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January 6, 2006

The guest bath after the tiles were laid but before grouting.

 

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Switching cell phones, so here are all the pictures that were saved from my old one.

 

I took this picture to show Bill and Ann the tiling project in progress.

 

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Smooth as buttah, especially when your Dad does all the work and you just take photos.

After weeks the slab for the shed is laid. Now to wait for the shed to be delivered and erected.

The leading theory is that that's just accumulated sawdust and junk in a space they never filled all the way in. Options are to redo that section of floor or put down an equally wide threshold and cover it up

I prime or paint one side on the sawbucks, give it a few minutes to tack, then swing it upright and paint the other side. If the very top of the door leans against a wall, it doesn't matter if the wet paint at the top is marred. The door jamb will hide it. Doing it like this, you can paint both sides quickly.

The awesome unfinished attic. The chimney is for the furnace.

Dark brown accomplished. Much nicer than the old tan color.

Here I am drilling holes in the foundation wall for attaching the furring strips. I had to buy a new toy for this job--a hammer drill.

I bought a $13.49 sheet of 1/8" Plexiglas at the local Ace Hardware and had it cut into three panels. This is the only remaining store in Midwest City that does this, and Home Depot and Lowe's are of course slowly driving them out of business. Sigh.

Et voilà! The power bar was hidden by tying it to the desk back pane using tie wraps. Total cost: 20$ (mostly due to tons of leftover bolts, nuts and washers)

Eric put this up today. I whined until he bought the medallion to go on top. I LOVE IT!

Marking the positions where holes should be drilled.

My Sistine Chapel. Two and a half years after the ceiling fell, I'm finally getting around to covering the drywall.

new lamp and shelves

On the left, you can see the section where the kids and I have already removed the dark 'barn wood' (still up on the right hand section.) With our heavily wooded lot, we don't have a lot of natural light to work with, and, as you can imagine the 'barn wood' is a real light-suck, as are the dark bricks (which you'll see us beginning to chisel off in the next few photos...).

Rona is already moving into the room.

dining room window no longer.

Weird angle, but you get a good look at the grain of the wood. It doesn't look so shiny in real life.

I'm excited to settle into this room.

Door in my basement. This is the room where the teenage son of the prior owner lived. Since the teenager is no longer here, and I have no teenager of my own, I'm thinking to change this door. What should I do ?

The newly-installed IR dimmer with faceplate installed.

A lot of people prefer made to measure curtains because they can take them anywhere they want to go. These curtains add a certain style to the interiors of the house. They are relatively easy to install compared to others. You can choose the fabric and the color of the fabric depending on your requirements.

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