The floor...
Here we see Katie and I relaxing in front of the television with boxes of flooring sitting, waiting to be pounced upon, but why haven't we? The flooring has to acclimate in the room(s) it's going to inhabit for about 48 hours or so. We had all the carpet removed by the general contractor on a Friday and we moved all the boxes in that afternoon. It was very loud and echo-y in the living room and Mer's office (officially, a dining room)! These boxes were everywhere.
Here are a couple shots with the flooring installed. There are still a few minor pieces that need to be cut (small patch-in triangles that are less than a few inches in size each). They will go around the hearth, which is to the left of the TV in the shot immediately below. These two pictures are taken at pretty much opposite angles of eachother, looking across the living room.
At this point, Meredith's gotten most of the edge moulding (quarter-round) installed around the rooms and we've special-ordered some 78" transitions to go in the wider openings between the entryway and the living room and the living room and Meredith's office. Another one will make for the entire trim around the hearth.
It's coming together nicely and we should be done with the floor as soon as the transitions get in (8-10 business days, lol).
I put the dining room table together last night. It's one heavy bugger! It looks fabulous though, and Meredith's put one coat's worth of food-grade mineral oil on it already (we should have bought 2-3 bottles of the stuff @ IKEA like Mer suggested). I also got a couple of the chairs done as well. I should have no problem getting the remaining chairs built this evening.
I might even get the two remaining bar stools assembled as well.
One of the last unknowns to deal with is this bar. We still haven't nailed down how we're going to finish it. Right now it's just a double-thickness of 3/4" plywood that's 14" deep and 8' long sitting in the half-height wall between the kitchen and living room. It's sturdy as a brick outhouse. We were at Home Depot looking at tile options over the weekend. The cheap and easy way out would be to buy about 8 of the super-big tiles and rent a wet-saw to trim them out. That could clash a little -- not to mention make an already large fixture down-right behemoth. We're talking gargantua vs. godzilla here -- the thing really is massive. But, I kinda like it, and it certainly ain't going anywhere. Another thought was to use smaller tile, but that certainly makes for more work overall -- not much, but greater than option 1. Then there's the ol' formica treatment. The only problem is that the surface isn't particularly smooth, so it would require quite a bit of preparatory work. Lastly is to put down a wood surface like a 1/8" finish-grade plywood (ash/oak/birch/etc) or a wood veneer, but quite frankly a veneer would require the same prep as formica.
Suggestions?
Here are a couple shots with the flooring installed. There are still a few minor pieces that need to be cut (small patch-in triangles that are less than a few inches in size each). They will go around the hearth, which is to the left of the TV in the shot immediately below. These two pictures are taken at pretty much opposite angles of eachother, looking across the living room.
At this point, Meredith's gotten most of the edge moulding (quarter-round) installed around the rooms and we've special-ordered some 78" transitions to go in the wider openings between the entryway and the living room and the living room and Meredith's office. Another one will make for the entire trim around the hearth.
It's coming together nicely and we should be done with the floor as soon as the transitions get in (8-10 business days, lol).
I put the dining room table together last night. It's one heavy bugger! It looks fabulous though, and Meredith's put one coat's worth of food-grade mineral oil on it already (we should have bought 2-3 bottles of the stuff @ IKEA like Mer suggested). I also got a couple of the chairs done as well. I should have no problem getting the remaining chairs built this evening.
I might even get the two remaining bar stools assembled as well.
One of the last unknowns to deal with is this bar. We still haven't nailed down how we're going to finish it. Right now it's just a double-thickness of 3/4" plywood that's 14" deep and 8' long sitting in the half-height wall between the kitchen and living room. It's sturdy as a brick outhouse. We were at Home Depot looking at tile options over the weekend. The cheap and easy way out would be to buy about 8 of the super-big tiles and rent a wet-saw to trim them out. That could clash a little -- not to mention make an already large fixture down-right behemoth. We're talking gargantua vs. godzilla here -- the thing really is massive. But, I kinda like it, and it certainly ain't going anywhere. Another thought was to use smaller tile, but that certainly makes for more work overall -- not much, but greater than option 1. Then there's the ol' formica treatment. The only problem is that the surface isn't particularly smooth, so it would require quite a bit of preparatory work. Lastly is to put down a wood surface like a 1/8" finish-grade plywood (ash/oak/birch/etc) or a wood veneer, but quite frankly a veneer would require the same prep as formica.
Suggestions?
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