Dining room chairs

The designer asked what furniture pieces we wanted to keep or liked. We like our dining room table, but HATE the matching chairs. They haven’t stood up to the use we require, despite repairs. They simply are not heavy or solid. But they match the table. In my efforts to look coordinated (my word from the quick consultation), I…

Powder room niche, closer to finished

The time I wrote about our niche was when the downstairs powder became “open for business”  after an update. The niche is now finished. Before I reveal it, have a look at what it replaces: This medicine chest did not hold very much, so we figured that the space it left behind would be an opportunity for…

Finish it so I can work on the subfloor

Yes, sir! Anything to get the subfloor finished! I want my living and dining rooms back in order. Bad. So if you need the drill, I’ll get this observation hive slash nuc done ASAP. I don’t care if it’s early in the morning. (Except it took me an hour driving between three stores to round up eight mirror clips.)…

Powder room: the home stretch

Hooray! We have a functioning powder room on the first floor. Take a look. First, the door. I declared white trim a while ago, so what better time to get a new door? I’ll paint it white and we’ll get some trim around it soon. Better to have privacy with an unpainted door than go without privacy because the door…