Entry room divider

Mulch in raised bed in back

Family room

Done till Spring

Knotty hicory shutters for the bedroom windows. New headder for the knotted rug.
Lighting fixture finished with wood boarder and grouted tile.
New Corian counter tops with tiled and grouted backsplash (kind of hard to see but same tile and grout as light array)

Finally everything is done till Spring.

Meet Zena, a new addition to our family. She was adopted from the shelter and is a full bred Australian Heeler . . . she says g'day.










Well, it has been some time since we updated. These will be mostly before pics. Phase III of many is underway and should be the last for this winter. Items to be done:

• Paint guest room suite and do some redecorating
• Paint laundry room, replace washer and dryer with stack unit, add storage cabinet
• Paint hall and dining room (walls and ceiling)
• Paint entry way
• Replace ceiling fixture in kitchen with new lighting
• Replace counter tops and sink with Corian
• Tile backsplash
• Paint remaing surfaces and ceiling in kitchen
• Install new office furniture including a murphy bed in John's office
• Get a second job to pay for all of this . . . yes, I am continuing to buy a lottery ticket . . . don't necessarily what to hit the big one . . . just a small fortune to pay for all the projects

And now for the Pics:

More pics later.

More of the tour . . . 2 postings this time . . . please be sure to view the prior posting too!

Bathroom complete with dirty clothes.Better view of bed . . . it was a nice addition.
Throne room.
View of sink . . . yes, dejavu . . . you have seen this one before.
Finished tub area with many Aloe plants . . . yes courtesy of Aunt Sarah.
More of the bedroom set. Note closet does not have racks for hanging clothes just yet . . . and organizer company is coming in to do their magic.
Hand knotted rug from China . . . well . . . it looks Southwestern.

Phase I DONE! Phase II DONE! Phase III in progress . . . next week or maybe spring?

Well, a tour of the progress. This is the living room . . . that is and early 20th century Lawyers case that my Grandfather Miller used to display his jewerly. Bedroom . . . not the best of pics. That is a custom made bedroom set out of Texas cedar.
If you come to visit . . . this is our wall of crosses. We have examples from Spain, Ireland, Mexico, Navajo, Nambe, Hopi and many more.
This is Roxie's room . . . and yes . . . that rocker is from Uncle Hank and Aunt Sarah's Post Office.
The Old Master Bedroom . . . newly designed guest bedroom.
Looking down the hall . . . new ceramic tile from Spain.
Living room . . . sorry this is a night shot . . . during the day you have the view of the San Francisco Peaks.
Hand carved mantle from Mexico coupled with a Frank Lloyd Wright stained glass fire place grate. Nambe in the center and Tribal People by Judy Peele. Aunt Sarah's hutch in the Dining room . . . which is in need of a table and chairs.
Another view of the living room . . . note lower right . . . that is the Johannes Abrahams (Great Grandfather Janzen Side) moving crate.

Addition ready for Final Inspection . . . Moving on to Phase II of many

Ok . . . after a few weeks of waiting . . . shower door came in and was installed. Not a moment too late, inspection tomorrow.Much better than the plastic sheet that I was planning on hanging from the ceiling.
Phase II of many . . . carpet removed from living room, paint beginning.
Boy this room looks small with the baby grand . . . ceramic tile is being installed on the floor.
Doors with hardware.

Well time to divide and conquer

Bath is 99% finished . . . needs touch up paint and cleaning and shower door. Should be done by end of week . . . complete! Evening shot. Day time shot.
Shower area . . . still needs enclosure.
Throne room.
Deb's sink.
Doors to master bedroom suite.
Duplicate for your enjoyment.
Bench seat in bedroom . . . place for plants while living room is getting the carpet replace with ceramic tile.
Pocket door to master bath.
Fireplace . . . and yes that is carpet.
Southwestern view out of master bedroom.
Yup! We are getting there . . . Thursday is the final inspection and hopefully a Certificate of Occupancy.

Lights, doors, action

Yes, they arrived . . . it took 12 weeks . . . but the doors are in from Ohio made of Kentucky hickory by a guy from Georgia (he did share with me his life story when explaining the delays yadda yadda yadda) . . . I kid you not. It looked like a crate for a casket and weighed about as much . . . and was as difficult to get into as a casket . . . or so I've been told. Well worth the wait. Double door from livingroom into masterbedroom suite.
French doors (because they have glass). View from livingroom into foyer (Roxie's room)
Closet and pocket door. Pocket door was stained prior to being hung. Pocket door leads to bathroom.
View from foyer into livingroom.
Double door from masterbedroom into livingroom and closet door.
Lighting in bedroom. Fan has veil of mystery . . . actually put there to minimize dust from tile saw . . . wish I had a video of Deb putting it up . . . it would sell like hotcakes.
Lighting in bathroom (over shower and throne room). That is the Spanish tile . . . still has to be grouted and polished . . . but still looks great.
Lighting in bath which is right over where my sink will be located.