Tuesday, August 31, 2010

then & now with a dash of hope




for those few of you interested in the cabin progress.... it is slow and steady, but the already shed blood, sweat and tears is paying off.

i know, i know...this is the good part. the exploration and discoveries of owning a home, but boy can it wind up being a bit unnerving...the anticipation can be paralyzing.

so, the good news is there were beautiful hardwood floors buried under the layers of carpet, padding, plywood sheets and you know the rest. this will save a few bucks as we were thinking there was more linoleum squares hidden below, as is in the rest of the cabin.

the ceiling is also super charming and in tact...more luck and grace. the next job is to work on that wall with sea grass wallpaper. we are actually going to rip off the sheet rock to expose the pine paneling behind it.

much more to come.....

6 comments:

Laura said...

looking good!...can't wait to see what you find next....

copelvick said...
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red ticking said...

God is so good.. all the time... bravo. xx

A Perfect Gray said...

the before and the after images are light years apart, aren't they? doing a little happy dance in my head for you over the discovery of hardwoods. and the beamed ceiling is wonderful.

seeing this 'as-you-go' process is terrific. thanks so much for giving us a glimpse and a little access to your thought process...

looking forward to more fun...

24 Corners said...

Love the ceiling! The cabin is taking on your personalities well..and it's only going to get better too!
Paralysis and nervous breakdowns are all part of the process...but they make for fabulous stories later on and can produce creativity that you never even knew you had in you!
Hang in there friend...xo J~

brock street said...

thanks to you all, i got my mojo back and am ready for the next discovery.

taking this task on with joy. that is until about mid afternoon tomorrow and my body is punishing me...