Back at it.
It has been a while I know but lots has gone on. Jenna and I got engaged, I started another new job, and some work has been done around the house.
Jenna and I will be getting married over the summer in a very private ceremony. We will have a party later on in August. Also I started a new job. The other one was not one I was too pleased with however I wasn't yet actively seeking a new one as I was trying to give this one a chance. Jenna's uncle let me know that his company was looking for someone and put me in contact with the right people. I was called in for an interview and hired on the spot which was pretty gratifying. I am back to working Monday through Friday days doing work I like. I now work for a company that does insurance repair work on houses and properties that are damaged and require repair through insurance. It is right up my alley. From fence repair to rebuilding houses destroyed by fire this job constantly is different day in and day out which I love. I also come home from it and have enough energy to work on the house vs. the old one where I was a write when I got home. That said there has been progress on the house.
Yesterday I made a table for our living room. It was made out of an old window shutter that came from the old segrams building in Kitchener. The wood is said to be over 100 years old. I made the sides from a board that was of the same age or older. The legs to were turned from wood of that nature. All the wood is douglas fir. All has nice tight grain. I have only put varnish on it. It took on a nice honey glow. The top which sat out exposed to the elements for oh so many years still retains many of the distress marks even after a moderate sanding. This is the effect I wanted. The picture is not the best but it will give you an idea of what it looks like.
This next picture shows some of the baseboard we installed in our dinning room. This is the wood we had custom milled to match the mouldings in the remainder of the main floor. we also installed it in the hallway at the top of our stairs. There is no finish on it yet. I am letting it sit to yellow up some naturally before sealing it in. Here is that picture.
We also have made some plans for the outside landscaping. I'm sure they won't be to cheap but we hope it is not to bad since we are doing the work ourselves. I have a friend coming with stamps to do stamped concrete in the next couple of months. Can't wait for him to show us how to do it. We also can't wait for the finished results. We are almost set to do the tile work at the back of our stove and kitchen cabinets. I secured the two cabinets directly to the floor at the right height proportionate to the stove and installed the kick plates. They look so much more finished now. As well I did some custom work on the baseboard in that section of the kitchen. It really is the little things that do make a difference. I started the patch on the wall behind the fridge that I have needed to do for over a year now. Out of sight out of mind. I framed the window in the peek of the bedroom in for the most part. I need to do a little more to get the stained glass seated right but it looks great. We bought a armoire for the bedroom as well to solve the issue of where to hang our clothes. It is from 1920 or so and made from birdseye maple. It looks great with our Heywood Wakefield furniture. I'm sure there are many other little things we have done that I have yet to mention but those are the ones that currently come to mind. Stay tuned for further progress.
Jenna and I will be getting married over the summer in a very private ceremony. We will have a party later on in August. Also I started a new job. The other one was not one I was too pleased with however I wasn't yet actively seeking a new one as I was trying to give this one a chance. Jenna's uncle let me know that his company was looking for someone and put me in contact with the right people. I was called in for an interview and hired on the spot which was pretty gratifying. I am back to working Monday through Friday days doing work I like. I now work for a company that does insurance repair work on houses and properties that are damaged and require repair through insurance. It is right up my alley. From fence repair to rebuilding houses destroyed by fire this job constantly is different day in and day out which I love. I also come home from it and have enough energy to work on the house vs. the old one where I was a write when I got home. That said there has been progress on the house.
Yesterday I made a table for our living room. It was made out of an old window shutter that came from the old segrams building in Kitchener. The wood is said to be over 100 years old. I made the sides from a board that was of the same age or older. The legs to were turned from wood of that nature. All the wood is douglas fir. All has nice tight grain. I have only put varnish on it. It took on a nice honey glow. The top which sat out exposed to the elements for oh so many years still retains many of the distress marks even after a moderate sanding. This is the effect I wanted. The picture is not the best but it will give you an idea of what it looks like.
This next picture shows some of the baseboard we installed in our dinning room. This is the wood we had custom milled to match the mouldings in the remainder of the main floor. we also installed it in the hallway at the top of our stairs. There is no finish on it yet. I am letting it sit to yellow up some naturally before sealing it in. Here is that picture.
We also have made some plans for the outside landscaping. I'm sure they won't be to cheap but we hope it is not to bad since we are doing the work ourselves. I have a friend coming with stamps to do stamped concrete in the next couple of months. Can't wait for him to show us how to do it. We also can't wait for the finished results. We are almost set to do the tile work at the back of our stove and kitchen cabinets. I secured the two cabinets directly to the floor at the right height proportionate to the stove and installed the kick plates. They look so much more finished now. As well I did some custom work on the baseboard in that section of the kitchen. It really is the little things that do make a difference. I started the patch on the wall behind the fridge that I have needed to do for over a year now. Out of sight out of mind. I framed the window in the peek of the bedroom in for the most part. I need to do a little more to get the stained glass seated right but it looks great. We bought a armoire for the bedroom as well to solve the issue of where to hang our clothes. It is from 1920 or so and made from birdseye maple. It looks great with our Heywood Wakefield furniture. I'm sure there are many other little things we have done that I have yet to mention but those are the ones that currently come to mind. Stay tuned for further progress.
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