Category Archives: Home Projects
Say goodbye to the wall
Well it finally came time to start the rest of the great room project. This is the companion project to the movie room project. For anyone that remembers, last November – February I constructed a media wall blocking off what … Continue reading
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Wall Complete!
“Ok so the lights aren’t in yet but we got tired of waiting for those. I had to return the ones I originally ordered now I’m waiting on a test unit for the light that I think I am actually … Continue reading
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Off to a good start….. well sort of
I started work on the exterior hurricane shutters for the kitchen windows. Now the first thing you might ask is … Why hurricane shutters? Well we don’t have hurricanes up here but what we do have is a neighbor’s house … Continue reading
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Wall complete …. well almost.
The wall is finally complete. All the trim is in place, all the paint touched up. The only thing that is not yet done on the wall are the lights. I spent last weekend finding the correct stain combination. The … Continue reading
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Finish work
I had originally purchased the wrong size clear-hemlock for the caps. Lucky for me, the lumber yard exchanged them for the correct size. Here the cap pieces are in place and the overpaint around the edges has been fixed. Note … Continue reading
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Table project
This is project that has been in the “”planning”” stages for quite a long time. We had purchased this table from Dania; probably about a year ago. Shortly after getting it we started to see some scratches,etc. on the surface. … Continue reading
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Component cabinet framing and front panel
I finished up the framing for supporting the components shelf and attaching the front panel. Here is a picture of the support framing. Here is the the front panel in place.
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Wall painted
I still have some touch-up to do and the color doesn’t photograph well; but you get the idea. I ended up using this texture that you mix-in with the paint to get the correct surface effect. Next, I will be … Continue reading
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Pretty In Pink
Got the wall primed! Yes, it is a lovely shade of pink!
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Wind Storm
Last Thursday we were hit by a rather bad wind storm that knocked out power to over a million homes in the Pacific Northwest. Personally we were without power for almost 5 days. Due to this power outage my server … Continue reading
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