two years later

we've been on a [2 year!] blogging hiatus, call it other priorities... some things have progressed though, and some other things are moving forward now that Ione is older and more durable. Stay tuned for updates [if anyone is still out there]

gasthaus

To make room for JuneBug downstairs, we're moving the guest-quarters upstairs, and creating a revised office/studio/sewing area. Because we're sick and tired of drywall, we're skinning the new wall and ceiling with painted masonite panels. Because we don't want to lose all the light from the bedroom window, half the wall is Polygal [an insulative honeycomb of translucent plastic] panels. Special thanks to the Boones for donating the scraps from their house!

the design process

...for the guestroom / sewing area.

keeping up with the joneses

...okay they're not joneses, they're Bull-Pursleys. Before Joe and Marta's new baby boy came into the world [Happy Birthday Zeb! 03/12/09], there was a frenzy of activity across the driveway from us. Joe was preparing to refinish all his fir floors on their main level, and it sounded like too much fun for us to pass up! Not originally on our schedule, we found a way to squeeze it in; and in the spirit of neighborly cooperation, we shared costs and labor and now both have some pretty good looking new/old fir. At the RaGe house, we patched some problem areas in the living room [like where Sofie tried to dig her way to China], and as an experiment, sanded the ship-lap subfloor in the [future] guest room. For convenience and comparison, we used two different finishes: OSMO hard-wax oil [low-VOC, all natural finish] in the living room, and Daly's Floor-Fin [a linseed-oil based product] in the guest room. For the record the pregnant one was safely in Florida for the floor-finishing step, even though it's all-natural and low VOC, we didn't want to take any chances with June-bug. Special thanks to Stewart's Dad who spent some quality time with the drum sander! And special thanks to Danielle's Mom for Sophie's new collar!

RE-prioritizing

Preparing to relocate the guest quarters to the upstairs, redefine the office, and ...

Stairway to heaven

Framing lumber treads, Hardipanel risers, and Marmoleum remnant landing; with storage room below! [railing sold separately]

Rebuilding

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