Almost now
Before I get to the current work on the kitchen, let’s play catch-up.:
After a successful but expensive run on the living room and dining room we decided to keep on with the back of the house. We had two rooms to strip/stain and replaster/paint. Plus the L-shaped hallway.
I will let the pictures do the talking.
Den
The den before (why did I paint it like this?)..
During plaster work and with windows stripped. Turns out the casements had been replaced. They look like pine or newer doug fir.
Plaster done. Waiting for paint and stain.( It still is waiting as of 7/07)
Guest room
Guest room: Not even the worst room in the house. Bubbling wallpaper.
Many, many, layers of paper came down. Douglas fir closet door is stripped.
Great picture window in the guest room. Major damage from water and wooden bars being pried off in the past. This window was broken out when we bought the house.
One of the crew working on the window. Plaster repair overhead.
Stripped.
The formerly wallpapered wall awaiting stain. We had the picture molding milled to match the original in the house.
Hall
Chunks of paint were falling off the wall in the hallway
Linen Closet awaiting paint removal.
Just needs stain and finish.
Picture molding and new plaster. Like the rest of the house the walls received a sand finish.
We decided to peek under the red oak floors in the hallway. Some people would think it crazy to remove nice oak floors, but we had to know. Douglas fir!
Buh-bye oak
Hello douglas fir.
To come
We decided to do the finishing and painting ourselves to save funds and control the final product.
More on the progress of that nonsense later.
Next time. The major kitchen restoration.
-- -John "Do I have to keep typing a smiley? Just assume it's a joke." www.flickr.com/photos/gizmodyne
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Bob Babcock
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posted 865 days ago
Nice work John. All that stripping looks painful…..necessary, but painful. The fir floor is great! The oak grain in that direction looked kind of odd. Having the original fir is nice. I assume you’ve made some small oak boxes…:) Don would love that!
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gizmodyne
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posted 865 days ago
It is painful.. to pay for it.
I have that oak “stacked” on the side of the house. Come and get it. It has nails in it. I have thought about installing it in the shed for kicks, but I am too busy now.
-- -John "Do I have to keep typing a smiley? Just assume it's a joke." www.flickr.com/photos/gizmodyne
Dorje
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posted 865 days ago
Looking good, when was all of this work done? How far in the past are we? I especially like the built in in the hallway; actually love how everything has come out! Stripping the paint on all the woodwork really does the trick…
Too bad the oak floor has finish on it – it would make real nice firewood otherwise!
-- Dorje (pronounced "door-jay"), Seattle, WA
gizmodyne
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posted 865 days ago
This was done Feb./March of 2007.
It burns even better with finish.
-- -John "Do I have to keep typing a smiley? Just assume it's a joke." www.flickr.com/photos/gizmodyne
Dorje
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posted 864 days ago
What – no smiley?
-- Dorje (pronounced "door-jay"), Seattle, WA
MsDebbieP
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posted 863 days ago
makes me wonder what kind of wood floor is underneath our current flooring.
I’d love to have wood instead of linoleum (or whatever) and carpets.
-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)
MsDebbieP
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posted 863 days ago
and I LOVE the windows. Love them; love them; love… (starting to sing)
-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)
Karson
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posted 863 days ago
Great Job John. It’s looking nice. Are you living there in a small corner of the house?
-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †
gizmodyne
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posted 863 days ago
Thanks Debbie
Karson.. Yes we have our bedroom and bathroom and a tiny spot in the living room where all of the junk is piled with a table to eat dinner. + the shop is open.
-- -John "Do I have to keep typing a smiley? Just assume it's a joke." www.flickr.com/photos/gizmodyne