Before

A closer-upper shot.

It's gorgeous and very well done.

Second coat of paint. Had I been smarter I would have put both pieces in the vice for the first coat.

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Here's a better view of them.

The finished product.

We are getting rid of the ugly chandelier in the dining room

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Eddie, Tom D.'s assistant stains the new cabinets

January 6, 2006

Nothing wrong, per se, but a little "country" for our tastes.

So deep! You can see in the corner against the tub how deep the tile in the room is. It's actually kinda fun to walk on so much stuff.

Our remodeled bathroom

Before

Monnaie is the best interior designers in Kochi and Modular kitchen in Kochi.

new tile, wall pockets, and shower heads/controls on both sides

Veneered linoleum. Beats the country decorating!

Test fitting.

The ground on the east side of the house had settled so much it was slanted quite impossibly toward the house. This is a shot of after I took half the sidewalk out and replaced it with a bunch of topsoil.

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I decided to change this outlet because my little electric heater's safety shutoff always trips when it's plugged into it. Since it works fine in the rest of the house, I thought the outlet might be burned out.

Adorned mostly with Fillmore concert posters from SF.

Some of the brackets I bought going to good use.

Here is how our floor looked Saturday night. We didn't get to bed until after midnight and had another fun-filled HI day to look forward to.

That title is Bobbie's comment on how Occupational Education (one of the 11 subjects required of Washignton homeschoolers that we meet by doing various field trips, home projects, etc.) is, in fact, his favorite subject.

Also, note how he holds his hammer. I love that. I keep changing it, and showing him how much better it works further down, but he always goes back to this.

We're almost there now. The patio is leveled and the joints filled with stone dust.

January 5, 2006

At least I could provide some passable tools for Dad to use.