Except for the door, the closet is finished! I had hoped to stain this closet like we stained the others  (with the support boards stain...

I still need to finish staining the doors and baseboard in the rest of the basement, but the family room/office is done!! I dug through my o...

I've finished varnishing the woodwork in the family room! I was pretty excited about being finished and then I started taking off the ma...

I'm so happy we reached the point where I can finally start varnishing! Yay! Obviously, it would have been nice if I hadn't messed i...

I was gone for several days this past week, but I have returned and am getting back to work. Today we started reinstalling the boards. We de...

Got the first coat done; round 2 starts tomorrow. I'm hoping to finish all the staining in the family room this weekend. I'll still ...

I finally coaxed myself to start staining again.  It's better this time. I'm glad I took the time to sand it; I will like this much ...

I guess it's been more than a week since I last posted. I sanded the plywood down in the basement. It took me several days. I obviously ...

I messed up the basement staining project. Obviously. I know I could just paint the plywood and I probably should, but I can't without a...

Upstairs, our wood was all stained with a combo of two different stains. The first coat was Mohawk Wiping Wood Stain in Red Mahogany . The s...

I am so excited! Tim is finished with the basement! Now it is my turn; I need to spend the next week or so staining and finishing the wood. ...

Tim and Tony have made a lot of progress on the basement this week. I didn't get down for the painting photos because everything was mas...

I spent the day shopping for basement furnishings. We'd been planning to replace the old rugs and buy a sofa with a drop-down table for ...

They finished on Friday. The end of this project is in sight.

There's been quite a bit of progress on the basement project since the last time I posted. Everything is framed up and the flooring has ...