Master Bath Art Swap

I'm trying to complete some little projects to distract me from the mess progress in the other bathroom!

Earlier in the summer, I was visiting my parents & my mom gave me an embroidery that was done by my grandmother in 1975.

BEFORE

I wasn't wild about the dark brown frame, so decided to accentuate the 1970's avocado green.

AFTER

I thought it would look pretty with the contrast of the purple bathroom, so am trying it out.

I absolutely love the print that I had hanging in there,  --->

so this may be a seasonal swap.

The lady with the chairs might also look good in my bedroom.

We'll see!

Barn Gutters

Mike got another project done on the horse barn recently... putting gutters up.
I was going to include this in the last post (if you look closely you can see them!)  but since I didn't have any close-up photos, I decided to hold off so I could include better pics.

Back of barn

We were worried about the new doors rotting (like the old ones) since the rain dumps right down onto them.
So, Mike installed gutters to the front & back of the barn.

Blocks (still need to paint white!)

The tricky part was that the wall was too far back from the roof overhang, so Mike used blocks of wood to bridge the gap & make the connection between the gutter & the wall.

We've still got some odds & ends to finish up the exterior of the horse barn...

<-- Like fixing the exterior light that's hanging at a funny angle.  I'd like to paint it black too.

-putting some hardware on the sliding doors (handles to pull it open & shut).

-possibly re-hanging the sliding doors, since they're not gliding as smoothly as we'd like.

Barn Doors Painted

We took a little vacation last week, and came back to this...

AFTER

My mom had painted the barn doors while we were away!

She even painted the inside white, which really helps brighten it up in there.

I love them.

Here's how it looked right after we built the new doors:

In Progress...

And take a look at it from last January...  wow, what a difference!!!

Before

Mom also touched up the white frame around the door to the tack room, the window frame in the goat barn, and cleaned all of the windows in the horse stalls.  

Side of the barn

Goat Barn 

Looking pretty spiffy!

Related Posts:
Tour of this barn
Building the door
Fixing the light

Before/After:

Bathroom Update- 8/15/12

Moving right along in the bathroom... 

In Progress

This past week the grouting has been completed, we've installed the shower fixtures, started installing the wainscoting and moldings, and started installing the wood floor.  

Speaking of the wood floor- we totally lucked out this past weekend.  Realizing we were going to need one more box of flooring, we headed to Lowe's to order it.  We were kind of bummed since this would slow us down (last time it took about a week to come in).  
However, when we got there, one box was in stock- and to top it off, it was marked down $15 because it was a return!!!  Woo-Hoo!



This is my favorite view- very white since we haven't painted the walls yet... but if you squint, it could look almost done!

Here's the updated To Do list:

By July 15th:
Purchase wainscoting, drywall & wall board Complete!
Purchase sink/vanity & toilet Complete!
Purchase new light/fan, white outlets & switches Complete!
Run electric from basement to attic (prep for finishing attic rooms) Complete!
Secure pex & wire to inside foyer wall (had run out of brackets) Complete!
Complete PVC caps on old pipes in basement Complete!
Finish stack in the foyer & insulate heating pipes  Complete!
Complete install of vent pipe in bathroom & attic  Complete! 

By July 22nd:
Purchase shower/tub fixtures, shower curtain rod Complete!
Tar paper & waterproof shower/tub Complete!
Install wall board to shower/tub Complete!
Install new outlets & light switches Complete!
Rip out old vinyl floor   Complete! 
Level joists  Complete!  
Install new sub-floor  Not Needed!
Take down mirror  Complete! 
Install drywall to walls -  Complete! 

By August 5th:
Purchase tile, grout & supplies  Complete!   
Purchase sink fixtures Complete!  
Purchase molding pieces  Complete!  
Tape joints    Complete!  
Spackle & sand  Complete!   

By August 12th:
Purchase wood flooring-  Complete!
Borrow tile cutter Complete!
Install tile around shower/tub Complete!  

Purchase paint/supplies  Complete!   
Install shower/tub fixtures Complete! 

By September 2nd:
Paint wainscoting pieces- Primed!
Install wood floor- In progress!

Install door & window molding - In progress! 
Install wainscoting - In progress!  
Install toe moldings
Install crown molding (added)

By September 9th:
Paint walls & moldings
Install shower curtain rod
Install new fan/light

By September 23rd:
Purchase Mirror
Install vanity
Install sink fixtures
Install toilet
Install light fixtures
Install face plates

By October 1st:
Install drywall to foyer ceiling & walls
Finishing touches & decorating in bathroom

Related posts:
Before pics
Project Timeline
Bathroom Demo
Bathroom Shopping
Tar paper & Wallboard installation
Photos of progress- 7/23
Picking the flooring
Bathroom tile
8/7 Update

Nautical Room updates

While Mike's been doing the heavy lifting in the bathroom renovations, I've been tackling little stuff around the house (while keeping the kids out of Mike's way!)

I've been looking for a ship's wheel wall hanging for my son's nautical-themed bedroom, and two weeks ago found one on Joss & Main.  It arrived this weekend, and we got it up on the wall.

The ship's wheel replaced the 3 whaling paintings that were hanging there.
I'm still figuring out where to re-hang those.

Here it is with the trunk we recently picked up.

I like the balance of  the "rough" finishes.

On the other side of the room, we've added a poster purchased during our visit to the Submarine Force Museum in Groton, CT this past spring.
(Great trip, by the way!  In addition to going aboard the USS Nautilus at the Submarine Museum, we visited Mystic Seaport & the Mystic Aquarium.
The boys loved it all!)

We thought the vintage-style "Join the Navy" poster went really nicely with the family Navy memorabilia we had already put up (my grandfather's uniform, photo & plaque from my dad's ship, and his line crossing certificate).