The wall paper is finished.
Big sigh!
Can you see why it wasn’t my favorite task? The wall over the stairs? And I was just the helper.
It was a relief to get it done.
And now…..
The floor.
Once the floor is done I can finally (I hope) get rid of the sheet rock dust.
As you can see … Continue reading.....
I had two easy tasks today – neither of which would take up much time.
I had to hang up our clothes in the new bedroom closets.
Both the clothes and the hangers were there, waiting for me.
I had to find the pillows and sheets for our bed.
There were only three boxes left in the barn labeled 'bedroom' … Continue reading.....
Why are tiles so complicated?
Nothing else we have to buy for this house renovation is so fraught with difficulty as tiles.
Oh, sure, we've argued about paint color and have had heated discussions about toilets (in the store, naturally).
But nothing compares to trying to select and order simple ceramic squares – or rectangles, as the case may be.… Continue reading.....
The finishing starts.
One could take issue, linguistically, with that sentence.
But from a practical standpoint, we are most happy to start the finish.
The walls (in one bedroom) are filled in, pointed, repaired and cemented.
He started plastering this morning – after the photos.
He also (and this is really exciting) put the frame around the outer walls for … Continue reading.....
