Haven't checked in for a while....

[Dahliathemeh]

I'm good! Been so busy here, I have been repairing walls and painting a room. It will be used for working out / tv night. Pictures to come soon.
The enclosed porch is next....

[daytime dave]

I was wondering where you were. Glad to hear things are good.

[JEBar]

delighted to hear that things are going well .... please stop in whenever possible

[RanchRoper]

You could have at least brought donuts....

[Dahliathemeh]

Whew!!! The painting and mudding is done in that room. Threw out most of the furniture and other garbage. Time to clean, and lay down the new work out floor!!!!

[JEBar]

Time to clean, and lay down the new work out floor!!!!

workout floor .. .. from the sound of it, I'm glad we don't have one in our house ..

[Dahliathemeh]

The room is done!!!! I have pictures as promised!!!! There are 2 different shades of blue, it's not your eyes playing tricks....

[JEBar]

nicely done, a professional looking job

[PT7]

Very nice photos, Dahliathemeh. If you don't mind this question, what year was your home built? From the window and door frames, plus plaster workings, it looks like an older build. We had a 1908 two-story frame in KS, and I did a lot of similar work in that house. What I really like in your photos is the wood trim, especially the slightly-curved head trimmer of the two doors. Our head trimmers were straight-lined with turn-of-the-century starburst patterns at each top corner. The older homes sure had beautiful wood with exquisite character. I like yours. BTW, cool doorknobs with locks that look like they would take skeleton keys. That's what we used on our front door!

Good job...looking forward to progress and pics of your enclosed porch. That should be a good workout, too!
PT7

The room is done!!!! I have pictures as promised!!!! There are 2 different shades of blue, it's not your eyes playing tricks....

[Dahliathemeh]

My home is a classic Chicago bungalow. It was built in the early to mid 20's. All the wood trim is original, and never been painted! We even have the original colums with shelves separating the living room and dining room. If you look closely at the doors, you'll see the hinges look like claws or leaves. Whenever any work is done here rule 1 is the wood is not to be touched unless by me, and we replace things here with original hardware as much as possible. I'm kind of weird that way.

[PT7]

Nope, not "weird" at all, Dahliathemeh. I'm glad you're in charge.

I could share many paragraphs about the +10 years we worked on various projects to restore our 1908 house to, what we considered, its original beauty. My wife was the designer and decorator; I was the hired help....and we both thoroughly enjoyed our jobs! Maybe I'll add a comment or two about our home whenever you post your further projects.

Interesting that you have "rule 1 that the wood is not to be touched unless by me." Excellent! I think the persons that lived in our home prior to our ownership also had that same rule. Why did we buy our older home? A main reason was that throughout the entire house, the original wood was intact and had never been painted!! That did it for me. During our +10 years there we never touched the wood either. What beauty and value it gave to our home.

Looking forward to what comes next.
Have a good day!
PT7

My home is a classic Chicago bungalow. It was built in the early to mid 20's. All the wood trim is original, and never been painted! We even have the original colums with shelves separating the living room and dining room. If you look closely at the doors, you'll see the hinges look like claws or leaves. Whenever any work is done here rule 1 is the wood is not to be touched unless by me, and we replace things here with original hardware as much as possible. I'm kind of weird that way.