Time for a McList update! The last update was from about 6 months ago, since then we’ve done a lot, and I’ve added a lot to the list of to-dos! I mixed in some pictures to make it a tiny bit more interesting. Master Bedroom More here, here and here. DONE: Remove wallpaper & prep for…
Playing footsie
I upholstered this footsie field, I mean, footstool recently. Nolan’s great-grandpa made this footstool and over the years it has been reupholstered several times. You can see it’s gone through some wear and tear but the structure is still good and check out them legs! After reupholstering the thing I pass no judgement. At the…
DIY Gallery Wall Shelves Pt 1
I’m super excited about the gallery wall shelves I’m making right now! I was inspired by these shelves. Wood, check. Shelf dimensions, check. Gallery wall layout, check. This is the wall you immediately see when you walk down the stairs to the basement. The boards stood in our entry way for about a week. First…
Akurum Cabinets
After a couple days and a trip to Ikea we have cabinets!! And Dr. Pepper. One down, 5 to go. Lesson #1: Give yourself plenty of time and be patient. We worked together to get the first one assembled. Check out my purple screwdriver. 🙂 If anyone wants to buy me a small electric one…
Deck – During
Warning: This is a boring post. Sorry.Just some pictures of wood, footings, cement, joists and boards.Wood delivery day! I transplanted a bunch of hostas that were previously living here. They would have been right in line of the new stairs. No bueno. Make sure you call your local peeps before you dig. Even though there were…
Deck – During
Then comes demo time! It’s hard to stop a girl with safety sunglasses and mittens! I did about 5%, if that, of the demo work. Like I mentioned before, Jeff helped out a ton, including the demoing. I slipped a little with the sawzall and Nolan took it away. I was good at picking up…
Basement – During
The basement started as: We should take the wallpaper down and paint. That turned into: While we’re at it we should paint the trim. It ended with new carpet, replace the linoleum with heated tile (so we can remove the baseboard heaters), install a bar complete with kegerator and wine fridge, fireplace, new TV. Where…