Since we last talked.......the stair parts finally arrived after their delay in Texas. The newel posts are beautiful...but huge! The "Master Carpenter" Danny assures us when he is done we will be very pleased. I really believe him!
The treads are in place and one handrail. To avoid the railing ending up directly in the middle of the window, he is creating a curved railing. There will be a ledge between the new railing and the edge of the flooring in front of the window. Master Carpenter Danny thought it appropriate that a statue...(bust of himself) be fitting watching over the new staircase! I think probably...NOT, even though I think very highly of his skills! I am thinking "Terrible Black Jack Baby" my concrete dog has a new home! (My dog was purchased with my winnings from a girls trip to "Terribles Casino" in Missouri one weekend, hence his name!) We will see how much room there really is when the stairs are all finished!
The Wood Floor crew, showed up a day late, but have been busy "filling" in where the old built ins previously were located, with no wood floor beneath. They are reusing some of the flooring removed for the creation of the stairs.
They also are cutting in new wood registers that will lay flush into the floor in both the Hearthroom and the Martini Room. These will be especially nice in the traffic areas.
There is hardly any evidence of the old staircase left! Some of the old tile were removed and replaced with hardwood around the kitchen island "to be", so the island can be installed level as well as solid wood look on the front of the island.
This picture is to remind you of what the fireplace was before. Spousal Unit has been hard at work creating new trim and redoing the mantle for the fireplace. I just didn't like the plain red brick surround, and so I got out my artist paints, palate and paintbrush. I attempted to make a "wash - dark tea stain" effect in black. I thought Spousal Unit was going to have a heart attack. He kept saying, "are you sure about this?" "Maybe only do a few until we see if we like this or not!" After I completed the top row, he was liking it more and more, and eventually bought all in! He even painted the mantle and decorative trim around the fireplace a glossy black to coordinate. We loved it, so he then painted the shelving unit black, and is trimming it out in the coordinating stained oak. We now are debating painting the hearth seating area as well! Looking forward to seeing it all up!
The Hardwood floor crew will be back on Tuesday to sand down and refinish all the wood floors in the Hearthroom and Martini room. That got me to thinking that since I would really like the "dining room chair rail" off in the Martini Room, as well as the wallpaper, I really should have that mess fall on the old wood floors before they get finished so nice! SO....on Saturday while Spousal Unit was trimming away, we turned on football games on the radio, and I started stripping the wallpaper! I didn't realize how tall the walls were in that room until I was up on the ladder trying to reach the top of all those walls!
I worked most of the day and got about half-way done. I just had to finish on Sunday, so I called in reinforcements! My parents had offered to help strip wallpaper....."some day soon" they had said! Well, I was hoping that day would be okay to be today!! Luckily, they were not in a golf tournament, and they said yes! We finished off the rest of the room in half the day! We still had most the afternoon to go to the lake! "Grandpa and Grandma D" still had lots of golf, and football to watch on TV with their feet up I hope!! I plan to treat them to a steak dinner real soon!!
Isn't it true that one project leads to several more!! Spousal Unit now has another room to work on. Spackling, and painting this room will take some time! I have the paint waiting for his next free moment! I also am visualizing some glass tile work in the buffet/shelf area! I need to spend some time on those thoughts real soon! Spousal Unit told me to take my time thinking about that project!
Tomorrow is Monday, and Spousal Unit will be working at his "other job". I will be supervisor at the house until he returns on Tuesday to work!! I better charge my phone....he will be calling ALOT!!
Heavy heart today, remembering 9/11/01.
Give extra hugs today to those special people in your life, and always let them know you appreciate them!
SMILE!
Deb
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