpy little house plopped on top of one part – the old studio/mirador. It also had the ugliest stairway going up to it. The … Continue reading
The Hacienda-Style Terrace – A Great Place To Enjoy the Outdoors
The spacious terrace is a room of its own, since in this mild climate it is a place to enjoy all year round. And with plenty of space and furniture for dining and lounging, it has everything you need! By … Continue reading
A Bedroom Converted to A Splendid Office
The office used to be a separate bedroom, but with a spacious spare bedroom in the main house, and a whole casita for guests, this space is much more practical as an office. We removed the wall containing a long … Continue reading
A Spacious Spare “En-Suite” Bedroom
Up until recently, we had left the spare bedroom close to the way it had been when we purchased the house six years ago, but in March I decided to brighten up this bedroom and found that I could convert … Continue reading
The Palacial Master Bathroom
To enter the old master bath you walked through the closet! And it was UGLY – formica countertops, ugly tiles, ugly floor, ugly tiled sunken tub/shower combo that I hated using. We changed all that; pushed the walls out to … Continue reading
The Master Bedroom Suite
The master bedroom, like the rest of the house, has lots of wonderful Mexican details – a beehive fireplace with darling inlaid Talavera bird tiles around the opening, a boveda ceiling with wooden beams, iron windows and door with views … Continue reading
The Old Dining Room
Just off the kitchen is the old dining room, so called because now the main dining area is under the big, bright atrium skylight. The old dining room has large arched entryways from both the living room and kitchen, charming … Continue reading
The Heart of the House – The Kitchen!
This kitchen – believe it or not – used to be a long, dark, ugly mess of a kitchen. It was completely transformed when we took out the wall to the inner courtyard and put in two islands, each with … Continue reading
Casa Mosaica in Ajijic, Jalisco, Mexico 