furniture

turns out the sette is made in america, too

cluttered dining room

my first offer on the house

this arrived in the mail

from a local source

do you have $500K in cash, Alison?

finished floors

dining room

more shellac

shellac, old switch, more shelves

waiting for the poly

before/after

an old switch that Grampa had Amy send me.  it's from Dering Lodge (my grandparents' previous summer home that would have turned 100 this year)

it doesn't work, but I'd like to install it as a conversation piece.  any suggestions?

more shelves for the pantry

my first real foray into carpentry

 I needed a shelf to hold the audio receiver for the speaker system.  Unfortunately, I placed the hub in the most awkwardly shaped area of the house (back by the doors in the kitchen).  My friend Scott let me borrow his miter saw and behemoth of a circular saw so I could make a shelf out of the leftover flooring.  I started around 8 last night and finished a couple hours later.  I'd say it turned out really well, even without considering it was my first time wielding those types of saws.  Now onto making shelves for the pantry.

the workshop

the "finished" product.  still needs to be varnished.

shelves, speakers, art

went with 4

speakers are in

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