I’ve decided to do a Waterlox finish on our pine floors. Despite the name, Waterlox is NOT a waterbased finish. Instead, it is a modified tung oil finish that gives more of that old floor look. And to add to that old floor look, I wanted to stain the floors to deepen the color right Read More …

A while back I talked Ralph out of the Craftsman style tapered columns on brick piers, but we both wanted something to make the front of the house look less boxy. The framers made some sample arches and we liked this shape best. Then I photoshopped it to repeat across the front of the house Read More …

Wow! I did not realize it had been so long since I had posted on my blog!There has been lots of progress on the house – in fact we are on the downhill side now that the exterior is nearly finished. The roof was completed last week, the final window went in Thursday so the Read More …