Monday-April 10th-

A week ago today, our hardwood arrived.  Josh got here this morning and has started to lay it out.

Soooooooooooooooo  excited!!!! 

I had originally picked an antique white for my ceiling medallion.  It looked like a cement color so went with something closer to our ceiling color.  Looks so much better.  Denny will install after floors are done.

This is dark walnut.  May be too dark.  Looking at a medium.

Almost all laid out. 

High Boy Dresser-project

This is a dresser that we found in Sumpter years ago.  It has been in my very crowed bunk room for a long time......So.......got it out and am going to sand  it and re-stain with new hardware.  It will go in our closet; replacing plastic drawers on wheels. 

High boy dresser.  Has little wheels too!

New Master bed light fixtures and dining room ceiling medallion ....March 31st-

We have finally replaced the original shadow boxes in our bedroom and the other two lights have fixtures on them.  They look lovely.

Dennis just put my ceiling medallion up in my dining room.  It also, looks lovely.

I am getting ready to distress my book shelves and sand and re-stain an old dresser that will be going into our closet.  Stay tuned.......

We closed up our bedroom nearly 25 years ago and just now, we have fixtures.

There were shadow boxes on these.  So time for a change.

Before

After!

Painted an off antique white with black specs.  Love it!

Done-for now March 20th thru March 23rd

All complete and ready for hardwood to be laid April 9th and carpet the following Tuesday.

All painted-living room and dining, stair, our bathroom and our closet.  Rag stained all of the wood jams and trim around the windows and doors.  Once that was done, it just brings back new life to the wood.

Just got back from Tacoma, WA and Oregon City today.  Went to the Bill O'Rielly "Spin stops Here" at the Tacoma Dome with Mike and Pat.  Good trip and visit.

Just a few small projects on the schedule this week.  Painting and distressing my bookcases; both the large and small one.  Denny is going to sand and refinish by oak dining room table and leaf.  We are in a "breathe" zone now.  Just waiting for the wood floors and carpet.  Once that is done, trim goes back on and the house gets put back together.  

There is a rainbow here....

My ceiling medallion. 

The window jams and trim look so much better.

Sunday-March 20th.....lovely day for a ride................

Both Saturday and Sunday I was finally able to get my butt on my horse.  Devin joined me on Sunday.  He was such a good boy considering he has been off for nearly two weeks due to weather.  

Devin and Tucker-selfie

    

Tucker and Devin-another selfie

My sweet little boy....

Beams and Cedar - Done

Dennis got the beams all stained and just today, finished the staining of the cedar.   With what he had on before, it dried blotchy and looked really bad so..........  went to Home Depot and the guy suggested a stain; which we picked.  It is a little darker but gives everything a warm look.  It hid all of the blotches and the water stains that we had a problem with nearly 30 years ago.  It turned out lovely.

Dining, living and downstairs coat closet is freshly painted with "water chestnut".  It also looks lovely.  Fresh and clean.

Scaffolds have been returned back to Hooker Creek.  Those were easier to take down than set up.

Next will be fresh paint in our bathroom, bedroom and closet.  Then we will be done and waiting for our hardwood guy to put the floor down the first week in April  After he is done, trim goes back on and new carpet in all the bedrooms and stairs goes down.

Then we are going camping....

Dennis had the hardest jobs with the beams and cedar.

It was well worth it.

Blast from the Past -

1997

1998