animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 

paint

It seems like there is always something to paint. Today, it was our home office. We did a coat of primer this morning and then painted in the afternoon. Unfortunately, we ran out of paint. Also, the room is going to require a second coat, so we won’t be able …

door fail

We were going to install Jake’s door this evening. I read it’s easier to finish doors after they are hung so we wanted to get right on it. Brian took some measurements and realized that the door jamb was not wide enough. The doors we bought were designed for drywall …

making concessions

We had grand plans to make solid cherry doors for the rooms throughout our house. The first one was supposed to be for the bathroom that we remodeled four years ago. It just never happened. Luckily we kept the old door up. Jake was supposed to get the second door. …

house project

Now that we have things relatively under control at the office, it’s time to start working on the house again. First up is addressing the peeling paint on our side porch. We are in the midst of covering most of it up with vinyl fascia. The rest we will paint …