We’re making progress! Soon, very soon you’ll be sipping lattes and pounding espresso shots on this very bar. Here, our expert, expertly installs a shelf. These shelves will display delicious chocolate and hand-crafted coffee beans from around the world. Very important tasks for our recycled wooden shelves.

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See a poorly produced quick video tour of construction.

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While scavaging for CHEAP finds at the local architecture salvage we came across two old wood beams that followed us home. We’re certain they’re from a very historic and famous building that will double our business value (if ever it should be out for bid) but can’t provide you documentation of such, you’ll have to trust us.

After a nation wide hunt for a steel artist to assist in crafting a unique (and very heavy!) steel sign for the fledgling business we’ve been lucky to be discovered by a local Nashville philanthropic steel artist who is crafting a one of a kind sign for Crema. Come see Mark’s expertly crafted Crema steel sign when it’s finished in January, in the meantime here’s a preview of the ongoing work (it’s so neato that our cheap camera can’t fully capture its neato-ness, come by now and take a look at it in progress – 15 Hermitage Ave.):

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Today Ben and I took down two walls …it’s starting to feel real …the construction process and all. Next week our plumbing guys will be showing up to rip up the floors …yeah! …more demolition. We’ll keep the pictures coming. Look at those muscles!

Check out all our construction photos here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/benlehman/sets/72157602404921497/

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