We’ve been doing a little work in our living room in anticipation of the holidays. For years now, we’ve been trying to decide what to do with the fireplace mantel–originally we were going to replace it, but then I thought “why not paint it?” I did just that last weekend …
Because there’s nothing I’d rather do than paint, we decided to paint the floors of the music room, which is in our basement. We’re on a mission to finish up the room. A few weeks ago we painted it, then Brian put up quarter round around the ceiling. Next, goes …
In recent times, we’ve been having a mold issue on the wall in our basement bathroom. There was no plausible reason for the mold as the wall is completely above ground thanks to our sloped lot. The only thing I could figure was that the toilet was leaking. As it …
The weekend held a lot of activities. The main activity was a camping trip with the Boy Scouts, which Brian and Jake attended. They left Saturday afternoon and came back Sunday morning. While it was a bit cold out (and there was actually snow on the ground at the campsite), …
One of our current projects is refinishing the stairwell that leads to the library/office area of the house. The original finish on them was shellac and the stairs are made out of pine. Years of oxidation created a cherry sort of color on them. I was hoping to just do …