Painting Up a Storm

Working on refurbishing the cupboard in the passageway.... and suddenly decided to paint the shelves and exterior a nice chocolate brown.... to match the dining room table and chairs which is getting painted a nice chocolate brown..... because I thought the dark brown would look nice sitting under the new ceiling fan/light faux tiffany glass combo ..... in fall shades of color.

Mini Me

OH.....the mini blinds are going up quite nicely in the sunroom. I have 7 out of 10 up..... having a bit of trouble finding some 38" blinds to finish off the last 3 windows but I shall persevere. I know they are out there somewhere.... just have to visit the right Walmart.

Rick Strikes Again

So, I got Rick over Sunday to work on my kitchen windows over the sink area. He is such a treasure. He had to replace some of the wood in the frame area due to previous termite damage.....I was sort of concerned about the damage but as always Rick said....'no problem'.... easy job.

I had thought he would have to remove and replace some of the siding on the exterior.....but..... no..... all was well and everything needing to be replaced was on the inside.

He got it finished.... took him most of the day...... and I am quite pleased. He made it look so easy.

Removing the wood trim from around the window area was painless..... I was afraid the plaster under that woodwork would be less than stellar and I would have to replace a lot of it...but.... it was actually in fairly excellent condition and I only have to plaster under the window area where the damaged area was repaired.

Before

  After (but still working)

    I am considering using a patio/footpath type river rock for the backsplash area...... perhaps..... this:





   I am painting the bottom cabinets a muted red.... and I believe this type of rock will go well with the beige/sahara counter top and floor tile and red cabinets.

..... and hanging a wire wall unit on either side of the windows..... to store lovely bright red and yellow dishes, and teapot, and canisters and such.....

that's the plan... at least.



Sunroom Shenanigans

This weekend.... while the water problems were being solved... I returned to some sunroom shenanigans. Since the sunroom is directly off the library... I decided to include bookshelves in the sunroom. I have started building shelves under the windows. I used decking lumber.... concrete blocks.... paint.... and fabric. I completed the shelves under the short wall... and next week will work on the long wall.

When I told my sister about my shelves she thought they would just look like the ordinary college kid cement block shelves... but after viewing my pictures she has admitted that they are a bit of a step above the college kid dorm room cement block shelf... and approved wholeheartedly.

I am quite pleased with how they turned out... and I unpacked some of the "R" - "S" boxes  of authors so they could have a place to rest. 

Water, water....everywhere.

So, Rick came again yesterday.... and worked all day.... once again. He was determined to get the water flowing at 'the Beast.'
After a few trips to the Home Center store.... and to pick up tools.... Rick replaced the vanity drain, the bathtub drain... bathtub faucets... and hooked up the kitchen sink.

Of course, there were some complications... but since Rick is the "go to guy" and a problem solver.... he worked it out and the water is on... FINALLY.

Everything is working just fine.
I took the first shower this morning... and even washed some dishes.... whooo hooooo.

Pearl's Page

Pearl got some attention today.... so.... adding Pearl pictures just because...

Kitchen Shenanigans

Trying to prepare the counter properly so that the sink can be installed and hooked up. One more step toward water.
I got artsy and set the tiles on point ... mostly so they would not have to line up with the rows of floor tile that are not yet down. My sister had her wet saw available and loaned it to me.... so I embarked upon my first foray into cutting my own tile.  I was masterful if I do say so myself. I no longer have to return to Lowes in order to have the flooring dude cute my tiles for me.... I think he was tiring of me. I am now independent regarding cutting ceramic tile.

I've decided to pull the tall cabinets off the wall.... just as soon as Rick returns for the plumbing wrap up. I am going to ask him to yank those off the wall for me. Currently compiling a list of "Rick jobs"... which helps me get more of my jobs done more efficiently and easily.

I believe I will stack the tall cabinets together and utilize them as a cabinet that rests on the floor.

I want to put up something a bit more accessible for kitchen stuff.... something light and cheery... maybe..... something open like....

... one on either side of the kitchen windows

In order to utilize these I will have to take the woodwork from around the windows... but that's cool... the kitchen windows are strange... and will need a redo that will vary from the rest of the windows in the house.

I helped my sister dump the demolition debris from her renovation project into a dumpster this week.  It took us about 6 hours to fill up the huge dumpster with all her plaster, paneling, lumber and random debris caused by her tearing out all her walls and ceilings.

I WAS rewarded because she happened to have removed some super thick drywall from one of her rooms... intact... in whole sheets.... perfectly reusable... thus, I am going to repurpose her drywall into the beast .... and finish up the utility room/bathroom... with said drywall. Big score....