Home Improvement: window

Saturday, November 2, 2013

Board and Batten up in the Mud Room--Part 2

Our friend's mudroom project is just about done! She's spending all weekend caulking and painting. And believe me, there's lots and lots of caulking and painting to do! :)

When we started this project a few months ago, it began with her wanting to replace her back door. It morphed into a complete overhaul of the room and it looks FAB!

You can see Part 1--The Pantry HERE

New drop ceiling.

New insulation.

New tongue and groove pine on the ceiling, new light fixture.

This room was an add-on to her 100 year old house. The old window needed to be replaced.

This is the view out of that window...

Yes, that view should not be covered up!

New tile, new window in, new moulding, new green paint.

The benches and shelf in process.

Dealing with a 100 year old house adds some extra work. The original walls are made of sandstone. To secure the benches, special anchors needed to be installed into the sandstone.

Adding the board and batten using spacer blocks to make sure everything was even.

Making it work around the light switches.

The new tile floor.

The new pantry on the other side of the room.

Here's the new room prior to the final painting and before adding hooks under the shelf. The best part is that she and her kids love it!

When it's all complete, I'll be sure to share more.

Thanks for your visit.

Pam

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Wednesday, April 20, 2011

I Love Old Windows

I loved the window project that Lisa at Serendipity Chic Design did. Her husband found some great old windows at the dump! Soon after her post, I saw an ad for windows that had been taken out of a house from 1865. I talked my husband in to driving 100 miles roundtrip to go pick some up. Yes, in a snowstorm!! No, we aren't the smartest people to do that--in a snowstorm when gas prices are going through the roof! :) But, we got a couple of very neat old windows. I was also able to pick up a couple for a friend.

I love the wavy old glass!

I hung one on the wall and attached a wreath to it.

I liked it, but felt like it was missing something. So off to my favorite store, Home Depot.

I started with a new fence board that cost $1.87.

I bought Apple Cider Vinegar and some Steel Wool (I had no idea what 'grade' steel wool to get, so I got #0 and it worked great). The vinegar was $1.12 and the steel wool was $3.98, although I only used two out of the 20 or so pieces in there, so I'd say it cost 40 cents.

I read that you're supposed to soak the steel wool in the vinegar overnight, but I am a very impatient person, so I put it right on...

And I didn't even get any splinters. I did wear some little gloves because the apple cider vinegar smell was not appealing to me and I didn't want that smell on my hands.

I let it dry for a couple of hours, then it looked Instantly Old!! (If there are black dots all over it, just put another coat on)