I’m not really sure what the technical term is for a piece of built-in furniture that also doubles as a stair guard rail, but we’ve decided to call it a stair cabinet! Anyhow, the stair cabinet is another one of our chezerbey small-space, double-duty solutions. Now that we’ve blown out most of the interior walls we have less wall space […]
20 weeks down, 4 weeks to go! Yeah…we’re definitely not getting done in time. But hey, we’ve got drywall! Here are a few quick photos from this morning. The mudding/taping starts today and will last through next Monday. We’re getting close! (The plywood beadboard, reglets and drywall will all get painted white.) The timing for […]
August is usually the best time of year to be in Seattle. The days are long, sunny and perfect for going on a hike or just lounging about. But for us, August has been a time to start new projects or push through projects that have been going on for FAR TOO LONG. Case in […]
On Friday morning, the wallboard, mud and tape were delivered. These are just the 12′ sheets. (There were about the same number of 8′ sheets – half went to the loft and half to the 2nd bedroom.) It was at this moment that I thanked my lucky stars that we had decided to hire this out. We’re […]
Electrical inspection…passed! Framing inspection…passed! Insulation inspection…passed! Boom! Lots to report on this week…so much in fact, that I decided to break up the weekly post into two parts. Kyle and I both took off on Friday and with inspections scheduled and a looming drywall start date, we got a lot done. And it feels so […]