After just a short 14 months, the bannister and railing project is complete
And you know what, you could justifiably call it a full year and a half from start to finish on this project. …
What to do? Insulating and covering up the roof hatch
Update: Here’s the finished solution if you want to see how we solved this problem. Things are nearly ready to reveal on …
Watching other people get us to the halfway mark on the bannister
I broke down and called the guy who refinished our floors to come and knock out the bannister refinishing project for me. …
Removing paint from brass and metal hardware
Crockpot + painted metal hardware = restoration! While stripping the door to the nursery, I took off the hinges from the door …
Steve the stripper
Yeah, that title is a combination of the new nickname that my mother-in-law gave me while video chatting with Rachel last night …
Checking in on the upstairs porch project
If you’re like me and you prefer books with pictures, you might want to go ahead and quit reading this post. Nothing else …
At long last, insulating the porch ceiling
About ten months ago, I was trying to figure out the best way to insulate the ceiling of our upstairs sleeping porch. …
Putting the final touches on the kitchen window project
It’s so gratifying to finally put the last finishing touch on a project. Perhaps that’s because it happens so infrequently around here …
Wrapping up the new closets
Honey needs some closet space! For a year and a half, Rachel’s been using these sad Ikea wardrobes in the sleeping porch …
Six weeks. Or less. Maybe more? Probably not.
And miles to go before I sleep. Yep, the due date is just six weeks from today. June 20, if you don’t …