Here is the completed kitchen sink with the overhead pot hanger I made. The log is a log we found in the river while we were doing the lake clean up for Boy Scouts. A beaver had chewed it down and it was still very solid. I just had Blake saw off one end to look sorta like a beaver chewed on that end also, I stained it, clear coated it, then Blake drilled holes for me to add the hard wear I painted black. Aaron hung it, holds 8 pots or pans....cool huh? I also added a shelf I made above the window to hold pretties and a light. Bathroom counter is all finished sink and faucet installed. All the parts are in for the tub we shall install it during the holidays after we get back from Texas. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to everyone....Hugs

WOW! It;s been 3 months since I last posted...I have heard this from many people...Sorry guys but I was just burnt out....Soooooooo I took a break.....I needed it to! Took several trips to Memphis, 1 to Mississippi and 1 to Louisiana....We also camped out every weekend in October and 1 in November for Boy Scouts. Wyatt and Blake both advanced to Life so they have to do their service project and wait 6 months then their Eagles! YAY!....so I really didn't have time to work on the house much less post. But I'm home now and back to work. We have 1 more camping trip this weekend, then we shall work till Christmas beings all my shopping's done, and all my out of state gifts are delivered....:)....Now to what we've done since summer....I had bought a porcelain white sink for my kitchen but had to purchase a different one because we couldn't find a stainless band to attach it to the counter top, new one's a stainless sink, bigger, but not as pretty so i settled for bigger....I had to redo the tile on the counter top because it was to big and we had to cut the counter, when I tried to cut the tile away it all lifted. Not a big deal but time consuming. I did this during the Thanksgiving holidays...uggggg...but now the kitchen sink and counter top are complete! ( Only thing left in Kitchen to do is chink a 1/2 wall, and put up the crown molding ). The master bath now has the tub I refinished in it but we are waiting on the hard wear to finish the install. I have added the last top coat of sealer to the master bath counter top and have to wait 2 weeks to install the sink. Other than that chinking is all that's left in this room. Master bedroom needs closet doors and chinking to be complete. I built my closet and Randy built his, I will build the doors, I will try to complete this task this week. Randy and the boys did the last part of the ceiling that needed to be completed upstairs ( Wyatt's room )over the holidays also. Then Blake insulated the attic part of that ceiling and a few other areas in attic to finish that off.

First picture is the sink counter top for master bath, done in concrete overlay. Second picture is Aaron's nightstand top also done in concrete overlay. I been very busy this summer. I stained and clear coated the staircase while the boys were in Louisiana for 2 weeks. Next pic Blake helped brace the side cabinet I fixed and was the only one small enough to get in it...lol...last 2 pics are the counter top in my kitchen and the dishwasher installed. See I do like blue.....but hay it's my house right.....

I had to cut this sink cabinet and add a foot to it, because it was to short when I bought it. I knew I could fix it, and it was the only one I could get that matched my cabinets. I extended it a foot then added a door,and now it looks a lil off with only one big door but I think it works. I put the plywood top then added a cement board on top for moisture safety. Gas was connected to the stove today and heaters installed in the bathrooms (winters here we loose power a lot so these are for back up). I added the molding on the counter top, Blake installed 1 of 2 veneer blinds, I had my claw foot tub sandblasted and buffed by Andrew Mitchem, he did an awesome job on it! I had him do the outside only. I was going to try and save the original inside, but sigh.....to bad of shape, so I have to paint it. I am going to try the good appliance paint. Lets hope it works! First pic is what it looked like when I got it, second is after cleaning....ugggggg.....Third pic you can see the outside good....It looks great! Fourth pic is first coat of paint....I think it will work!

Blake helped me install the lower cabinets and made the counter top for me. He also installed it. I added knobs to all the workable doors and drawers. I still have to install the fake drawers on the two left hand cabinet tops. Hard to see it in the pics but the second section is a china cabinet

to display my china, that's why there's no doors on this section. I also need to add the glass to the two right hand sections. It took 182 pcs of tile to do this counter top. I used the same tile I put on my antique cabinet. Checkerboard periwinkle blue and sand. Still have to add crown molding and chink. Also added a silverware box with 5 boxes. Look close in last 2 pics and you can see 1 basket, there will be 5.

The part of the floor I was able to install I grouted tonight. I also installed another upper cabinet, what can I say a woman never has enough room. I always wanted glass blocks in my bathroom, I hunted and hunted never found them but I did find a window 3' x 8' made from acrylic blocks made to look like glass. Even better because less to break. So I bought it. Took off all the aluminum and separated the blocks to what I needed. Here is the way it looks now. I am going to box it in and add crown molding to make it look like it was made to the wall. I also made this lil contraption to hide my water shut off behind the toilet....it was installed on the outside of the toilet instead of the inside....I don't like it showing that much so I'm going to hide it. The dowels are from the extras on the kitchen cabinets. I painted it white and I am going to weave cloth thru it and slip it right up next to the shut off valve so if need be we can get to it fast.Might add a plant on or near it.

Installed most of the kitchen floor tonight,didn't get much else done, had to many other things to do. The area of the walls that's not painted in where the lower cabinets go, so I didn't waste time painting it. Slowly working my way to a finish!

Ceiling in kitchen was textured tonight by Blake, Wyatt and I with a slight blue tint, its still a lil wet in first pic second one is dry, still have to add the crown molding to. Notice the lights in the cabinets, we installed them yesterday. Looks great at night! Kitchen needs a lil chinking and the rest of the floors installed and grouted then we can install the rest of the cabinets, and the counter top. Then this room is finished.I am hoping to make my deadline for August 8th. School starts the 9th so I want to be finished downstairs before then. Other than the kitchen I have 2 rooms to do. One to sand and paint other I have to sheet rock then putty sand and paint. Gonna be a tight deadline but maybe I can do it.

I am building this desk in our room for my computer/office area. I bought the draws and added a half circle 4 tier shelf I also bought at Welborn Cabinets, the top, side and braces and voila! You really can't see me in the picture but i'm there...lol...all I have to add is the slide out drawer for my keyboard below the top. I also tiled the kitchen counter in the corner next to the stove.it is draws I bought from Welborn, Grouted it and now have to add a lil molding. Added texture with paint to walls in the kitchen,then added a white glaze to calm down the bright blue. Hung the upper cabinets bought from Welborn also, but have to finish the floor to install the lower cabinets. Painted the side kitchen window and stained all kitchen logs. We getting there!

Finished the medicine cabinet and installed it....Love the mirrors! They were just another one of my wild hairs.The doors are made from the same wood the other was made from, the cabinets from the house I was raised in. This stuff is the real McCoy, not that cheap crap from the lumber yard now days! Two side cabinets open sideways and the center one lifts up....another wild hair...I have a lot of those lately. Installed the toilet and the two lower cabinet doors. Also made the door for the tall cabinet. Bought the frame from Wellborn Cabinets and added the rest. Now all i need is the hardware to finish making the draws. Tub still not ready, so that's on hold...no problem tho I have plenty to do. Counter top is cut out and maybe soon I can do the concrete overlay.Also last pic is of cabinet I found at Wellborn and I added a Masonic tile top, great to store toilet paper.

Aaron and Blake have textured our bedroom ceiling and then did a second coat later that night It looks great so today I painted it and my bedroom window. Wyatt sanded then stained my outside bedroom door, later I clear coated it. Blake clear coated the bedroom door I stained last night. I grouted the bathroom floor went to install the toilet and the tank has a crack in the finish on the inside of the tank. It was manufactured that way, so now I have to drive back to Anniston ....ugggg...only thing left in the bath is the toilet, tub, chinking, and medicine cabinet doors.Oops and I have to install a door....geeeeze forgot to get one....well I have to go to Lowes anyway sooooooo,,,,lol...Wyatt and I also installed some of the kitchen tile....have to grout it before I can finish rest of floor because I have to much stuff in my way! Like fridge, stove, cabinets...tools, etc. etc.....It's looking like down stairs will be just about complete before school starts....Yay!

Ok here is the finished stairway thingy I created. Looks so cool to! I will add some kind of fabric to the back to make it stand out from the stairs, but not sure what yet. Still to dusty to add yet tho, because we still sanding sheet rock in that room....uggggggg....soon it will all be done...( I think I say that in my sleep...lol ) Both of these are actually doors to cover the storage area under the stairs cool huh?

I also finished chinking the kitchen so I can now do the floors to get the appliances out of the living room. Look close to see the great find I got for the stairway. I wanted a tree there but we finished the sheet rock before I remembered, so it was left out. This will take its lace....no worry it's been vacant for over a year. Aaron texture painted my bedroom ceiling, but it will need a second coat tomorrow...uggg...I finished the tile backdrop in the master bath and also did the textured stone x/s and o's with hearts. This will be painted in the morning. Window seal has been painted and sealed. I also hung my towel racks. This bathroom is almost complete.