Friday, May 13, 2022
Furniture Rearranged
Tuesday, May 10, 2022
Rearranging Closets
Jeff is delighted with his new closet. It is much larger than the one he had upstairs.
All his clothes easily fit and we are going to add some hooks onto the blank wall areas to provide even more hanging space.And I'm thrilled I got to claim the closet upstairs to store quilting supplies. I'll have to put some thought into how I want it all arranged before I start moving into the shelves.
I've already hung all my flimsies and quilt backings on the other wall. Hopefully, this is the maximum number I'm going to have. I expect once I have the long arm I will quilt most of them fairly quickly.
(For folks who are interested in the quilting side of my blogging, I am posting my quilting endeavors over at my quilt blog.)
Sunday, May 8, 2022
Basement Closet Finished
Except for the door, the closet is finished!
I had hoped to stain this closet like we stained the others (with the support boards stained and the shelf boards not), but masking was taking way too long and I would have had to go buy more masking tape so I gave up the effort. I was beyond ready to be done with this project so I bailed on that plan and just stained it all the same color.Tuesday, May 3, 2022
Sanding Again
I finally got back to work on the basement today. I spent ALL DAY masking and sanding the closet. Tomorrow I'm planning to wipe down the wood and start staining.
I scheduled movers to help us move in next Wednesday so now I have a deadline.
Monday, April 25, 2022
Finally, a New Range
This past Wednesday⏤more than 11 months after we initially ordered it from BASCO⏤we finally got our new induction range. I meant to blog about it sooner, but I've been busy trying to get the basement finished.
I was tempted very many times to cancel our order and go elsewhere to buy the appliance, but I wasn't sure we would get it any faster if we had to go back to the end of the line. I freely admit that I would have preferred the green Ilve range, but Jeff is loving the features of the Fisher & Paykel. It has a warming drawer and has a low-heat setting for rising bread dough.
I've ordered a couple of round silicone mats that are specifically designed for the purpose.
Sunday, April 24, 2022
Ready for Moving Day
Saturday, April 23, 2022
Staining Again
I've spent the past several days in the basement again. I'm trying to get the basement finished enough that we can have movers come and help us shuffle furniture. I still need to finish the interior of the closet and the doors, but most of the baseboard is stained and varnished now. At this point, I'm just waiting for the varnish to dry enough to remove the masking and then touch up the paint.
Staining the baseboard around the back of the new laundry room sink was not fun. It was pretty hard to crawl under it to reach the back but it will be worth it. I LOVE the new sink and faucet, it is so much more useful now.