Before we knew it would take 6+ years to design, permit, and build our new house, we thought it might be nice to have a room that would be appropriate for a live-in Au-per as we had just had our third child. We figured anyone in that position would appreciate having their own little kitchenette,Read more about Basement guest room kitchenette[…]
We planned a craft room for the kids from the start. The idea was to contain the mess stuff to a single room where we didn’t care as much if paint got spilled, etc. When we finished construction, the room was unfinished. In the last month, we built out the room with Ikea cabinets andRead more about Basement craft room[…]
The cabinet makers have been here for a couple of weeks now doing the finishing in the cabinets. There is surprisingly a lot to do. – Adjust and level cabinet doors – Install knobs and pulls – Install cabinet class – Install kick plates after flooring goes in Lisa spent weeks looking at knobs andRead more about Cabinet finishing[…]
I have a desk set that works really well for me now. When we went to design my built-in office furniture, I used the same dimensions. However, looking at the desk one day, I noticed that the space for my chair under the part that I was likely to be using the most, was tooRead more about Ooops[…]
It’s been almost a month since my last burst of posts, and it’s been quite a month. Frustratingly little progress in terms of what we can call complete, but lots of work going on there an there, just more slowly than we want. The estimates of our move in date keep getting pushed back. Originally,Read more about April – what a month it’s been[…]
The cabinet painters have been at it for almost 5 weeks now. We are at the point where I am inspecting all the paint and flagging anything that needs touch up. It’s tedious work, and I’ve probably spent 4-5 hours on inspections so far, with a few cabinets left to go. We have a lotRead more about Cabinet painting is almost done[…]
We might actually see the end of the cabinet painting this week. Because the cabinet paint needs to be more durable than normal house paint, it is a lacquer based paint and is quite noxious when painting is occurring, and for some time afterwards. That means that most other work inside the house needs toRead more about Nearing the cabinet painting end game[…]
When painting cabinets, it seems we have two choices, factory painting, or painting in place. Both have their pros and cons. With factory painting, the painting is done in a painting booth under controller conditions, and the results are consistently good. But, cabinets almost always get damaged on installation, especially with a big complicated installRead more about Cabinet painting[…]
A week ago, during heavy rain, the wealthy enclave to the east of us experienced some horrific mudslides. The Montecito mudslides have made the national headlines for days now since they occurred a week ago. The Santa Barbara area, at around 230,000 people, is a small community with about 3 degrees of separation between anyRead more about Mudslides and the schedule slides[…]
The cabinet makers installed quite a bit of the kitchen mill work last week. The scale of our kitchen is really coming into view. Wow, we have a lot of counter space. In the foreground is where the island will go. This was finished a week ago but I was also struck by the entireRead more about Kitchen and mill work update[…]