before the new flooring

Dad and I completed mounting the new window where the old back door used to be... it's VERY nice to have things where they ought to have been from the beginning. This leaves us with more flexibility with the kitchen, and some good ventilation. And, as a bonus, our first REAL window that isn't old and drafty. :) The challenge now is finding tapered Cedar siding that is 5.5" -- hardly anyone stocks it, and when they do, it's usually 8" or 10". This means a lot of lateral ripping on BOTH sides to preserve taper angles if we can't find 5.5".

Dave worked all afternoon on Sunday to pull up the old carpet that came with the house and expose the beautiful hardwood floors.

Curtain rods are an essential part of best-designed windows, and they certainly can’t be overlooked.

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better spacing for the valves on the new assembly

Cleaning the sunroom furniture cushions.

Heavy hangs the head that wears the painter cap.

before the new flooring

The new (not totally unboxed) vanity (a clearance Allen + Roth combo model from Lowe's, marked down on clearance to $138 -- plus I had a $10 coupon to take it to $128). The granite top and bowl combination alone is easily worth the price paid, but the cabinet is nice also.

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Used up the panels we had on hand. One more trip to the store needed.

Warm, welcoming, charming, homey... much better!

Last view before the drywall goes went up.

The assembled center speaker stand. A groove was routed with the exact thickness of the TV.

Note: this is the oldest photo in my photostream.



(Our bathroom, as repainted by the tenants.)

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1st Prize: Gordana Potezica, Serbia

Surfitinstall.com is the website of the Allentown company were we got our brown slip cover.

replacement shutoff ready to go in!





Photographic documentation of our weekends and evenings for the past few weeks. Everything that used to be shabby, blue carpet will soon be hazelnut oak.

Building the monkey bars. I needed to drive in the dowels, and it took a lot of sledgehammer work to pound them down successfully until the two sides came completely together.

I've had all the seasons of Home Improvement since they came out, starting with season 1 in 2005, except the 6th season for some reason. Finally decided to complete the set and ordered it on Ebay. It came along with a sealed season 1 in great shape...and this bullshit bible comic.

See how tall it is? I was scared Bill was gonna fall and I was going to have to test out my homeowner's insurance. Luckily, all was well.

kitchen project summer o6 - after old kitchen has been fully gutted out; we have put up the drywall at this stage and were in the process of mudding!

Wicker resin furniture isn’t quite like the traditional wicker you’ve got sitting inside. Instead, thanks to the resin, this stuff is capable of handling whatever Mother Nature throws at it.