HOW do people get this much schmutz on all of the light switch plates in the house? It was caked and thoroughly dried on. The only thing that would get rid of it was… TAH DAHHHH!! Scrubbing Bubbles! Apparently, the … Continue reading
I spilled a little blood in the kitchen today, so the Mill Creek house is officially inaugurated! There is something primal and manly about bleeding all over your work. 😀 I’m feeling overwhelmed. As I walk through the place, I … Continue reading
I make a fair amount of jigs and fixtures in order to provide a higher degree of precision in woodworking. This image shows the construction of a jig that will hold crown molding stock on my chop saw so that … Continue reading
Silly as it may seem, the place where the Hickory meets the Travertine is a point of pride for me. Divinity is in the details, and this is the place two projects meet, and are perfectly flushed and mated.
Washington State residents: Effective April 1, 2012, RCW 19.27.530 requires the seller of any owner-occupied single-family residence to equip the residence with carbon monoxide alarms in accordance with the state building code before a buyer or any other person may … Continue reading
Ta daaaaaahh! A marathon weekend project completed! The first thing you see when we open the door: Predictably, the main floor carpeting now looks even more dingy by comparison. But that will have to wait for another day.
Onward and upward. Ha! The toughest part of this job is cutting the skirts to mate with the staircase. I’ve never done this before, so I am improvising as I go. The outline for the skirts was made by slipping … Continue reading
Like most new homes, our split level came with carpeted steps. There are only two of us living here, we always take off our shoes at the door, yet the carpeting looks like a family of twenty has been living … Continue reading
…the last two walls in the kitchen. Camille is fearless when it comes to heights.
What every woman wants: more cupboard space! Before and after: I still have a little trim work to complete, but the new pantry cabinet is in use and working beautifully!
Laying Travertine tile in the entry. I finished grouting today, so now I have to wait a day or so for final sealing and re-installation of the baseboard millwork. I’ll be writing more about this misadventure soon.
My stainless steel knives are beginning to throw rust spots in the dishwasher. While searching for a solution to why this is suddenly happening, I stumbled across the following comical exchange (I’m relieved that I am not the only blade … Continue reading
Need to take a break from painting, but you know you’ll need to use that roller and brush again in a few hours? Cover it with plastic wrap. Push it down into the pan so it is in contact with … Continue reading
Lets talk about these goddamned hose bibs that are supposed to be frost proof. Like a shocking number of other things in our 5-year-old home, one of the outdoor faucets decided to give up the ghost. Unfortunately, it is no … Continue reading
The next project begins! To tile the entry, I am creating a half-size mockup in order to decide on a pattern. Cutting blanks: Preliminary layout on rosin paper, scored with a 1″ grid. The “tiles” … Continue reading