10 AM: I woke up this morning at my usual time determined that I am not going to let this day pass without getting a lot of stuff done. Today I am devoting the day to my logs (again), which I hope to get done this time and maybe, just maybe, get my range hood … Continue reading
It’s not entirely my fault there is no construction sounds going on around here. Yes I am in my last week of school for the semester and I been busy so I haven’t set aside the time to work on the kitchen but also I am at the mercy of others. I need my window in … Continue reading
Yesterday I went shopping for the chinking supplies. I needed Portland cement, Sand and Lime. When I looked around Home Depot the bag of Portland cement was 96 lbs. SAY WHAT??? Now I know there is no way on this side of God’s green earth that I would be able to tote 96 lbs. of … Continue reading
I like to use good products and in the cleaning department that means products that take as little effort to use as possible. There has to be something great about it for me to buy it again and there has to be something fantastic about it for me to recommend it. I could recommend all … Continue reading
Okay all day and night I have been thinking about my kitchen and what I am going to do and where I am going to start. I looked up chinking and it does not look all that difficult. I don’t think I can live with that dark wood though. I finally came up with a … Continue reading
As usual progress was made although it was a bit slow. I thought I was going to take that loose window out and board it up but the person who volunteered to help never came so I went ahead and continued with the wall demo. Looking at the photos I did not accomplish much at … Continue reading
This house is a 2 room log cabin hand-built by Georgia Gates and her husband…later added on to and logs covered this was then… this is now: then: now: then: Now: Continue reading
Electrician coming at 7 in the morning (or so he says) and I told him that I was going to have the wall torn out before he got here. Well I haven’t even started on it. I got the hole by the sink finished finally. That styrofoam you see on the top section is for … Continue reading
I got a call from my pastor today checking in on me. In the conversation I happened to mention my kitchen rehab project. When I said I knocked out some of my wall I could have heard crickets in the next county chirping. LOL. Then when I mentioned I might be building my own cabinets … Continue reading
I am a homebody so my house and it’s ambiance is important to me. I can’t stand a messy place unless I am in the middle of a project, then I don’t mind it being messy because it reminds me that I am in the middle of a project and that makes me feel good. … Continue reading
Okay so I have this kitchen in my 1940ish house. It has to be the smallest kitchen you will ever see in your lifetime in a house. As you see the dimensions are 8.5×10 and all of the walls are broken up by SOMETHING a wall or door. sighhhhhhh. Problems: No ventilation for cooking and … Continue reading
Today I feel like some progress was made. I did wind up demo’ing a wall… or a part of it anyway. I am going to put in some between the studs shelves. I thought that would be cute especially if I paint it all white and then have some glass doors made that match my cabinets. … Continue reading
Yesterday I was in Lowe’s and I finally found a deal on a floor model fridge that I couldn’t pass up. They delivered it today. So how do you get a fridge in and out of this house? Why you have to rearrange the WHOLE house of course. LOL I am serious about that and when … Continue reading
Hi everyone,Thank you for checking in on me. Everyone always loves to hear my stories of renovations, some good, some bad, most are funny. Look, if you know me you know I am not scared to try new things, not scared of color, not scared to rip my house apart and somehow I always manage … Continue reading
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