Real eye candy! KITCHEN – NORTH CORNER – BEFORE KITCHEN – NORTH CORNER – AFTER Other progress: The new back door in the kitchen, roughed in: The view from the…
Tag: renovation
First we finished the flooring above the old stairway space. Here’s a view of the finished floor joists — alternating simple supports with full sistered beams: The floor partially laid…
It could have been an omen, that our Maine driver’s licenses arrived this morning. After taking two days “off” (one to celebrate all the mothers), we popped up to Troy…
My editor when I was Design Director for the Christian Science Monitor, the late Dick Cattani, took seriously the charge to manage the whole newspaper — not just the reportage…
“…one going up, the other going down…” “Sunrise, sunset…” Okay, sorry. A quick recap: The house in Troy has had two sets of stairs, and while they are were both…
First, a bit of business: I promised ON THE INTERNET that I would rake through the coals of yesterday’s fire, because DANGER! So, I did: There were quite a few…
Stayed in Buxton today. Almost finished the bunneh hutch. Woke up realizing that I had built it backwards: MODEL: MINE: But, it was intentional, yeah, that’s the ticket… plus, it’s…
Some of you (whom I won’t identify but whose name rhymes with Bloria) were offended that yesterday’s post was so short that clicking “Read More” actually revealed nothing more. As…
The basement load-bearing beam is replaced with the triple rough-sawn 2×6’s, 19 feet long. More on this soon!
If you’ve joined the show in progress: Marsh and I sold our townhouse in Fairfax County, VA, and bought a foreclosed property in Troy, Maine, for approximately the fair cost…