Baby C's Room

Table Turn-Around

Prepping for oak veneer

Stripping the solid oak base

New oak veneer

First puzzle

New Mantel

Grandma's Old Toy Chest

My parents dropped it off this fall on their last visit.

Now we use it in our closet.

Early Christmas Present

 This is my old garden room after Craig started his project.

 Here's my new potting bench just inside the door.

Lots of storage on the other side

Ingenious or Ridiculous?

I had some painting to do, wanted to listen to NPR while doing it, and didn't have anything to keep my iPhone from falling out of my pocket. Soution: one camera case + one binder clip + one carabiner (aka a crabner in some circles).

Parquet Be Gone!

This is what the dining room looked like the day we made an offer to buy our house.

We pulled up the old parquet and sub-floor (notice there is no arch in the back right).

The arch is now in and Craig has screwed down and leveled all but one section of the floor.

JB wasted no time getting comfortable on the new floor.

Hard Day's Work

Lately Craig has been spending most of his free time on his shop. This retaining wall is a part of the project. Doesn't it look good.

Finally Getting a Handle on This Place

The two islands in the foreground were a mess until two weeks ago. Snakes and poison ivy both hangout there. This winter Craig and I vowed to clean it up and it looks so good I had to post a picture.

Rehabing Ceder's Palace, Part 1

Craig and I have been uber busy on the house. Here are some pictures of this month's progress.

I've bagged many leaves this month but the big dump has not yet occurred. I'm going to be sad when the leaves fall.

This is the biggest project that Craig and I are working on right now. This is a section under the deck where we've sunk a hot tub and built a storage bench. Craig is in the process of hanging drywall and will soon install recessed lighting and in-wall speakers. We should be open for business by winter.

This picture was taken near the storage bench out into the backyard.

Our inside project is the living room. We've replaced the baseboards, hung crown molding, bought a new couch, and painted the lower portions of the room. Next step is to borrow a 25 ft. ladder from our neighbor and attack the upper sections.

We also had the fireplace cleaned.