Tag Archives: Home and the ‘Hood

My new grilling table. It’s so much more convenient to actually use the grill while standing up. And much safer than when I had it on the wood deck. This one did cost us some money, since we had to … Continue reading →

What’s this? Whatever could it mean? Last night we sat in the kitchen with some steamed clams and a bottle of wine, and discussed the cabinets and appliances. We thought about what would work now with the cabinets as they … Continue reading →

We’re looking at this for our countertop: We brought home a lot of samples, and this one seemed to go well with the existing oak cabinets: and with the new paint: And it would also look nice with painted cabinets … Continue reading →

One of the reasons for being so busy lately has been our ongoing remodeling. After refinishing the floor of the mudroom, we painted it and added some new cabinets. Based on the recommendation from an artist friend, we painted it … Continue reading →

We got most of the floor sanded down. Turns out that it’s apparently old-growth Douglas Fir. Hard as a rock. We knew the front porch is Douglas Fir, but didn’t expect that they’d also use that for the back porch. … Continue reading →

We ripped up the rest of the carpet, and determined that the rest of the old floor looks pretty solid. So the decision is… sand it down and refinish. We’ll continue using a strip of wood to level the fridge. … Continue reading →

We’ve been wanting to rip up the awful carpet in our mudroom for ages, but we weren’t sure what we were going to find underneath. The mudroom used to be the back porch, which had been enclosed many, many years … Continue reading →