animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 

bookcase update

Well, the first phase of the project is done. The window seat is complete and all of the trim is in. Next up, I have to finish the tops. The tops have visible plywood edges, so something has to be done. One thing I’m definitely going to do is to …

it’s electric

I had a couple of outlets in the living room that needed to be replaced (the piece of plastic by the ground plug was chipped). Since I was going to be doing electric work, I decided to replace some of the regular outlets throughout the house with the ones having …

paint by numbers

My library project is moving along. The window seat is built (except for attaching the piano hinges to the lids) and painted. I was running low on paint and had bought a replacement gallon in November. I opened it up and put a coat on only to realize that it …

library update

The library project is coming along. I work on it a little almost every evening. Since I last wrote, I applied a finish to the maple banding on the bookcases. The main trim has also been installed for the bookcases and the window seating, as well as the decorative trim …

library revival

I have taken it upon myself to finish the long-abandoned library project in the upstairs of my house. I figured it would make a good winter project. The status it was left in was this: a number of additional bookcases were to be built, along with a window seat, all …