Day 300 - Family Room and Guest Room done

BEFORE

AFTER

BEFORE

AFTER


Even though Smith & Noble screwed us royally on our blind order - they had the order for over a month and would call us every week with problem after problem - "this not available", "this blind's too heavy to build this way", "this valance is out of stock", "well now we can't get it to you for christmas even if we didn't have any problems" - that in the end we cancelled so we have temporary paper blinds up in the FR. However, bar hanging a few pictures and adding a few accessories and shelves, the FR is done and the guest room is done. My mum and Jim arrive tomorrow. Sweet timing and appropriate to celebrate our 300th day in our own property.

Day 286 - Family Room update

Still waiting on the carpet for the family room but it has come a long way since the dark gloom of brown plywood. Also need to add second coat of prime to stained wood window frames (yuk!) and then gloss. Once the carpet is in and the furniture is back it will look fab - and hopefully all in time for Chrimble.

Day 282 - The Fireplace Surround/Mantel is done!

It's done - Bob will have somewhere to hang his stocking. I bought the lumber for everything but the pilaster molding and top and bottom blocks - that came as a pilaster kit from Lowes (?). I got some good guides to how to do the structure from here

http://www.diynetwork.com/diy/hi_fireplace/article/0,2037,DIY_13914_2269267,00.html

and here

http://www.taunton.com/finewoodworking/pages/bw0011.asp

and here

http://www.doityourself.com/stry/buildfireplacemantel