Bathroom Remodel #3

Bathroom Remodel #3

Rock

Well we are moving right along.

This last week the rock wall has come to completion. 

Where we began, from a storage room where

my plants wintered.

 Window trim installed

 Cement board going in. 

 Finished trim, including over window, 

and rock wall is finished. 

Next up, chinking and then the floor. 

Envision a double slipper tub in front of the window. 

Love how it is turning out.

Bathroom Remodel Part 2

Bathroom Remodel Part 2

The remodel continues with the addition of

a hexagon window.

The weather tried to cooperate today

so we could open the outside wall

to install the new window.

See the pretty blue sky.

The outside was a bit more difficult and noisy

then the inside.  

That tin is not very forgiving.

It is in!

Outside trimmed.

Sure looks good doesn't it.

Kirk did a great job, as always.

Next up, 

Preparing for rock installation.  

This room is really coming together.

It is going to be a really nice bathroom.

And the new look from outside standing in the front yard.

Why is there a door leading onto the roof, you ask?

Much easier then using a ladder to climb up

on the roof to fix stuff.  

The second floor is where my quilt studio is, 

soon with a new bathroom.  Though.

This space would make the most awesome master,

who knows, we may have to rearrange things.  

Bathroom remodel?

Can I call this a Remodel?

Back in 2008 we added an addition to our house.

Now in 2017 we are completing the bathroom in that addition.

Here is a link to one of the original posts about 

the addition.  The 3rd picture is the room, 

http://newlifewy.blogspot.com/2008/11/construction-updates.htm

Now 9 years later.

This room has just been there, in the winter I have used it 

to house my plants and as you can see by the pictures

below, a lot of other things.

 Left over construction supplies, from when we originally 

built this area.  It did get insulated but we never

have been able to finish.

 I also acquired some old windows and this became a 

storage place for stuff.

 We got the studio side of the second floor 

all chinked with the help of our grandson, Bryce a

couple summers ago.   Which is on the other side of this wall.

 Looking at the bathroom from the studio side.

 The view.

After getting the studio side chinked and the rock on the 

wall behind the stove, I wanted to get 

the rest of the floor done. 

So we have been working on it for a few weeks now.

  After all these years we have decided to change our

original design.  Now we have to change the plumbing and

electrical.  Does that make this a remodel?

First sheet of sheet rock goes up.  Yippee!

Decided to do two sconces over the sink.

Wiring fixed for those.

Wow what a difference the sheet rock makes.  

Sink goes on this wall, as well as toilet.

Glass in the open space above the wall.

Again looking into the bathroom from studio.

The glass is call  "glue chip"

http://www.harmonyglass.com/glass/GlueChip100-s.shtml

here is a link so you can see what it is like.

 Over the last week and a half I have been doing the

mudding and tapping  on the seams, then textured.

 Then added my fern stencils (have them downstairs, too).

 Today finished up the first coat of the paint.

Tomorrow I will do the top coat. 

 Ferns painted.  

This will also get a coat of glaze which will help the ferns

come to life.

Above the door you see and a bit to the left will be a hexagon window.

Cabinets will be quarter sawn oak. 

We will have a double slipper tub in the bay window.

with rock on the wall behind it.

Stay tuned 

more to come.

I Should be Fired

I Should be Fired

I am terrible at writing these days.

I figure it is time I wrote something to let

others know we are still alive and kicking here in Wyoming.

There are many things to share that I have

failed to post.  I think I will start with our current 

project and work backwards.

I share this because it was a big event in 

our lives, really a shocker.

Back on July 27th a storm rolled into our little valley

but from a direction that was not ususal.

Our grandson Bryce was here visiting and working

for the summer and was here at home with me.

The wind hit us so hard I thought it was a tornado.

Oh my goodness.

Once it stopped, which was fast and hard ( just 10 seconds if that).

We went out to see what was going on.  I had noticed my swing

was knocked over and was sure things had been moved around

under the carport. 

Before.

 

Boy  was I shocked when I  opened the shop

door saw this.

 A huge gaping hole in the shop roof, 

door standing open (when it had been closed) and 

a log from the carport inside the shop.

 Next we went out to the carport.  

Here is what we found.

Gone, and not a sign of the carport except 

bits and pieces and yes my truck was there and

badly damaged.

 Those logs are about 12 inches across

and landed on the truck.

There were 2 of those big trusses, but only one remained.

Where did all the rest of the wood, the other truss and 

all that tin go?  There was no evidence of

it to be found in the yard.

It was not a tornado, but straight line wind that pack

one heck of a punch.  

All of that carport was carried over the top of the house

and dropped about 100 feet behind the house and over the 

next 1/4 mile straight back.  Huge beams twisted and torn.

Our insurance company did a good job of helping us

get things fixed.  The new carport is in progress,

truck is fixed (so pretty again), and other small damages

are also being taken care of.

That was our excitement  for the year, and it 

certainly was enough.

More things to share, progress on the quilting studio.

Tire wall progress.

May you be blessed.

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2015

Happy New Year

2015

I am sitting here waiting for my grilled ham and cheese

sandwich to finish grilling, happy with the

results of a big embroidery project, 

that had some rocky moments.  

It is freezing outside 6 degrees at 1pm

a warm fire is going in the stove.

The Christmas tree is still up and lite, 

it will remain so until the needles begin falling, it 

is the only sign of spring to come,  it 

has slowed down on it's water consumption so I fear

that is not far off.

2014 has been a busy year, and I sit here surrounded

by embroidery hoops, stabilizer and temporary fabric adhesive

my mind wonders back to the events of the last 12 months.

My sewing machine, embroidery machine and longarm have

been very busy.  

If you have been following along you know I was given

the honor of making 4 custom quilts

and two bathrobes for one family.

Have lost track of how many beautiful

personalized embroidered towel set I have done.

I have also been able to quilt a number of quilts for other quilters.

You can see these things here

 http://galynn-bhmc.blogspot.com/

We have made a few trips to Ca., to help with the 

MORE off road races.

In fact, I just finish a jacket with the logo on it.

Doing something new can sure be a challenge, but  more

so a learning process.

Here are some pictures 

(a blog post without pictures is boring, right?)

Sure turned out great, and thanks to

Mark Sweeney's amazing work digitizing of the designs,

(making the artwork so the machine understands

how to stitch it out) we have great success.

I am thankful to have found a good digitizer.

I would like to someday learn how to do this but right now

I am still working on learning how to embroider.

Here is another design Mark helped us with

 I also have some ideas for girls hoodies and will share them

once done.

I am expecting this will be a year of embroidery.

So you will see alot of posts, I have no doubt.

So from a fall and injury in January, trips back and forth 

to Ca.,  lots of sewing projects, gardening,

having two of our grandsons and son-in-law here for hunting, 

and a very cold snowy start to 2014-2015 winter,

it has been a busy, fun and sometimes waring year

but I would not trade it.

We have be so blessed, we have our health,

we will be fed and stay warm.

Happy New Year to you and your family

and May our Father in Heaven

Bless you richly with health, peace and love

Kirk and Gail

Good Grief

Good Grief

I can not believe how lax I have been this year.

It has been a busy year and my lack of posts here

sadly proves it.

We have made many trips to California

I have made 6 quilts and

learned to be friends with my embroidery machine.

Cut more weeds then I ever want to see again.

And I have neglected this blog and

my Decorating My Tin Shack blog.

To over whelmed, I guess

my gardens suffered, too.

We have had a lot of changes.

We no longer have the cows

  Our little herd grew with 6 calves, but with our traveling

it became painfully clear we can not do both, so

they went to new homes.

I have been honored to create several quilts this year.

We still have our chickens

I hope this next year I will be more 

accustom to the busy schedule 

and better able to keep up.

We have already begun the winter months,

so with the quilts completed and

work on Christmas gifts underway, 

I am hoping to calm down.

Our second snow, 18 inches for Thanksgiving.

May the Holidays of 2014 be a blessing.

2014 Has Begun

2014 started out quite, but could it last?

of course not.

This beautiful snow and the below 0 weather

has created alot of ice, now that things warmed up

some.  Get out those flip flops it is 40 out, which

means the snow melts and becomes ice at night.

You guessed it, the ice and I had a run in and I lost,

just a sprained wrist thankfully,

healing is progressing well, 

should be ready for gardening season.

Time to cruise the see catalogs.

HAPPY NEW YEAR