Upcoming Projects

These chairs were a great bargain. I bought them at a second hand shop when I was visiting my mom at Thanksgiving for only $25.00 for the pair. I found the fabric I used to cover the seats at a Crate and Barrel outlet store when I went to Austin on a conference in February. The material was only $2.00 because it was the remnant off the end of the roll. The chairs are part of my new computer/workout/extra bedroom.



Robert and I are building built in shelves in the living room. The plywood that we are using is Knotty Alder and is extremely hard. It already did some serious damage to our table saw. But we finally have most of the cuts made. We just need to finish assembling all the bits and pieces, then stain and seal the wood. I am very happy with the way it is turning out.

Spring Break Project

Robert and I finally decided to finish the tiling job we started 3 years ago. The only room not tiled was the guest bedroom. Well, before, it wasn't actually a guest bedroom at all. The room did not have a door and it was decorated with make shift book cases and plastic tubs of "stuff" that we have not found a place for.

Before:




I wish I had taken a picture before I moved everything out of the room, but you can still get an idea of the space from these pictures.

During:





Check list of jobs accomplished:
Remove boxes, books, weights, and furniture from the room
Remove base boards and trim
Remove and dispose of the carpet and padding
Remove and dispose of the old asbestos tiling under the carpet
Scrape up tar adhesive from the cement
Prime lemon yellow walls
Paint walls and trim
Cut and lay tiles
Grout tiles
Replace base boards
SHOP for new bed linens
Furnish room
Add door to room

After:



I think I will call it "The Bride's Room".

Something old: Most the furniture in the room is over 20 years old (each with its own special story that I will not bore you with)

Something new: paint, flooring, bedding plus the fact that the only thing that is the same about the before and after is the curtains.

Something borrowed: Corey's chair that she wants back. :0

Something blue: I haven't put in my blue item yet, but I do know what it is. My grandfather collected old bottles and glass. I have a beautiful cobalt blue piece from his collection that is in the shed that I haven't unpacked yet.