Posts from the ‘Living/Dining’ Category

Yesterday, the new living room entertainment center cabinet was half-finished. Before I wrap up the rest of the story and show off the finished product, I should probably step back and explain just a little bit about how I put it all together for those of you that care about such things. I used nicer sanded [...]

So the plan all along was to “practice” building a bunch of built-in furniture for the house in various places, and then use all that I’d learned and what were sure to be burgeoning master cabinet making skills (ha!) to complete the coup de grace: a built-in entertainment center in the den; the most viewed, [...]

One day, I’m going to run out of nooks and radiators and corners to fill or cover with new pieces of built-in furniture, and that, my friends, is going to be a sad day. Because I am on a roll in the house right now creating new built-in furniture, and honestly, I’ve enjoyed this more than [...]

It’s awesome to have a fireplace in your living room, right? Cozy fires in the winter and saving money on gas bills by building a sweet fire to warm the house. Ah, that’s the life! A very distant second place is having a fake fireplace. (More like a second place finisher that’s still in the [...]

We purchased our dining room set from the former homeowner, and ever since we moved in I’ve longed to recover the stained and worn fabric of the dining room chairs. Mauve traditional tapestry-inspired floral patterns are simply not our style. The green fabric in the trash can is what we found under the current pattern [...]

Note from Steve: Rachel finished this post awhile back but was waiting on some pictures, which I’ve added. All of our Christmas stuff is up by now, which we’ll take some pictures of soon! As you can tell by our absence, we’ve been a bit busy this fall! (Steve will post later on the big [...]

I had never paid much attention to the light fixture that we had in the dining room. Seemed pretty typical, and I’m not one for big fancy glass and crystal chandeliers. Certainly not in a house of ours, anyway. So when Rachel’s parents asked us if we wanted an extra chandelier they had in their [...]

The most rewarding moments for us in this business of remodeling an old house revolve around the moments where something old is brought to life; where that which has been neglected — often for decades — can be restored to its intended function or original appearance. Especially in this city we love that has experienced [...]

Dining/living room floors, originally uploaded by whiteknuckled. Floors have been stained and are nearly done. One more coat of poly going on today and we get to finally stay at the house tonight. Should have some nice fumes for us to enjoy overnight. We’ll be able to move our furniture up from the basement and [...]

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