Hi, I'm hoping that my blog and my experiences will help to encourage you. Our journey through life can be unpredictable at times but KNOW that if you are a believer in Christ, HE will always have your best interest at heart! (Even when things don't make sense!)
Toodles
Sometimes I just buy bananas and wait for them to start turning brown, LOL.
I meant to post this back in February hence the Valentine them, lol. Joanna Gaines’ recipe for banana bread is sooooo good! I love that you sprinkle sugar on the top before baking. Adds a nice bit of crunch!
I added a 2×4 backboard and supports for my mantel.
Then added a 1×10 nice pine board for the top & bottom and a 1×6 nice pine board for the face and sides.
I used a Varathane poly-stain called Kona for a dark brown finish and I love it. I’ll use the same stain when I get to the shelving above the cabinets.
Taaaa daaaa! I seriously just finished the shiplap yesterday! Short a couple of boards on the right, but I’m good for now. I want to add shelves on each side and then onto the flooring!
If you remember, these are the cabinets I bought from Ikea to flank the new fireplace. My neighbor and I removed the window a couple of weekends ago.
I actually finished the insulation, sheetrock and mud & taped the seams but I forgot to add that pic!
I guess you can see the sheetrock, etc. in this pic. The good news is that it didn’t have to be pretty because the fireplace will cover it perfectly! I pulled up the carpet and pad from the area of the fireplace and under the cabinets and I found 1950’s linoleum. I remember finding it in my bedroom too when I finished that floor. The carpet will stay in the living room until next year when I’m ready to replace it with laminate planks. Fireplace install is scheduled for October 12th!!
My son-in-law & family came up this last weekend to help me install the “mini split” air conditioner in the studio. He used to work on HVAC and has done a few of these.
My picture is a little crooked! He mounted the wall plate that the a/c will hang on – similar to hanging a microwave, except for the hole in the wall, lol.
Pulled the connections through the hole in the wall.
He got it all hooked up – just need to pull the electrical to the unit and release the coolant stuff in the line.
It’s hanging about 8′ up from the floor – perfect height to miss being in my pics when I have an inside photo session! The install took us about 4 hours. Thanks Matthew!!!
This is the flooring from my house. Pergo discontinued this pattern (Rustic Gray Oak) and I only had enough left for one more room – so I decided to install it in the studio.
What do you think? I wish I would have been able to finish the house, but the studio looks great. Another step forward!