Category Archives: Living Room

Snowy Weeks at the Cottage

IMG_5195We continue to to make great progress at the Cottage.  We survived a snow storm that delivered an additional 7 inches of snow while we were painting and doing other renovation touches.IMG_5179snow

Before the snow can we were able to take delivery on the furniture for the

Two swivel rocking chairs
Two swivel rocking chairs

Living Room.

We left for home on Saturday just prior to another storm

Couch
Couch

coming into the area with a truck load of work to do at home:

  • Cabinet Doors
  • Drawer Fronts
  • the kitchen light fixture
  • Measurements for a wine rack
  • Cabinet dors that will get glass
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Glass has been installed in 3 doors
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Wine rack in it stained form
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Completed wine rack
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Cabinet knobs painted pewter
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Drewer pulls also painted peter.
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The raw drawer front awaiting a car of gray glaze.
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Several cabinet doors with there glaze completed.

We also came up with the idea of paining the cheap gold looking kitchen hardware in a pewter finish — we will see how it survives, this was a $6 expense vs about $60 for new hardware.

Living room painting – Done

We finished up the cottage living room painting, and just in time furniture is scheduled for delivery tomorrow.  Unfortunately it has IMG_2617stared to snow here and the truck is coming from Richmond so its anybody guess if they will call and cancel the delivery.

Were supposed to meet with the Structural Engineer tomorrow as well to get the final drawing for the Bunkie so we can begin the process of getting bids.

Morgans a professional model.
Morgans a professional model.

We also have Metrocast Cable people scheduled for Thursday, they are a bit more resilient so they may show up.

This is a bad year for old man winter to rear his ugly head when we are attempting to get so many thing completed over the winter.

Kitchen odds and ends

Hardi Backer board installed
Hardi Backer board installed

We finished up the Hardi Backer board today and rehung to of the cabinets in the kitchen  We also added a piece of Bead Board on the wall with the arched entry to the living room.  We moved all of the furniture from the living room, actually just the gas fireplace and the guest room to the master bedroom and Rivah room in preparation for the floor refinishers who are due at 0830.

Floors after staining and sealing, tomorrow the first coat of Bona Traffic satin finish.
Floors after staining and sealing, tomorrow the first coat of Bona Traffic satin finish.