The Conservative Cave
Interests => Around the House & In the Garage => Topic started by: BEG on August 26, 2012, 08:15:10 PM
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It has begun...
Ugly stairs before.
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Foam_Kitty/62ce62f9.jpg)
Here is the inspiration for our new stairs.
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Foam_Kitty/1a1a80f6.jpg)
This is why the stairs look stupid, there is a support beam in the way.
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Foam_Kitty/13eefa65.jpg)
They over came that in the next house they built by adding extra steps at the bottom and moving the entryway over.
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Foam_Kitty/de4177da.jpg)
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Foam_Kitty/c94f1cee.jpg)
Tear down begins.
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Foam_Kitty/a88b5ced0b427dd1553044b4961fe53a.jpg)
He is going to get the stairs exactly where they go before he tears down the wall.
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Foam_Kitty/582e91c616522f7c0122c027f5c3e788.jpg)
He has to build up the small landing to accommodate the extra stairs at the bottom. The landing will be split into two stairs.
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Foam_Kitty/3faeb7531fa6a175040df55f9bb4f496.jpg)
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Foam_Kitty/c571403cb7904a19e0cb790f60becd79.jpg)
The two stairs on the landing will be split diagonally.
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Foam_Kitty/845c242218723a3439eb73fd5a184165.jpg)
The pony wall is gone on the right side of the stairs.
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Foam_Kitty/2653f3459f9519c59c6f143d134a66f6.jpg)
All of the carpet is coming up in the hallway upstairs and the same wood floor as downstairs is going up there.
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Foam_Kitty/e99643dd526764956562d0ba16d83912.jpg)
This picture really shows the difference in height from the the original stairs.
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Foam_Kitty/d3f8585a2a37ff284c119f5e5aead650.jpg)
I will update this as we go.
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BEG, put some damn shoes on. Barefeet and nails are a bad combo, even with a current tetanus shot, which I hope you have. :mad:
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BEG, put some damn shoes on. Barefeet and nails are a bad combo, even with a current tetanus shot, which I hope you have. :mad:
That's her foot? O-)
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That's her foot? O-)
LOL it looks all fat.
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BEG, put some damn shoes on. Barefeet and nails are a bad combo, even with a current tetanus shot, which I hope you have. :mad:
That was the first time I went up the stairs MOM. I'll wear shoes next time.
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That was the first time I went up the stairs MOM. I'll wear shoes next time.
Now I can sleep at night. :-*
I think the stairs are going to look fabulous. What is happening to that rounded landing up at the top? Are you going to modify that too?
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Here are some temp stairs at the bottom of the stairs.
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Foam_Kitty/9ad11d81609e5c31b9db9320f3716b39.jpg)
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I'm still trying to figure out what was wrong with the stairs you had. I don't see it. :???:
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Now I can sleep at night. :-*
I think the stairs are going to look fabulous. What is happening to that rounded landing up at the top? Are you going to modify that too?
Yes, look at the other house like ours but picture the inspiration stairs as the style.
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Yes, look at the other house like ours but picture the inspiration stairs as the style.
That was what I thought you were going to do. It's gonna look great.
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That's her foot? O-)
:drool: :drool:
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Great pictures of the project.
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I'm still trying to figure out what was wrong with the stairs you had. I don't see it. :???:
Problem #1 they looked like apartment/cheap house stairs
Problem #2 the balcony (or what ever it's called) should be open
Problem #3 carpet on the stairs. The carpet was already matted and I vacuumed it regularly. Wrong type of carpet for stairs.
Problem #4 I want stairs like the picture I posted, I get what I want.
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BEG, put some damn shoes on. Barefeet and nails are a bad combo, even with a current tetanus shot, which I hope you have. :mad:
It's so tiny. In China, a small foot on a woman is considered very attractive. So much so that the Chinese developed a practice of foot binding. I wonder if we could apply that practice to libs heads ?
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It's so tiny. In China, a small foot on a woman is considered very attractive. So much so that the Chinese developed a practice of foot binding. I wonder if we could apply that practice to libs heads ?
LOL you are a weirdo. :p
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It's going to look great!
K is quite good at your projects! Do you loan him out? :-)
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No wonder hubby has dizzy spells, he never gets any rest!
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No wonder hubby has dizzy spells, he never gets any rest!
Cause mama's got a squeeze box?
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Cause mama's got a squeeze box?
Don't make me yt it.
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Don't make me yt it.
My earworm is here regardless....
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It's going to look great!
K is quite good at your projects! Do you loan him out? :-)
For you I would.
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No wonder hubby has dizzy spells, he never gets any rest!
You would do it for me too if you were my husband.
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My earworm is here regardless....
It's thundley4's fault this time !
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Squeeze box. Stairs. Nappy carpets. Loaning out of people.
This is startin' to get ugly, folks.
:-)
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You would do it for me too if you were my husband.
;) :naughty:
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Last night he tore down the Sheetrock so he can see where to cut the wall down.
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Foam_Kitty/799d418aeae2f7d0f054afb909fdf3b9.jpg)
Here is the bastard beam that is in the way. He talked to the builder and knows how they fixed the situation in the other house (they are building yet another house like ours with the same exact elevation. The other house like ours has a different elevation, I like ours better).
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Foam_Kitty/09b272089cb657e1c31e20d6afa869bf.jpg)
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Here he framed out the stairs (I helped by putting the screws in on the outside wall with his cordless drill).
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Foam_Kitty/a58c8065e390311c496b8fcbbb1e6bdb.jpg)
Now cutting down the wall.
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I see he likes lots of structure and support on those treads.
Good man. :cheersmate:
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Awesome! Your hubs is so talented....
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I would like to see another picture of your toes. :naughty:
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I would like to see another picture of your toes. :naughty:
No! :p
He put blocks between the outside stringer and the wall framing.
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Foam_Kitty/e2d79925381a4b0cfe56d278f32fbabc.jpg)
Drilling into the foundation to secure the last three steps.
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Foam_Kitty/ac746394945a66bc03915df6574b92f5.jpg)
Made holes in my floor so no going back now. :panic:
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Foam_Kitty/68507c4b02112ef64f7da61b1c324204.jpg)
Bolts
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Foam_Kitty/1e7e4df003a31e82d3d415e283a1571f.jpg)
The finished length of each step will be about 53" wide. Wider than average stairs but it is what it is.
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Are you keeping the Romeo and Juliet balcony? It goes well with the 'castle' theme of the house.
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No! :p
Your legs?
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Are you keeping the Romeo and Juliet balcony? It goes well with the 'castle' theme of the house.
Yes, we are taking the wall down and adding rail and baulusters.
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Your legs?
You don't want to see them today. I'm covered in saw dust.
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You don't want to see them today. I'm covered in saw dust.
Let me be the judge. lol
The stairs look good and your husband is doing a good job. He's not taking any "shortcuts" either...that is nice to see... That is how my father always did things, the right way. I also like the fact that the stairs won't be so steep to climb. Some stairs are almost dangerous. Especially as you get older or for small children, like grandkids. O-)
I was always better working with metal & paint then wood....but I did amaze my self trying a few projects in the past few years for the first time that paid contractors screwed up. It turned out to be pretty simple and I was amazed at the little stuff they missed that caused big issues.
OK....back to your legs stairs. :-)
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The wood stair treads are 1" and will have 1" overhang over the plywood treads. The inner string that you see screwed into the wall my husband ripped from high density mdf. He left it long so he can trim it later. He counter sunk the screws so he can fill, sand and paint.
Now we are figuring out how we want to place the newel posts and determine the angle of the divided landing steps before we order all of the stair parts. We are thinking of going with knotty alder treads and railing stained dark (this is what our cabinets are). Our floor is hickory and hickory stair treads look nothing like our floor so instead of trying to match the floor we are going to go obviously different so it looks on purpose. There is a dark color in our floor that goes with our cabinets and that was why we picked the floor so it should look really good.
Don't look at the and handrail, he just moved it up when he was working on te stairs to give us something to hold on to. He is taking it down before he does the wainscoting.
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Foam_Kitty/fc661a9fc1aef0cccb3665e42672e442.jpg)
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Looking good. Putting new stairs on top of existing stairs is not something that would have occurred to me.
You evil one percenters are creative as hell. :whistling:
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I would like to see another picture of your toes. :naughty:
Who wouldn't. I for one can't wait to be told once again that I'm "weird".
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Floor that needs to be fixed, he has done it before so no worries.
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Foam_Kitty/70c2f426b536d2d573c442897f34ff29.jpg)
New header, I think we are going to leave it as open as it is instead of the way they just moved it over in the other house.
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Foam_Kitty/67e89b3f3d9705194d30f1039f3f37de.jpg)
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Looking really good!
Does your husband know he is part of a play by play on line home improvement DIY thread?
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How come I got a red X all of a sudden on the last group of pictures? :rant:
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Who wouldn't. I for one can't wait to be told once again that I'm "weird".
:-)
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How come I got a red X all of a sudden on the last group of pictures? :rant:
I did on the first photo only. But now it seems to be working.
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I did on the first photo only. But now it seems to be working.
I think photobucket was screwed up for a little while.
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Looking really good!
Does your husband know he is part of a play by play on line home improvement DIY thread?
No...shhhhhhh
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No...shhhhhhh
Spontaneous subjects are much more interesting than posed subjects. The "subject" being the object of a photo.
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He needs to audition for HGTV or DIY....
"What A Handy Husband Can Do For You!"
:naughty: oops! wrong show er smiley....
I meant this one :yahoo:
:-)
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He needs to audition for HGTV or DIY....
"What A Handy Husband Can Do For You!"
:naughty: oops! wrong show er smiley....
I meant this one :yahoo:
That's reality TV gold, i say, GOLD.
:-)
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Mess
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Can't wait to see the finished stairs.
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K has done a fabulous job!!
I just have one question....how much are you flipping out over the mess he's makin'? :panic:
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I LOVE this way better than the builder's!!!
Love how the curve look and how it really opens up the space.
I also want to jump from the balcony onto that chair but I know I would kill myself. LOL! I guess the kid in me thinks it would be fun....
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Hell, I thought I was doin' good just by ripping out an old, incorrectly installed bathroom fan. :p
I have to re-route the venting through an exterior wall -- that I can't see except from the outside. :p
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I LOVE this way better than the builder's!!!
Love how the curve look and how it really opens up the space.
I also want to jump from the balcony onto that chair but I know I would kill myself. LOL! I guess the kid in me thinks it would be fun....
I would have opened up the area under the stairs too. I think they use that as a pantry though.
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I would have opened up the area under the stairs too. I think they use that as a pantry though.
No it's a craft closet, it has orginizer cubes full of craft stuff and a rolling craftsman tool cart so I can gather the things I want, put it on the cart and roll it into our study to work on stuff. I have a pantry in my kitchen.
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I LOVE this way better than the builder's!!!
Love how the curve look and how it really opens up the space.
I also want to jump from the balcony onto that chair but I know I would kill myself. LOL! I guess the kid in me thinks it would be fun....
I'll put a trampoline for you to land on. :-)
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Risers, they will be painted white.
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Foam_Kitty/08e14445d8df89f02a8b57da7cb15f56.jpg)
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The treads will hang over the steps 1" on the front and side of he steps. I have the job of painting all the wood that you see (after he finishes the last few steps) the trim color.
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Foam_Kitty/87169fb47df3a7ca1fc8cf91e4affc9b.jpg)
I'm going to paint the hall to our bedroom and selected walls (and perhaps the upstairs hallway) the color you see in the bottom picture. It's two colors down from the current wall color on the color sample swatch. The paint is Sherman Williams (holy crap their paint is expensive). The current wall color is called Kilim Beige (SW 6106) and the color I'm going to paint selected walls is called Latte (SW 6108).
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Foam_Kitty/af245769bdae1659232a6c0757a2c7ac.jpg)
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Because the door trim isnt thick enough for the wainscoting my husband is going o have to beef it up like this..
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Foam_Kitty/460a878594d75d378c51290d5f5046ae.jpg)
We are going to do something I like this the to the top on the tops the doors frame.
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Foam_Kitty/c13023e205a055c923d4f63405b83bcf.jpg)
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Foam_Kitty/93cd8f7456b3b690c3f26cf39ec8e9e1.jpg)
I forgot to grab a picture of it all painted but I have another example done by someone else.
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Foam_Kitty/701f08601b957e83c2ee507f4c1af4c8.jpg)
Here is what adding a little molding can do for a room.
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Foam_Kitty/06fbbf9726adb0b0e724197613208d39.jpg)
Ah, I did have one. This is finished trim from the first example.
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Foam_Kitty/a27df43181a79173d854a2762cd9ed4a.jpg)
Our half bath is getting wainscoting, built in magazine rack and a medicine cabinet/mirror that looks similar to the one in the bethroom remodel my husband did in our house in Fullerton.
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Foam_Kitty/df18454a6cbcf73e917b59eb35774f5e.jpg)
Here is the mirror he built for the bathroom in Fullerton.
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Foam_Kitty/e7c4d6f1.png)
I started priming all the wood.
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Foam_Kitty/7fb874ce7ba4b741347edcccd4520adf.jpg)
We were going to use 1/4 MDF for the smooth part of the wall for the wainscoting but by adding that it would have added 1/4" overall and would have caused us problems so my husband is going to smooth the walls himself (using joint compound) below the wainscoting. I wish I had smooth walls... :rant:
Wainscoting down this hallway, crown molding at the ceiling. A little cubby/hall tree thing. Similar to this but configured differently.
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Foam_Kitty/f50a29aa.jpg)
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Foam_Kitty/2c316e18f1208de4a8f1f84048876052.jpg)
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BEG, does your husband have any, uh, free time to himself? Go out and get a beer? Slay a poor, defenseless Bambi or Thumper? Work on his car? Exercise?
Methinks you're slavedriving him pretty good. :lmao:
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I cant wait to see it all finished! Your hubby is so talented.....mine knows how to call a handyman. :rofl:
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He put a coat of joint compound on the wainscoting walls tonight. He will add a 2nd coat tomorrow. We had to go to a local fine woods shop for two specialty steps and for the arch around the balcony. My husband drew up the size and shape of what he wants and they will fabricate it to a certain point. He ordered the other treads from someone else (knotty Alder -superior) and the Newell and baulusters are from another compamy.
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Foam_Kitty/612ad526555f1b0910553b2171fdcc12.jpg)
Ignore the railing. It will be gone.
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Foam_Kitty/fa22f2080b267cdbead8c941e9c19e16.jpg)
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The poor guy passed out from working so hard. Don't you feel bad?
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So many of my replies are vesta like, stream of consciousness. The first thought that occurred to me is the 10 to 1 ratio. This thread is holding steady at slightly better than average reply to viewings ratio. I attribute that to the good remodel tastes of the OP, and the OP's tenacity in keeping the thread, and all loyal readers up to date.
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The poor guy passed out from working so hard. Don't you feel bad?
LOL, no he is playing with the dog (he is in his underwear though). :p
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So many of my replies are vesta like, stream of consciousness. The first thought that occurred to me is the 10 to 1 ratio. This thread is holding steady at slightly better than average reply to viewings ratio. I attribute that to the good remodel tastes of the OP, and the OP's tenacity in keeping the thread, and all loyal readers up to date.
It's the "look at me" tactic. :-)
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Thank God hubby is a 1%er.
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Thank God hubby is a 1%er.
Not sure the forum is ready to hear about your husband. :tongue:
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Thank God hubby is a 1%er.
:tongue:
If he were a real 1%er he would be paying someone else to do it. :p
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If he were a real 1%er he would be paying someone else to do it. :p
No, he's a smart 1%er
:cheersmate:
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That toliet has seen you with your pants down. :naughty:
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(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Foam_Kitty/df18454a6cbcf73e917b59eb35774f5e.jpg)
That toliet has seen you with your pants down. :naughty:
Not before this picture obviously. :p
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(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Foam_Kitty/df18454a6cbcf73e917b59eb35774f5e.jpg)
That toliet has seen you with your pants down. :naughty:
:rofl:
I think we need pics of BEG on the staircase.................just for scale................ :whistling:
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:rofl:
I think we need pics of BEG on the staircase.................just for scale................ :whistling:
Very good idea.
It will help me understand the size and the scope of the project.
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The newels and baulusters came in yesterday. I opened one of them up and set it on the stairs. The baulusters are square (both came primed and are going to be painted the trim color, Sherwin Williams Dover White).
The newel I took the picture of will sit more on the upper stair behind the newel and will come down to the first "winder" step and rest on the step it is sitting on now but only about 1/6th of the newel will be sitting on that stair. Basically it will be set back into the stairs behind it.
The railing and stair treads are going to be knotty alder (superior for any wood workers here) and stained the same dark stain our cabinets are. My husband got an email today saying the treads were shipped. The balcony and two "winder" stairs had to be custom made and a local fine wood store here in Austin is making them.
Again, that railing will come off the wall once my husband finishes the wainscoting.
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Foam_Kitty/16a692902251fe9b4a3a3eeb5a56db21.jpg)
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Picture the bottom three stairs wider and the newels the proper height and proper position. Pretend there are treads, balusters, railing, trim and wainscoting. :-)
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Foam_Kitty/1f956590a1f8da67f44dbf6d2508f251.jpg)
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Looking good!
Sherwin makes great paint! I actually used to have a mixing bank for their automotive paints. The products worked great and the company reps were more honest. If their was a known problem they let us know, rather then just saying it was an "application issue."
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The treads came in today. They will need to be trimmed on the wall side and my husband has some sanding to do on the stringer/skirt side (not sure what you call it) so the tread fits tight against the risers. They will be stained a dark stain to match our cabinets. I'm really happy with the way they turned out. I was afraid they would have a ton of knots but it looks like they have just the amount I was hoping for.
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Don't pay attention to the bottom stairs. He still has to build those stairs out. Also the 6th tread from the top (or bottom) is supposed to go at the very top step where there isn't one. I didn't know that there was one that was a different size.
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Too nice to step on!
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Working on the wood floor before he frames in the doorway he widened. He is not having fun so I made him some pumpkin pies today.
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Fixed
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Wow. He really does some great finishing work. I wish I were that good.
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Need to fill some more nail holes, gaps etc then sand. Next step prime then paint. The reason the curved part is a different color is because it is bender board. The rest is MDF.
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Labor Day Weekend is over.
Your husband needs a break!
:-)
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Primed
The little triangle on the right side of the three stairs will be covered with a vertical piece of wainscoting. There will also be a baseboard on it which will leave a very small triangle of recessed wall like the normal waincoting. We went back and forth wether to make that area solid board or to create a mini wainscoting effect. If it looks stupid he will just make is solid.
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Labor Day Weekend is over.
Your husband needs a break!
:-)
I keep close tabs on him, I have a "big stick" that beat him regularly with. :asssmack:
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The little triangle on the right side of the three stairs will be covered with a vertical piece
oh boy......... :popcorn:
:rotf:
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Hubby is doing a bang up job.
I want your slot machine.
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oh boy......... :popcorn:
:rotf:
A merkin?
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oh boy......... :popcorn:
:rotf:
Ok, I admit...I don't know what you are talking about. ::)
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Ok, I admit...I don't know what you are talking about. ::)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merkin
There is a helpful picture at the link. O-)
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merkin
There is a helpful picture at the link. O-)
You mens are all the same. :rant: I think I'm going to become a feminist. :whereistheuglyhairychicksmileywhenyouneedit?:
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You mens are all the same. :rant: I think I'm going to become a feminist. :whereistheuglyhairychicksmileywhenyouneedit?:
I can't believe you never saw any of these threads.
http://www.conservativecave.com/index.php/topic,56964.0/highlight,merkin.html
http://www.conservativecave.com/index.php/topic,48938.msg576912/highlight,merkin.html#msg576912
http://www.conservativecave.com/index.php/topic,17751.0/highlight,merkin.html
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I can't believe you never saw any of these threads.
http://www.conservativecave.com/index.php/topic,56964.0/highlight,merkin.html
http://www.conservativecave.com/index.php/topic,48938.msg576912/highlight,merkin.html#msg576912
http://www.conservativecave.com/index.php/topic,17751.0/highlight,merkin.html
No I hadn't but what was odd was that you started all three threads. Hmmmmm :devious:
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No I hadn't but what was odd was that you started all three threads. Hmmmmm :devious:
:ha:
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No I hadn't but what was odd was that you started all three threads. Hmmmmm :devious:
Um, I search for threads started by me but there are others.
Yeah, um, that's the ticket. :-)
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Um, I search for threads started by me but there are others.
Yeah, um, that's the ticket. :-)
All merkin threads are start by you..... :tongue:
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Damn, I learned sumpin' tonight. Thor would be proud. :-)
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How did my stair thread turn into a crotch hair thread?
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How did my stair thread turn into a crotch hair thread?
:whistling:
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You mens are all the same. :rant: I think I'm going to become a feminist. :whereistheuglyhairychicksmileywhenyouneedit?:
:lmao:
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How did my stair thread turn into a crotch hair thread?
you said triangle
we are pigs
:popcorn:
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you said triangle
we are pigs
:popcorn:
Did someone say triangle? :hyper:
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You men are hopeless.
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Upside down Dorito or landing strip? :???:
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Upside down Dorito or landing strip? :???:
I'll take an upside-down Dorito for $100, Alex.
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I'll take an upside-down Dorito for $100, Alex.
:bwah:
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You men are hopeless horndogs.
FIFY
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Cutting the steps to fit. The top one isn't cut yet.
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Foam_Kitty/371e20eddc73528347cd5a3bde077eda.jpg)
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He has to create the bullnose for the two winder stairs still. We got the stain yesterday at Sherwin Williams. They color matched the stain on our cabinets.
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He'll create the bullnose with a router, I take it.
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He'll create the bullnose with a router, I take it.
You askin' me? :-)
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You askin' me? :-)
Yer the one layin' it out there! (And probably doing some of the cleanup, too!)
You know the lingo - bullnose, wainscoting, riser, tread - so yeah, you oughta know how he's gonna make the bullnose! :-)
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Yer the one layin' it out there! (And probably doing some of the cleanup, too!)
You know the lingo - bullnose, wainscoting, riser, tread - so yeah, you oughta know how he's gonna make the bullnose! :-)
He will be attaching the bullnose to those steps. We had to have those made locally (he ordered the other ones online) and they are as thick as they make knotty alder at the local wood shop. They are 1/4" less thick than the treads so he needs to make them appear thicker with the bullnose. He also accounted for the thickness difference in the height of the stairs.
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Got any plans for the darker floor or leaving as a contrast.
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Got any plans for the darker floor or leaving as a contrast.
The treads aren't stained yet. They will be stained dark like out kitchen cabinets. It goes really well with our wood floor.
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Here are our cabinets, they are knotty alder just like the treads. The floor is hickory. We are using the same color stain for our treads.
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Foam_Kitty/0e410310.jpg)
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You know if you really want to darken the place up you could paint the walls black :fuelfire:
:tongue:
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You know if you really want to darken the place up you could paint the walls black :fuelfire:
:tongue:
The newels and balusters will be white, there is going to be white wainscoting too. I hardly think it is dark.
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Wainscoting started.
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The kitchen is awesome BEG. The stairs and finish work are looking great.
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Looking great!
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We did do more work this past weekend than I will show here. Mainly sanding the shit out of everything.
He started putting the trim back on the doors. Still not totally finished yet. The trim is wider and thicker than it was previously. He had to make it thicker so the wainscoting wouldn't stick out more than the door trim. I started filling the nail holes and other areas this morning. He still has to put another coat of joint compound on the wall below the board for the wainscoting.
The door trim below looks off but it's not, it's the way the lighting hits it.
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Foam_Kitty/80804175076431a64421f34b91b8ff3a.jpg)
The wall with all the blue tape is really wavy (bastard builder). So my husband decided he would rather have the board straight and fill the areas between the wall and board that didn't meet correctly. I did that this morning too. After I filled the spaces I realized we are putting a cap on the wainscoting and I didn't need to fill it. :thatsright:
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Foam_Kitty/a468bb82d301c024985f59019a3dbe88.jpg)
My husband is taking Friday off so he can get a lot more done this weekend. We are going to get the crown molding on friday for the hallway. We got the builder's supplier where they get all their trim. It is a HUGE difference in price from Home Depot or Lowes so anyone in Austin who would be interested I would be happy to tell you their name.
After he gets the joint compound finished he will sand it then put up the vertical boards for the wainscoting. Then I will fill all the holes etc then prime. After you prime you caulk then paint.
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Foam_Kitty/42fa76f653aa9dcdcf3ca2c2fb4f506a.jpg)
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Use small anchor bolts to take the wave out of a wall. Tricky but can be done.
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Use small anchor bolts to take the wave out of a wall. Tricky but can be done.
Thanks for the tip.
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nice!!! Can't wait to see all of it finished it is gonna be awesome...
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Stair treads. Need one more sand and another coat of polyurethane and they will be ready to go.
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Foam_Kitty/a833e9d3da980250263903264096dcf2.jpg)
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He put the crown molding up today. I spent a few days filling every nail hole, joint and space in this hallway and up the stairs. Still has to be painted. This is going much slower than I thought it would and my house is filthy.
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Hi Toby!
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Hi Toby!
That is Chloe.
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Ha! I had a 50% chance.
:-)
How come your crown moldings aren't painted?
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Ha! I had a 50% chance.
:-)
How come your crown moldings aren't painted?
I dare you to say that to my husband.
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:whistling:
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HAHA!
OMG I love it.....can't wait to see it all purdy-fied.
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Decided to put a few treads on the stairs to see how it will look. The stain matches exactly with our cabinets. There will be quarter round in knotty Alder stained the same as the treads around the bottom (underneath) of each tread. It covers any not so perfect areas and also gives the impression of beefier stair treads.
The pictures with the newels we just have them sitting on the step, they haven't been cut to the proper height yet. I am overwhelmed by the painting we have to do. Nothing has been painted the final trim color. My husband hasn't even finished the trim yet. :panic:
The camera doesn't seem to show our floors correctly, it's richer then it appears in pictures and there is a color in the floor that goes well with our cabinets and now stairs.
I am ready for this to be over, I'm sure my husband is past that point. The bathroom is really starting to come together too. I think it's going to be really cute.
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Foam_Kitty/eef1e64072cf4cd05363e6173b2c30a4.jpg)
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With flash
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Without flash
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Here is a picture of what the floors look like up close. I don't know why the camera makes them look different than they are.
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Foam_Kitty/cf57944c.jpg)
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Looks very nice!
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Here is a picture of what the floors look like up close. I don't know why the camera makes them look different than they are.
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Foam_Kitty/cf57944c.jpg)
You must have a large cat.
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He did a really nice job on those stairs!
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gorgeous! That builder should eat his heart out ;-)
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BEG, what exactly do you intend to do to protect those treads? Granted, you've got a boatload of polyurethane on them, but even with poly, they're going to get worn with traffic unless you come up with some sort of covering - sometimes sections of carpeting are glued to the middle of the treads.
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BEG, what exactly do you intend to do to protect those treads? Granted, you've got a boatload of polyurethane on them, but even with poly, they're going to get worn with traffic unless you come up with some sort of covering - sometimes sections of carpeting are glued to the middle of the treads.
We will cross that bridge when we get to it. The polyurethane that he used is meant for floors and stair treads. He has three coats on it now, he is thinking of doing one more sanding and another coat.
Edited to add: There will be nothing GLUED to those treads...ever. Well as long as we live here.
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This has nothing to do with the stairs but my husband finally put up the light fixture that I've had sitting in a box in my dinning room for months. It wasn't an easy install. We put old style Edison bulbs in the light fixture.
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Foam_Kitty/96c67a6049fabf6a776018a34f5eb4fa.jpg)
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BEG, what exactly do you intend to do to protect those treads? Granted, you've got a boatload of polyurethane on them, but even with poly, they're going to get worn with traffic unless you come up with some sort of covering - sometimes sections of carpeting are glued to the middle of the treads.
Doesn't make sense to have nice looking floors/stairs if you are just going to cover them up. The polyurethanes on the market today are developed to take and withstand a lot of abuse.
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Doesn't make sense to have nice looking floors/stairs if you are just going to cover them up. The polyurethanes on the market today are developed to take and withstand a lot of abuse.
I agree
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Is that a Missionary position style table and chairs?
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Love the lights. And yeah, I wouldn't cover the stairs. The poly will work for a good long time. If it ever wears, you could sand, restain, and reseal.
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gorgeous! That builder should eat his heart out ;-)
Her husband will enjoy the trim. :-)
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Is that a Missionary position style table and chairs?
Just come out and admit it, you want me. :naughty:
We got it at Crate and Barrel several years ago (before we moved to CA). It's called Basque, we got the hutch when we moved to Austin at the Crate and Barrel outlet.
LINK (http://www.crateandbarrel.com/basque-honey-104-dining-table/s180408)
Here is their description of the style:
Hand-hewn in oversized proportions, this 104" table has the heft and character of a European farmhouse antique. The simple, rustic design has substantial legs and a hand-planed plank top with authentic peg detailing. Open grain and knots are unique to each piece. The rich honey finish is waxed to a soft sheen.
We don't have the bench.
(http://images.crateandbarrel.com/is/image/Crate/BasqueDiningCollectionFC10?$lg$)
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Just come out and admit it, you want me. :naughty: :naughty:
We got it at Crate and Barrel several years ago (before we moved to CA). It's called Basque, we got the hutch when we moved to Austin at the Crate and Barrel outlet.
LINK (http://www.crateandbarrel.com/basque-honey-104-dining-table/s180408)
Here is their description of the style:
We don't have the bench.
(http://images.crateandbarrel.com/is/image/Crate/BasqueDiningCollectionFC10?$lg$)
It reminded me of the heavy duty type furniture that was good to have if there are lots of kids around.
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It reminded me of the heavy duty type furniture that was good to have if there are lots of kids around.
(http://imagehost.vendio.com/a/25037980/aview/NTKD_couch_with_futon.jpg)
My parents had furniture similar to this in their home. Has survived for almost 40 yrs, 8 children , 15 grandchildren and innumerable others. Cushions have been reupholstered/replaced several times but furniture still there. That was in the main living room. They did have some really nice stuff in the other living room that children were warned upon penalty of a major asswhooping to stay off unless granted permission.
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Doesn't make sense to have nice looking floors/stairs if you are just going to cover them up. The polyurethanes on the market today are developed to take and withstand a lot of abuse.
Granted, the treads look beautiful, but sometimes you see some sort of protective material - whether carpeting or something else - on the treads in the center, leaving the outer edges uncovered.
Just a thought. BEG says she ain't goin' there, and that's fine. Just wondering how long it'll take before the treads need to be refinished. :shrug:
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Granted, the treads look beautiful, but sometimes you see some sort of protective material - whether carpeting or something else - on the treads in the center, leaving the outer edges uncovered.
Just a thought. BEG says she ain't goin' there, and that's fine. Just wondering how long it'll take before the treads need to be refinished. :shrug:
BEG is going to slide down the bannister to save wear on the treads.
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BEG is going to slide down the bannister to save wear on the treads.
Making that left hand turn will be a bitch, though. :-)
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(http://imagehost.vendio.com/a/25037980/aview/NTKD_couch_with_futon.jpg)
My parents had furniture similar to this in their home. Has survived for almost 40 yrs, 8 children , 15 grandchildren and innumerable others. Cushions have been reupholstered/replaced several times but furniture still there. That was in the main living room. They did have some really nice stuff in the other living room that children were warned upon penalty of a major asswhooping to stay off unless granted permission.
That is a futon.
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Granted, the treads look beautiful, but sometimes you see some sort of protective material - whether carpeting or something else - on the treads in the center, leaving the outer edges uncovered.
Just a thought. BEG says she ain't goin' there, and that's fine. Just wondering how long it'll take before the treads need to be refinished. :shrug:
I'm going to make people take off their shoes before they go upstairs. Also make them sign a "BEG not responsible if I fall on my ass" contract.
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I'm going to make people take off their shoes before they go upstairs. Also make them sign a "BEG not responsible if I fall on my ass" contract.
:lmao:
Girl, I like the way you think.
h5
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BEG is going to slide down the bannister to save wear on the treads.
:ohmy:
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Granted, the treads look beautiful, but sometimes you see some sort of protective material - whether carpeting or something else - on the treads in the center, leaving the outer edges uncovered.
Just a thought. BEG says she ain't goin' there, and that's fine. Just wondering how long it'll take before the treads need to be refinished. :shrug:
I'm scared of slip and falls. I like a little rug on the tread.
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I'm scared of slip and falls. I like a little rug on the tread.
You can bring your own rugs when you visit me. :wink:
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He put the treads on the stairs today. The wainscoting on the wall downstairs isn't painted yet (only primed) and needs another sanding from some final patching. There will be stained trim that goes under each tread that he hasn't installed yet. It hides imperfections and makes the tread look thicker. Everything for the stairway is painted or stained and ready for him to finish.
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Foam_Kitty/image-10.jpg)
He had to wait to finish the wainscoting at the bottom of the stairs until he put the treads on, that is why the wainscoting isn't finished yet.
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Foam_Kitty/image-11.jpg)
The upper part you see here is just dry fit. He hasn't glued and nailed it yet.
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Foam_Kitty/image-9.jpg)
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Foam_Kitty/image-8.jpg)
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Omg look at all the stuff on that fireplace hearth!!! I'm just messing with you BEG. The stairs are gorgeous. I love the way the wood looks on the upstairs where it curves. Beautiful.
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Looking fabulous, BEG. Your hubby is a real artisan. :thumbs:
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Looking fabulous, BEG. Your hubby is a real artisan. :thumbs:
I'd like to see his wood working shop. :o
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Beautiful job!!!!
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I'd like to see his wood working shop. :o
His "wood shop" is my garage and the driveway. I'm sure the neighbors are sick of listening to his saw every Saturday and Sunday morning. Thank God they are still building in this neighborhood, otherwise I don't think the neighbors would be as understanding.
I forgot about one thing he hadn't finished yet. The handrail that will be going around the balcony. He has to bend it to the shape of the balcony. He made his own jig and is doing it right now as I type.
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Foam_Kitty/image-21.jpg)
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According to my husband this was the hardest part of the stairs so far. The railing didn't want to bend at that sharp of a curve.
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Foam_Kitty/image-22.jpg)
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According to my husband this was the hardest part of the stairs so far. The railing didn't want to bend at that sharp of a curve.
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Foam_Kitty/image-22.jpg)
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It's a PITA. The old timers used steam to "loosen up" the wood.
BTW, my "shop" is the garage, and the wife still tries to get her mitts on space in there. NOT-GONNA-HAPPEN..........well, maybe. :thatsright:
http://video.pbs.org/video/1427644059/
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It's a PITA. The old timers used steam to "loosen up" the wood.
BTW, my "shop" is the garage, and the wife still tries to get her mitts on space in there. NOT-GONNA-HAPPEN..........well, maybe. :thatsright:
http://video.pbs.org/video/1427644059/
Yeah he knows about steam and bending wood but this railing is in strips and made to bend with out steam. You glue each strip to the previous one, when the glue dries you sand the glue off the surface, cut it to size and then stain/poly. The part you see is the top of the railing, each strip is notched so it will fit exactly in the right spot to the next strip. The profile of the railing is the same as the other railing. It's really pretty cool how it works.
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Oh and my garage was my garage before he took it over. He has his garage with his '53 Chevy in it. I'm not too upset as he is rebuilding our stairs.
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He is going to cut the balusters as he goes when he puts the railing up. The newels have trim pieces that fit over the hardware.
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Foam_Kitty/image-47.jpg)
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LOVE IT!!! Wow it really looks great!
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Man, those are so beautiful, BEG. Really lovely. Is that your Hoover steam vac in the background btw? :-)
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Man, those are so beautiful, BEG. Really lovely. Is that your Hoover steam vac in the background btw? :-)
Dude. You get extra special observation points! :wink:
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Dude. You get extra special observation points! :wink:
It's in my nature and it's what I do :wink: I'm the worse for that. Thing is it sucks when I see something in my own pics and can't post them because well I don't want one of my sons' stray socks in the background :banghead: :-)
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It's in my nature and it's what I do :wink: I'm the worse for that. Thing is it sucks when I see something in my own pics and can't post them because well I don't want one of my sons' stray socks in the background :banghead: :-)
Went to a 5K with my work peeps this weekend, took an AWESOME team shot. Right smack dab in front of all the portopotties. :rofl:
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Went to a 5K with my work peeps this weekend, took an AWESOME team shot. Right smack dab in front of all the portopotties. :rofl:
That can not be said at least without posting it where your friends can see it lol. If it makes you feel any better I usually observe photo issues after the shot is taken and not before lol.
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Man, those are so beautiful, BEG. Really lovely. Is that your Hoover steam vac in the background btw? :-)
No it's my steam MOP! :p
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No it's my steam MOP! :p
You know I love ya and never judge. :)
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His "wood shop" is my garage and the driveway. I'm sure the neighbors are sick of listening to his saw every Saturday and Sunday morning. Thank God they are still building in this neighborhood, otherwise I don't think the neighbors would be as understanding.
I forgot about one thing he hadn't finished yet. The handrail that will be going around the balcony. He has to bend it to the shape of the balcony. He made his own jig and is doing it right now as I type.
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Foam_Kitty/image-21.jpg)
That looks like something my dad would of built. (building the jig first)
Wood, sheet metal or steel, he was pretty good at fabrication. My mom's father was the same way until his RA was out of control.
Whatever my dad or grandfather needed when I was a kid, they just made!
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Oh my they look wonderful!!!!!! :-)
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There is trim that goes around the bottom of the newels to cover the hardware. He hasn't put the trim up under the treads yet. He hasn't put the short handrail up at the top or the curved rail around the balcony either.
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Foam_Kitty/f682f5f610ff1f07c95ac62ac48f7055.jpg)
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Wow! What a beautiful job!!! :cheersmate:
You do realize you will never be moving out of that house with all the work he has put in on the staircase, don't you? :whistling:
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Beautifull! I like how the railing and the wainscoating form nice parallel lines, a sign of a perfectionest that cares about his work.
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Wow. Just wow.
Deb's right, BEG. You ain't goin' nowhere. :cheersmate:
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I forgot to update. We still aren't done. He still has to put the cap on the wainscoting, 1/4 round at the baseboard and some painting. He has been pretty busy the last month. The 1/4 round you see along the stair wall is just lying there, it's not installed.
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Foam_Kitty/0eadd6da210f7b4063fc09f269db97f0_zps8566b2e7.jpg)
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Foam_Kitty/cd2785d149e4d6db726a523f1c340c4e_zps74f0eaa8.jpg)
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Foam_Kitty/0a66b1c9fdb240edda0e42f4c6a62042_zps707791d3.jpg)
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I just ordered three ceiling lights for the upstairs hallway. It will look much better when those are up. He also still needs to lay the wood floor in the hallway upstairs. We have it, he just hasn't had time to put it down yet.
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Foam_Kitty/ff514a4b92fcd5c0b46cda81691a5627_zps678adc26.jpg)
Now I need to find a table for along the stair wall, a sofa table (extra long) for behind the couch and my husband is going to make a cool square or round coffee table (ill show you the idea later) so I can finally put the too long coffee table back upstairs in the game room. I'm going to get several lamps to lighten this place up and finally hang a few things on the wall.
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My new light in the entryway. The ceiling isn't tall enough for a huge light. It is a smaller version of the one over the stairs. I think I need a dimmer switch on that light or lower watt bulbs.
My mommy bought me that light. :-)
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Foam_Kitty/caa546576671afa69108dccb9d19af84_zps89cbd0c3.jpg)
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Foam_Kitty/6b52482faa25c0c85bee67d58465c0c2_zps4fe68a2e.jpg)
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Lovely, BEG. Absolutely lovely. Both you and your husband do incredibly good work. Congratulations - it's a real work of art. :thumbs:
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Lovely, BEG. Absolutely lovely. Both you and your husband do incredibly good work. Congratulations - it's a real work of art. :thumbs:
Thank you Eupher, coming from you that means a lot. :-*
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Beautifull home! Do lower the wattage at the entry light :panic:
I enjoy bright bulbs and open light in my kitchen, I want to see what I am making!
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Beautiful!!!!! :yahoo:
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Now ya'll need a couple a Bucks up on tha wall.........
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So we went to this cool place called REVIVAL. It's a place tht takes junk and makes it super cool (if you are into that sort of thing, whitch I am). Here is a link: LINK (http://Www.revivaltx.com)
We bought a little something. :-)
It's a super old ratty ladder with super old boards used as shelves. Don't look at the stuff sitting on it, I just sat this stuff from around the room on it. I'm going to get a smaller super cool lamp to put on it and decorate it and show you all later.
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Foam_Kitty/211034ecc2859e74f8d4159bc5dfeb38_zps49a3b0b1.jpg)
The chair will be farther away from the ladder/shelf deal once my husband builds the square or round coffee table and we can move the chair over.
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Foam_Kitty/cbcca8a3891dcda3f483fcbaf79f1e23_zpsf14af8b2.jpg)
I also got this.
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Foam_Kitty/8b502904a963403207ae1354322af5a7_zpsa0e05800.jpg)
And we hung it at the end of the stairs (I forgot to take a picture of it head on).
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Foam_Kitty/02bcf747d6b1f4630d5b526e676d00e5_zps0d7f9c7e.jpg)
Hung my clock I've had laying around for a long time in the hallway.
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Foam_Kitty/de01ffa8bb687151b16c0a603092a215_zps6bce54e4.jpg)
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Here is a closer look at the ladder/shelf thing. It's blurry because it is friggen dark in this room and I took the picture with my phone.
I think I'm going to put a stack of quilts on both ends of the bottom shelf.
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Foam_Kitty/dbe2b7a6161d31fff84d689077c9e24d_zps9f7b6c6c.jpg)
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(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Foam_Kitty/b3365b7b55f77120c11a6075e04391c7_zps0156ee17.jpg)
This might be a little too big. I'm going to have to use this thread to try out things, look at it awhile, and change things around.
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Foam_Kitty/b0697acf22c8629cd8a129c5f4cdbe01_zps34668b88.jpg)
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Hmmmm.
I admire your enthusiasm.
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Hmmmm.
I admire your enthusiasm.
That could either be your stuff looks like shit but here is a little pat for trying or well that's all I can think it means. :p
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That could either be your stuff looks like shit but here is a little pat for trying or well that's all I can think it means. :p
My favorite: "If that's what you were going for, it sure turned out nice."
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Love it! I would totally move in!!!
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So we went to this cool place called REVIVAL. It's a place tht takes junk and makes it super cool (if you are into that sort of thing, whitch I am). Here is a link: LINK (http://Www.revivaltx.com)
We bought a little something. :-)
It's a super old ratty ladder with super old boards used as shelves. Don't look at the stuff sitting on it, I just sat this stuff from around the room on it. I'm going to get a smaller super cool lamp to put on it and decorate it and show you all later.
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Foam_Kitty/211034ecc2859e74f8d4159bc5dfeb38_zps49a3b0b1.jpg)
The chair will be farther away from the ladder/shelf deal once my husband builds the square or round coffee table and we can move the chair over.
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Foam_Kitty/cbcca8a3891dcda3f483fcbaf79f1e23_zpsf14af8b2.jpg)
I also got this.
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Foam_Kitty/8b502904a963403207ae1354322af5a7_zpsa0e05800.jpg)
And we hung it at the end of the stairs (I forgot to take a picture of it head on).
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Foam_Kitty/02bcf747d6b1f4630d5b526e676d00e5_zps0d7f9c7e.jpg)
Hung my clock I've had laying around for a long time in the hallway.
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Foam_Kitty/de01ffa8bb687151b16c0a603092a215_zps6bce54e4.jpg)
You do good work.. It all looks so very nice.
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I had this bell jar (got it super cheap awhile ago at Hobby Lobby). Bought these three birds today at Hobby Lobby for $3.50 each. Looks way more expensive.
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Foam_Kitty/5a90119a20d18bb92cc4085f5a0c5509_zps544679bb.jpg)
I have seen this same thing (what ever its called) at pottery barn and restoration hardware before for much more than I paid for it at Hobby Lobby 1/2 off.
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Foam_Kitty/cbee7c18e0de6df156b452aae97088ad_zps582ce71c.jpg)
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I think I need to take the birdhouse off and put something else in its place. I have an old (really really old) birdcage that might look good there.
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Foam_Kitty/c9cfc1e3f4198817bb51d860aa9e4355_zps06b5fd23.jpg)
I really want to paint this clock with milk paint. My husband says yes, my mom says NOOOOOO,
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Foam_Kitty/39a40b3eaf166a297e357ea9da7ec334_zps07d0ef7b.jpg)
I used to have real dried hydrangias from my brothers wedding. They were about the same color, maybe a little lighter. I think I'm going to get some real hydrangia and let them dry. We had a hydrangia bush when we lived in CA. I used to cut several off the bush a week and put them in a vase. So pretty. I bought the little sign today for about $2.50.
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Foam_Kitty/c4e3b5a7f77e297b4d0805ecde6e7f0e_zps62e0ac80.jpg)
I also got these metal letters 50% off today. I may put them on the shelf in the study.
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Foam_Kitty/07e6db93c30444784ed1ee80d06fefe4_zps3cf3b31e.jpg)
This picture is an old window with a lithograph stuck on the back. They had a lot of cool collages and stuff on old windows at REVIVAL. I'm going to try one myself.
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Foam_Kitty/11a60e4ae195b6537d148f07122f18a1_zps07b473c4.jpg)
I also got these at Hobby Lobby today for $30 a piece. I was going to get just one but then thought I could hang the pair next to each other in the hallway down to our bedroom. They are about 24x36. I really like what they say.
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Foam_Kitty/94dab0f187c6d243e1b4e017e3b875d8_zps846d2068.jpg)
I think we need some real art in this house. I only have two real "art" pictures. One is an original that my husbands cousin painted, we paid $1300 for it and my father in law gave me a signed painting he bought in the early 70's (that i have always loved) of a hippie chick. I can't remember the name of the picture or the artist but its worth some bucks. It's in a really nice frame too.
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That could either be your stuff looks like shit but here is a little pat for trying or well that's all I can think it means. :p
No, I wouldn't say it looks like shit. But I do think the area in front of the stairs looks too busy. With the wainscoting, especially.
A long, low table is a fine idea, but to my eye the ladder is simply too tall.
I'm not a real fan of antiques like that anyway. You and your husband went to extreme lengths to put together a very spiffy, well-apportioned and painted area and the ladder? Well, it doesn't work for me.
But hey, it's your house and if you're happy with it, that's all that counts. :cheersmate:
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No, I wouldn't say it looks like shit. But I do think the area in front of the stairs looks too busy. With the wainscoting, especially.
A long, low table is a fine idea, but to my eye the ladder is simply too tall.
I'm not a real fan of antiques like that anyway. You and your husband went to extreme lengths to put together a very spiffy, well-apportioned and painted area and the ladder? Well, it doesn't work for me.
But hey, it's your house and if you're happy with it, that's all that counts. :cheersmate:
It doesn't cover up the wainscoting. This room is HUGE. The ceilings are well over 20' (I think they are 24'). It needs huge furniture to make it look proportional. We thought bout a narrow long table and held a bench we had up to the level a table would be, it was lost in the massiveness of the room.
I do understand that my style is not most people's style. I love old things (even fake old things), I like to be surrounded by them. Not antiques you can't touch that also look like they have never been used, but the crap that a lot of people would throw away. I like to take it and make "art" (subjective as it may be) out of it.
I would call my style extremely relaxed and eclectic. Don't worry about offending me, if you think something is ugly and stupid looking, tell me. Wait until you see our plans for above the windows. We have two rows of windows (all windows have plantation shutters) and there is about 4 1/2' of space between the lower and upper windows. My husband is going to build a shelf and we are going to put the stuff you don't like on it. It's going to be marvelously tacky, like a well appointed Chili's. :-)
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Trust me, BEG, I have no problem being direct. If I thought it looks like shit, I'd say so.
But I realize that I'm not viewing the area in the same way you are. I'm looking at photos whereas you're looking at the real deal. It makes a difference.
The thing I like about Applebee's and Chilis and all the tacky crap they nail on the wall is that it's permanently welded to the wall. People can't steal that tacky crap.
The little blessings in life are vewy important. :-)
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They have entire stores dedicated to tacky crap to hang on walls, Hobby Lobby being one of them.
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I see the hording is coming along well.
:tongue:
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I see the hording is coming along well.
:tongue:
:rotf:
I think I've seen this guy - fuzzy fredd - lurking near the Austin, TX area....
(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i317/Eupher6/fuzzie-fredd-living-room-before_zps0aba3731.jpg)
:whistling:
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I should BS you all or making fun of me. :rotf:
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I found an old mirror that I have had forever in the garage. I cleaned it up and put it under the bell jar.
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Foam_Kitty/6ae336658e32f9724b3889de0235c962_zpsc854b37a.jpg)
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Foam_Kitty/a61d3b6ccbca8139b98a655f0083e852_zps69504dba.jpg)
I think I'm going to display cards I make that I don't end up sending to people on this shelf. I can display them as well on the shelves my husband built in the study. This was my daughters birthday card I made a couple of weeks ago.
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Foam_Kitty/55fd798cdd204e9b2e870c5b5585d1b0_zpsd737b2c5.jpg)
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Uh...BEG?
Are those nails on the right side of that shelf? Are they poking through the other side? Might wanna take 'em out -- tetanus is a real concern, especially when reflected by a mirror resurrected from an early death. :lmao:
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Uh...BEG?
Are those nails on the right side of that shelf? Are they poking through the other side? Might wanna take 'em out -- tetanus is a real concern, especially when reflected by a mirror resurrected from an early death. :lmao:
You are a rabble rouser!
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Uh...BEG?
Are those nails on the right side of that shelf? Are they poking through the other side? Might wanna take 'em out -- tetanus is a real concern, especially when reflected by a mirror resurrected from an early death. :lmao:
Then don't touch it, I'm a rebel...I live on the edge.
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Then don't touch it, I'm a rebel...I live on the edge.
:-*
Don't fall off! It's a long way to the floor! :-)
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A well appointed Chili's OMG!! :rofl:
BEG I love your style!
When i get around to it...I will post some pics of our house. We've done some minor redecorating and are about to paint.
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OMG nails of death. Maybe that is what is wrong with my jaw, I have LOCK JAW!!!!! :panic:
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Foam_Kitty/67dac63e2b87fba04248011f16a2613f_zps8619277e.jpg)
When I want to look really hickerbilly I'll flip one of the shelves over to reveal this "professionally" painted sign.
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Foam_Kitty/60b5430623f6b8f57b14e699ce1a707b_zpscc58e2a9.jpg)
Another rusty nail. :o
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Foam_Kitty/cbd5e55264635c3b6d6f4baf8e9cb2ee_zps554c462a.jpg)
Rust, everywhere you look there is rust...
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Foam_Kitty/07418ccd2e77db80368ba865b3f9f891_zpsd5939b70.jpg)
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Foam_Kitty/6fd5cf2d09f0ce36380bb9b4a9cc3b21_zps1026dbb7.jpg)
I'm starting to get the feeling this ladder/shelf thing has been used before. :censored:
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OMG they nailed a leaf to one of the boards. There is probably bird poop on it somewhere too. I think for sure this thing has been used before.
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Foam_Kitty/f5056f1971919d00458c1824a70df6ce_zpsf218df00.jpg)
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Moved stuff around.
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Foam_Kitty/451399cfa441dc99ee8bf305a2198b5a_zpsb84b4116.jpg)
Once we make our coffee table we will be able to move that chair in the right position. The current coffee table is our old one and belongs upstairs with our old furniture. It is 62" long. We want about 3-4' square or round coffee table. We are always hitting our shins on the corner of the table.
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Foam_Kitty/7fec4d6b38fd708b7b29a9148c9110e2_zps33f47732.jpg)
I think I'm going to get my son's vintage cameras and put a few on the shelves.
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Foam_Kitty/54e42a07d9d7286519a32b152a380ad0_zps1d7fd192.jpg)
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A well appointed Chili's OMG!! :rofl:
BEG I love your style!
When i get around to it...I will post some pics of our house. We've done some minor redecorating and are about to paint.
Please do, I would love to see it. Taking pictures of my stuff lets me take a different look at how I have it arranged. I am constantly rearranging things, nothing is ever "finished", I think I'm OCD.
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Aside from freaking out about possible tetanus infection :whatever: I like that you balanced the quilts/blankets on the bottom shelf. Before with the quilts and birdhouse, it wasn't balanced from a color perspective. :-)
I agonize over things like that. I decided to do a all white/black/brown living room. I have pale blue walls, so everything else needs to be one of those colors. It is a friggen struggle, but it will be so worth it. SO moved in, and now we have to combine stuff. He had some ink sketches, and I did, so we combined them on the wall. Then, I have a white clay pipe from Williamsburg and some shells that I will put in shadow boxes to give texture.
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Where's the Dale Evans Collection CD rack, the "antique" Coca-Cola memorabilia, the jars of pickled stuff, and the peanut brittle -- and is it too late to order the hashbrown casserole? :p
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Where's the Dale Evans Collection CD rack, the "antique" Coca-Cola memorabilia, the jars of pickled stuff, and the peanut brittle -- and is it too late to order the hashbrown casserole? :p
I'm not a Cracker Barrel. :bitchslap:
Although, wouldn't it be awesome to say, "I want a Sunrise Sampler" then boom, it's there right in front of you? Mmmmmm, I'm going to Cracker Barrel this weekend.
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Aside from freaking out about possible tetanus infection :whatever: I like that you balanced the quilts/blankets on the bottom shelf. Before with the quilts and birdhouse, it wasn't balanced from a color perspective. :-)
I agonize over things like that. I decided to do a all white/black/brown living room. I have pale blue walls, so everything else needs to be one of those colors. It is a friggen struggle, but it will be so worth it. SO moved in, and now we have to combine stuff. He had some ink sketches, and I did, so we combined them on the wall. Then, I have a white clay pipe from Williamsburg and some shells that I will put in shadow boxes to give texture.
I would like to see your sketches and other nicnaks. I would also like to see your living room. Take some pictures.
Do you think I should paint the clock I have sitting on the shelf? My mom got it for us years ago, on our 7th anniversary I believe. It is a Seth Thomas clock that chimes (I love the sound of the chime) but I'm sure it didn't cost all that much. It's rather formal looking and I always find it hard to fit into my decorating style.
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I would like to see your sketches and other nicnaks. I would also like to see your living room. Take some pictures.
Do you think I should paint the clock I have sitting on the shelf? My mom got it for us years ago, on our 7th anniversary I believe. It is a Seth Thomas clock that chimes (I love the sound of the chime) but I'm sure it didn't cost all that much. It's rather formal looking and I always find it hard to fit into my decorating style.
I will take pics, I don't have a photobucket, or maybe I do? I don't know. I think you should paint the clock. A milk treatment would look cool. And I love the birds in the cloche. I hate I don't have any of my Grandmother's frogs. Damn you Katrina! :rant:
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OMG nails of death. Maybe that is what is wrong with my jaw, I have LOCK JAW!!!!! :panic:
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Foam_Kitty/67dac63e2b87fba04248011f16a2613f_zps8619277e.jpg)
When I want to look really hickerbilly I'll flip one of the shelves over to reveal this "professionally" painted sign.
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Foam_Kitty/60b5430623f6b8f57b14e699ce1a707b_zpscc58e2a9.jpg)
Another rusty nail. :o
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Foam_Kitty/cbd5e55264635c3b6d6f4baf8e9cb2ee_zps554c462a.jpg)
Rust, everywhere you look there is rust...
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Foam_Kitty/07418ccd2e77db80368ba865b3f9f891_zpsd5939b70.jpg)
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Foam_Kitty/6fd5cf2d09f0ce36380bb9b4a9cc3b21_zps1026dbb7.jpg)
I'm starting to get the feeling this ladder/shelf thing has been used before. :censored:
They have an opening on American Pickers.................
:wink:
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I would actually do that job.
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I would actually do that job.
So would I. I'm really bad about wanting to scrounge around Thrifts, Good Will, etc.. It has paid off. Two weeks ago I spied a pair of Klipsch Heresy's (speakers) at the 'Will for $35 in VG condition. I flipped them for $250.
Right now I'm looking for bamboo fly rods...........damn you Castem..........
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I finally replaced the christmas filler I had in these candle holders. I just put three different color moss in them and changed the color of the candles.
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Foam_Kitty/5a1e05a4a6a9323a6692acaa6f9c84ce_zps47e116e2.jpg)
My husband cut off part of the smallest candle with a hacksaw so it would fit properly in the holder
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Foam_Kitty/6eb81520a63c5634ce6781338455e30d_zps2beea486.jpg)
Then my husband hung my cheap "pictures" I bought the other day at Hobby Lobby.
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Foam_Kitty/ebb6958746f2da2dbdb998d6f42a288b_zpse3f86db9.jpg)
Now guests coming out of the bathroom can ponder these words...
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Foam_Kitty/c7f7b9e8e311d873542000f1fe18acab_zps14e21ae6.jpg)
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I like it!
What is the wall color, if I may ask?
(really like the art, dear. You have such great taste)
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I like it!
What is the wall color, if I may ask?
(really like the art, dear. You have such great taste)
The hállway color is Sherwin Williams 6108 Latte LINK (http://www.sherwin-williams.com/homeowners/color/find-and-explore-colors/paint-colors-by-family/SW6108-latte/)
The color all over the house is called Kilim Beige (6106) and is several shades lighter on the color sample card.
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Now guests coming out of the bathroom can ponder these words...
Shit happens?
:fuelfire:
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Please do, I would love to see it. Taking pictures of my stuff lets me take a different look at how I have it arranged. I am constantly rearranging things, nothing is ever "finished", I think I'm OCD.
Ya THINK? :rotf:
Toldja them rusty nails would getcha a case 'a lockjaw..... ;)
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Ya THINK? :rotf:
Toldja them rusty nails would getcha a case 'a lockjaw..... ;)
I think you put some sort of voodoo curse on me. It still friggen hurts. Especially if I yawn. We went out for steak last night and I thought I was going to die. It tasted so good I chewed right through the pain. I had the most excellent ribeye, med rare and a back and blue margarita. Maybe the margarita helped.
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Cap on wainscoting and 1/4 round at baseboard. Neither has been sanded, filled or painted yet. From the garage to the bedroom
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Foam_Kitty/3231915a51091d177437634712e385cc_zpse1b0f952.jpg)
From the bedroom to the garage door. The wall on the right is so wavy it isn't funny. I don't know how he is going to hide that.
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Foam_Kitty/e705127a116a973ea5cbe0816f51358d_zps0e2512f8.jpg)
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Half bath, builders grade toilet and sink (saw the sink at lowes for $58, no joke). Im getting a new sink and toilet. Again cap and 1/4 round has not been painted yet. I need to junk up this bathroom with some of my trash to treasure art.
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Foam_Kitty/6ca41f453a08c42e24db82d52a77638f_zps202c6fbf.jpg)
Trim my husband put at the top of the medicine cabinet (he has not put it on permanently yet). Neither the trim or medicine cabinet has been painted yet. Got the cool knob at Hobby Lobby.
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Foam_Kitty/da26b1fad5498288a9e3fcd5a689d5dc_zps38939770.jpg)
Drunk me from last night. This was after two Black and Blue margaritas at Longhorn steakhouse. I was feeling F I N E fine.
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Foam_Kitty/c6359628404e1b62f6e4a5f6a8bb8036_zpsad2212d4.jpg)
Another drink me
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And last but not least, yet another drunk me.
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Foam_Kitty/190943d81f20ad20473e84e0e4d263bf_zps131441d2.jpg)
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Half bath, builders grade toilet and sink (saw the sink at lowes for $58, no joke). Im getting a new sink and toilet. Again cap and 1/4 round has not been painted yet. I need to junk up this bathroom with some of my trash to treasure art.
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Foam_Kitty/6ca41f453a08c42e24db82d52a77638f_zps202c6fbf.jpg)
Trim my husband put at the top of the medicine cabinet (he has not put it on permanently yet). Neither the trim or medicine cabinet has been painted yet. Got the cool knob at Hobby Lobby.
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Foam_Kitty/da26b1fad5498288a9e3fcd5a689d5dc_zps38939770.jpg)
Drunk me from last night. This was after two Black and Blue margaritas at Longhorn steakhouse. I was feeling F I N E fine.
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Another drink me
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Foam_Kitty/f2ab7ee9e6f0188d48d7221b93f3cb7d_zps6d145c7e.jpg)
And last but not least, yet another drunk me.
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Foam_Kitty/190943d81f20ad20473e84e0e4d263bf_zps131441d2.jpg)
*approves of this*
:cheersmate:
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I think you put some sort of voodoo curse on me. It still friggen hurts. Especially if I yawn. We went out for steak last night and I thought I was going to die. It tasted so good I chewed right through the pain. I had the most excellent ribeye, med rare and a back and blue margarita. Maybe the margarita helped.
Well, I wouldn't worry about your lockjaw unless you start frothing at the mouth. Once that happens, it's too late. We have to put you down. :-)
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Well, I wouldn't worry about your lockjaw unless you start frothing at the mouth. Once that happens, it's too late. We have to put you down. :-)
:rofl: