OUR NEW HOUSE

One day of construction at a time

The stair railing unveiled

The stair railing unveiled

The painters have had the entire three story stairs in a giant paint booth all week.  Yesterday morning, they removed all the masking and plastic and unveiled the stair railing,which looks amazind.

Stain in the ass

Stain in the ass

Traditional craftsman houses have a considerable amount of stained wood finish.  Consider this house just a half block away from ours that was on the market some years back. The old house on our property had a lot of exposed, unfinished redwood.  We love redwood, but that is a lot of reddish brown to haveRead more about Stain in the ass[…]

Stained wood

Stained wood

Four painters spend the last week applying stain and lacquer varnish to the doors and windows in our master bedroom.  What a time consuming process it is! But the results are pretty outstanding. There are two more areas that have substantial staining to do – the living / dining rooms, and the kitchen / familyRead more about Stained wood[…]

Barn doors

Barn doors

Last month, our finish carpenters installed the barn doors in the basement.  The barn doors will mostly sit open, as they sit in front of the craft room, which seldom needs privacy.  I supposed if the kids are getting too noise in there, and there is someone in the rec room next door that wantsRead more about Barn doors[…]