Weekends in November

Slowly our list of things to do before December is diminishing. This month we made progress in small areas, mostly in the way of decorating. It has been a busy month with a few long Saturdays and even evenings of painting, nailing and gluing. The most recent additions to our house have been a rug, three counter stools and our brand new 100-year-old coat hook and key hook. We are looking forward to getting our very own washing machine delivered to us on Wednesday. It has been a long 4 months of doing our laundry at friend's homes and the local laundry mat.
As always, pictures will tell it all.

Finishing the bathroom. We repainted the bathroom leaving only one wall yellow. The colour was just too much, so we went with something a little more neutral. Steve was busy last week putting up the towel rods.

Creating a coat hook. After looking for a few weeks for just the perfect coat hook, it dawned on us that we should just make our own. On Saturday we tidied up the shed and retrieved two 100-year-old window frames that we had removed from our house last Spring. I cleaned them up, sanded them down and Steve drilled in the hooks.  We are pretty pleased with the results.

Our new stools are finally here. We are so excited to be using our peninsula to it's fullest potential. We also finished the trim around the bottom of the peninsula. It is looking so much better.

 Finally, our living room rug and shelf. We are beginning to collect items to furnish our house. It's slow, but coming along nicely. The next item on the agenda is to order some couches that actually match.

Stay tuned as the stair guy, Bryan, stops by this week to finish our stairs! We are both looking forward to that.

Behind Closed Doors

When you visit our home, you will now be able to exercise you regular bathroom rituals behind closed doors. Yes, that's right. We have a bathroom door. I am not sure I really need to same too much more. I could, of course, express to you what it's like to live in a house for 1.5 months without a bathroom door, but I am hoping your imagination will suffice.
As always, I will leave you with pictures to explain the stages of putting in 3 interior doors.
 Note: novice workers at work.


1. Inspecting the door. One may employ his/her father(-in-law) to inspect the door to approve it's structure.

2. Prep for the door. Cut out little blocks to secure door. This is especially important in the event that your opening is larger than the door casing.

3. Place the door. Ensure that it is level and above all else, make sure you can close and open the door before nailing it in. In the event that your wall was built out of level, this could prove to be tricky.

4. Admire. Stand back and admire your handy work. Put aside the rising feeling of disappointment when you realize you still have to paint it before you can add door knobs. That will come soon. For now, enjoy that fact that you can sleep, change and crap in private.

main floor bathroom

spare bedroom

master bedroom

master bedroom - inside view