Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Window Treatment

Apologies for skipping last Sunday's weekly update. We were busy frolicking through fields with elk at Hardware Ranch and visiting the family. But I'm posting 3 pictures to make up for it.

Our front room is wall-to-wall windows with a vaulted ceiling. Envious, I know. And so were the ruffly, evergreen window dusters we inherited from the previous owners.



Country bumpkin. And layered in dust.
They had to go.

Mark, once again, saved the day. We ripped down the hardware and the fabric (which I still have if any of you want it) and bought four lovely alder planks, one for each window. Each plank received a few cuts and we assembled [ shaped wood boxes to attach to the existing window moulding. Mark mounted them Sunday night and they look lovely.


We will stain them eventually, we're just debating if we should stain ALL of the window moulding to match our floor & entry way (red tones) or keep the pine look around the windows to match the exposed beam in the ceiling (you can see it in the window reflection). Decisions, decisions. Any input from you designers out there?

We also revisited the mantel design. We revamped the proportions and got the mantel beveled. Now we need to cut the fancy trim and finish it. And we probably need different decor than DeWalt drills.




Til next time!

Sunday, January 10, 2010

Good day for a table saw

Busy day! We put quarter round trim under the bar/island counter top and the window sill. The counter is a flat slab so you could see the drywall under the counter in those spots. Wasn't so pretty.



We started on the mantel today! We have the legs up. First we put up the support then we fit moulding around the 4x4s to finish.






The next step is to find a router to detail the edge on the mantel itself. We also have some fancy trim to finish it all of.

Sunday, January 3, 2010

Little details

Toe kick is in and the dishwasher is snug in its hole with filler pieces to make it look more built in.




I love all of the drawers in the kitchen, especially the organization part.




And the front door was officially finished on New Year's Eve. Doesn't it match the floor so nicely? Mark did a great job choosing the stain.



We wish everyone a happy & healthy new year!