Well, That’s Different
After a number of years with just exposed OSB subfloor (and a couple of rugs) as the flooring in my kitchen… It now has (part of) a floor. Do not be fooled by that picture. It is still mostly this… I have
Back To Business
You know the holidays tend to put a kink in the whole working-on-the-house thing, usually because I can’t get my rapidly expanding waist-line off of some family members couch after gorging myself on food not cooked in a microwave. Also, I’m not
Less of a Mess: Part 2
Well, I’m about to sign off for the year, but I think it’s in character that we’ve been working up to the last minute of it. The work bench that I uncovered last night has been re-covered, and there are still some
Less of a Mess
You know we live in a garage, right? Or, more accurately, a finished room off of a garage that used to be an old gas station. You can see why we just call it the garage or the “station”. When I was
Picking an Interior Stain Color
I have something like fifteen windows in my house with unfinished wood trim, just waiting for someone to pick a stain color and get moving on finishing them. Okay, let’s be honest… you’re talking to a person who didn’t have trim around
Like Movie Stars, But Dirtier
So back in September I kept teasing you guys, saying I was working on a fun project in conjunction with Old House Web and I’d tell you all about it in just a few days, and now four months later I’m prepared
Donkeys Love Christmas
The donkeys are getting used to that cold white stuff on the ground, and they are also getting used to us dressing them up for every possible holiday. What? They like it. It should come as no surprise that for the last
Laundry Room Style Decisions
Let’s be honest here, unless things go horribly wrong with my life plan, the room in which laundry is done will be the room in which you are least likely to find me spending time. Ever. You want to see this girl,
Ending 2010 Right: A Message to All DIYers
Twenty-ten will be known around our house for many things (notably the year we built most of the house) but on a personal level I will always think of it as The Year I Did I Lot of Things I Never Thought
Tools I Shouldn’t Want To Own
(But still kinda do.) Because let’s be honest, I don’t ever want to be responsible for taping and mudding the drywall joints in an entire house. Texturing? Maybe. But I still get a little itch in my fingers to test out some
Order of (Room Finishing) Operations
So, good news on the home front is that all of the drywall has been installed in the house except for an inexplicably blank spot around the fireplace. I’m not sure why every contractor leaves just a little bit unfinished for us.
DIY House Addition: Month Eight Wrap Up
I’ve been talking about the impending deep-freeze for months and hey look, we’ve entered the 2010 ice age in Southern Michigan. Unfortunately Month 8 is wrapping up, and this is a house that doesn’t yet have heat. It does have a extra
The Unanswerable Question: Answered.
Do you have one of these? A slightly obscure question which should have an answer, but for some unknown reason all of the planets have aligned in such a way so that you are more likely to get struck by lightning than
Walled In: Part 2
I know, I know… how many days of looking at blank wallboard can I really find exiting enough to post on the internet, and here’s the answer: At least one more. There was definite progress today, and let’s just reflect on the
Walled In: Part 1
The title says it all, does it not? This is the “finished” side of the house. I can now say I have a bedroom. Actual four walls and a ceiling kind of room. We agonized over the height of that fireplace in
Back To Business
You know the holidays tend to put a kink in the whole working-on-the-house thing, usually because I can’t get my rapidly expanding waist-line off of some family members couch after gorging myself on food not cooked in a microwave. Also, I’m not
Less of a Mess: Part 2
Well, I’m about to sign off for the year, but I think it’s in character that we’ve been working up to the last minute of it. The work bench that I uncovered last night has been re-covered, and there are still some
Less of a Mess
You know we live in a garage, right? Or, more accurately, a finished room off of a garage that used to be an old gas station. You can see why we just call it the garage or the “station”. When I was
Picking an Interior Stain Color
I have something like fifteen windows in my house with unfinished wood trim, just waiting for someone to pick a stain color and get moving on finishing them. Okay, let’s be honest… you’re talking to a person who didn’t have trim around
Like Movie Stars, But Dirtier
So back in September I kept teasing you guys, saying I was working on a fun project in conjunction with Old House Web and I’d tell you all about it in just a few days, and now four months later I’m prepared
Donkeys Love Christmas
The donkeys are getting used to that cold white stuff on the ground, and they are also getting used to us dressing them up for every possible holiday. What? They like it. It should come as no surprise that for the last
Laundry Room Style Decisions
Let’s be honest here, unless things go horribly wrong with my life plan, the room in which laundry is done will be the room in which you are least likely to find me spending time. Ever. You want to see this girl,
Ending 2010 Right: A Message to All DIYers
Twenty-ten will be known around our house for many things (notably the year we built most of the house) but on a personal level I will always think of it as The Year I Did I Lot of Things I Never Thought
Tools I Shouldn’t Want To Own
(But still kinda do.) Because let’s be honest, I don’t ever want to be responsible for taping and mudding the drywall joints in an entire house. Texturing? Maybe. But I still get a little itch in my fingers to test out some
Order of (Room Finishing) Operations
So, good news on the home front is that all of the drywall has been installed in the house except for an inexplicably blank spot around the fireplace. I’m not sure why every contractor leaves just a little bit unfinished for us.
DIY House Addition: Month Eight Wrap Up
I’ve been talking about the impending deep-freeze for months and hey look, we’ve entered the 2010 ice age in Southern Michigan. Unfortunately Month 8 is wrapping up, and this is a house that doesn’t yet have heat. It does have a extra
The Unanswerable Question: Answered.
Do you have one of these? A slightly obscure question which should have an answer, but for some unknown reason all of the planets have aligned in such a way so that you are more likely to get struck by lightning than
Walled In: Part 2
I know, I know… how many days of looking at blank wallboard can I really find exiting enough to post on the internet, and here’s the answer: At least one more. There was definite progress today, and let’s just reflect on the
Walled In: Part 1
The title says it all, does it not? This is the “finished” side of the house. I can now say I have a bedroom. Actual four walls and a ceiling kind of room. We agonized over the height of that fireplace in
