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Jennifer let me borrow her cool 10-inch compound sliding mitre saw, once I figured out that it would take years of practice before I could manage a straight cut with my Skilsaw.
So this is finally a picture of my kitchen which is pretty much done. It hasn't been clean enough to take a good picture, and I finally have put in the new lights over the past couple days, so I can get rid of the nipple looking light in the center of the ceiling, and just paint that weird strip where the 2 ceilings meet.
Then in the near future put down a new permanent floor.
I love doing this stuff, I really do.
I found this cabinet for just $10 at our local thrift store. It holds all the components nicely, with room for more things below.
Lots of plumbing and a gas pipe that may need acces in the future. That made me decide to have a removable ceiling here. First installing the base construction, then cutting the lightweight boards to size. Six panels will form this ceiling, 5 of them will be removable. Final color is to be off white.
There has been this large sprawling juniper in my front yard for decades... until a few weeks ago, when it got cut down to the stalks, and I started digging around the roots.
Today I got the rootball out of the ground and planted a "lime-mound" Spirea. It's definitely a splash of light green, and will get 4'-6' wide so should fill the corner in over time. The real test of success is whether it produces pink flowers this summer. Pardon the mud splatter from my planting, it'd only been in place for about two hours when I took this.
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we are in the midst of a bathroom redo. In the interest of recycling (and economy) we decided to just sand and re-stain the vanity in that bathroom. It was horribly ugly, but pretty well made and a simple design. I think if we just change the wood color and put new knobs on, it will go far.
when i took out the medicine cabinet in the bathroom, I stuck my camera down in the wall and took a picture of what was inside...
Installed boxes for three outlets, and a switch for outside.
Also a box for an outdoor outlet (the house's first! :)
This morning before work, we started pulling romex through the basement to feed all of this nonsense on two new fresh circuits. That's right! No old, cloth-insulated wires for feeds here -- at least not anymore! :)
Next, the copper waterlines are cut. I've leaving 1.5" on the shut-off side, just in case.. but I bought some compression-fit flexible hose so really, the majority of this copper line will be cut off and thrown out I guess..
It goes without saying that the shut-off is actually shut at this point, and a number of towels are placed beneath to catch the spray (i.e. water left between shut-off and the faucet)
Know any metal dealers in the GTA I can sell this to? I am sure someone wants this?
Lots of plumbing and a gas pipe that may need acces in the future. That made me decide to have a removable ceiling here. First installing the base construction, then cutting the lightweight boards to size. Six panels will form this ceiling, 5 of them will be removable. Final color is to be off white.
If you want the traditional Venetian blinds but are on a budget then you will find that there are discount stores that will offer you quality blinds at a low price. These blinds will be made from aluminum or wood slates. Both wood slates and aluminum blinds are readily available and you can choose the one that suits your needs. You can purchase cheap blinds and then finish them up by adding more expensive accessories.
Our house has gotten cozy so we're doing our best to make the most of things until the economy picks back up. For now, that means three boys in one room - we gave them the master bedroom - and built a wall between the little boys and the teenager. We (I say that loosely) got a lot done yesterday, with more to do tomorrow. It's a project that will continue for awhile as I involve myself in changing the curtains (the boys are complaining about the floral, of all things) and repaint....I won't be bored. :)