Arne and Bogey are now living at the Forest House!
It is so wonderful to have a full house, filled with much love and bits and pieces of Arne's family history as well.
Monday, December 29, 2008
Arne Moves In!
Arne and Bogey are now living at the Forest House!
It is so wonderful to have a full house, filled with much love and bits and pieces of Arne's family history as well.
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Cooking and Enjoying
It has been a great summer at the house. My Summer Doodle dog has settled in and I have been cooking. It has been great to make meals and desserts and other fun stuff in my lovely kitchen. I am so happy with my home.
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Painting Done!
The painting in the house is all done! My projects, except for little updates here and there are complete.
I love having a bright and beautiful bathroom. It went from:
to this:
My bedroom was OK before, but I really hated the closet, and now it is a lovely blue and a tranquil place:
And my guest room is really working out. It was empty:
and now is filled with color and even has a guest futon:
The Great Room is also all decorated and bright:
It is so nice to have a cozy home, with tomatoes on my tomatoe plants and now a DOG to complete the household. Meet Summer, the 4-5 year old Aussie rescue (she was abandoned to the streets of Hollister) I brought home on Monday.
I love having a bright and beautiful bathroom. It went from:
to this:
My bedroom was OK before, but I really hated the closet, and now it is a lovely blue and a tranquil place:
And my guest room is really working out. It was empty:
and now is filled with color and even has a guest futon:
The Great Room is also all decorated and bright:
It is so nice to have a cozy home, with tomatoes on my tomatoe plants and now a DOG to complete the household. Meet Summer, the 4-5 year old Aussie rescue (she was abandoned to the streets of Hollister) I brought home on Monday.
Monday, May 5, 2008
Paint Colors
It is now time for me to pick paint colors. I put patches on the walls in the 2 bedrooms and the bathroom, to see what the colors looked like.
After looking at these for a few days, I decided on Polar Sky for my bedroom, Sherwood Green for the extra bedroom, and Costa Rica Blue for the bathroom.
I also finished putting plants out on my deck. It is now a really lovely reading place.
After looking at these for a few days, I decided on Polar Sky for my bedroom, Sherwood Green for the extra bedroom, and Costa Rica Blue for the bathroom.
I also finished putting plants out on my deck. It is now a really lovely reading place.
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Contractor Work is All Done!
Hooray, 3 weeks later and all of the work is done!
My bathtub area is sealed and the fixtures put in. I love having a nook to place things on. I even got to take my first bath!
My closet is also installed - the prune drying trays are so cool as the sliding doors. It is nice to have a personal touch in the room and also a closet that doesn't have an open gap. It was so odd when I bought the place that there was the opening all the way to the wall, but doors not covering the whole area.
On a non-contractor note, I finally sealed my cutting boards and hung them up in the kitchen. Just sealing them brought out the amazing color in the wood.
Now, I just need to figure out paint colors and get a painter for my rooms!
My bathtub area is sealed and the fixtures put in. I love having a nook to place things on. I even got to take my first bath!
My closet is also installed - the prune drying trays are so cool as the sliding doors. It is nice to have a personal touch in the room and also a closet that doesn't have an open gap. It was so odd when I bought the place that there was the opening all the way to the wall, but doors not covering the whole area.
On a non-contractor note, I finally sealed my cutting boards and hung them up in the kitchen. Just sealing them brought out the amazing color in the wood.
Now, I just need to figure out paint colors and get a painter for my rooms!
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Grout!
The bathroom is now all grouted! It is really cool to see the tub area coming together, with the little nook for my shampoo and the pretty tile.
Now it just needs to be buffed and sealed, and the hardware installed and it is all done!
The nook across the room is also grouted. Here you can see it and its reflection.
A glass shelf will be added and then it will be usable space that is not as ugly as the prior medicine cabinet.
Hooray, the house project is almost done.
Now it just needs to be buffed and sealed, and the hardware installed and it is all done!
The nook across the room is also grouted. Here you can see it and its reflection.
A glass shelf will be added and then it will be usable space that is not as ugly as the prior medicine cabinet.
Hooray, the house project is almost done.
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Tile!
I am back from Hawaii, and while everything is not done, there has been a lot of progress on the house.
When I left, the bathtub had just been enclosed.
On my return, the tiling is almost complete.
I love the sparkle little glass tiles from Hakatai.
The closet now has a wall and by the end of the week the prune drying tray "doors" will be installed.
Finally, while not part of the remodel, some of my tomato plants already have flowers!
Once all the work is done at the house, I will need to pick paint colors for the rooms. The house adventure continues.
When I left, the bathtub had just been enclosed.
On my return, the tiling is almost complete.
I love the sparkle little glass tiles from Hakatai.
The closet now has a wall and by the end of the week the prune drying tray "doors" will be installed.
Finally, while not part of the remodel, some of my tomato plants already have flowers!
Once all the work is done at the house, I will need to pick paint colors for the rooms. The house adventure continues.
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
Bathtub!
The little remodel continues. My tub was installed!
It is super deep Kohler soaking tub. I look forward to getting to take my first bath.
The lighting guy came and put in overhead light in my great room - so now that area can also be bright.
And I also have overhead light in my bedroom. This is just so nice.
They are just starting with the closet project. I took everything out of the closet (which will be good for me to help with a spring cleanse) and they are setting it up for my prune drying tray doors and to add in some additional structure.
This weekend I head off to Hawaii for my triathlon and I hope when I return almost everything will be done!
It is super deep Kohler soaking tub. I look forward to getting to take my first bath.
The lighting guy came and put in overhead light in my great room - so now that area can also be bright.
And I also have overhead light in my bedroom. This is just so nice.
They are just starting with the closet project. I took everything out of the closet (which will be good for me to help with a spring cleanse) and they are setting it up for my prune drying tray doors and to add in some additional structure.
This weekend I head off to Hawaii for my triathlon and I hope when I return almost everything will be done!
Thursday, March 27, 2008
Remodel
I really did not like the bathtub area in my bathroom.
My remodel of this area has now begun, with the area now free of anything!
I am looking forward to seeing the area with my tile
and a new tub, and no more ugly frosted glass screen!
While doing the bathtub area, I am also getting some overhead light put in downstairs, and in both of the bedrooms. I got this lovely fixture for my bedroom:
We will also be fixing the closet in the bedroom using the prune drying trays as the closet doors.
In a few weeks this will all be done. I am looking forward to it!
My remodel of this area has now begun, with the area now free of anything!
I am looking forward to seeing the area with my tile
and a new tub, and no more ugly frosted glass screen!While doing the bathtub area, I am also getting some overhead light put in downstairs, and in both of the bedrooms. I got this lovely fixture for my bedroom:
We will also be fixing the closet in the bedroom using the prune drying trays as the closet doors.
In a few weeks this will all be done. I am looking forward to it!
Thursday, March 13, 2008
History of the Wood
Bug sent me a history of the wood that is a part of all my furniture!
My table is constructed with three elements. The main components of the top of the table and two benches are two book-matched 2x16's cut from a 12 X 16 out of a 1927 split pea and barley warehouse in Moscow Idaho.
The live edge on the table top was a piece milled from a windfall tree at Bug's home in Occidental that was used as part of the Occidental Yacht Club's Charity Bar for 5 years.
The slab trestle legs on the table and benches were milled from a branch of a 370 year old windfall tree that fell at Salmon Creek School grounds in the storms of 2002. 85% of the gross sale of Salmon Creek wood goes to the schools Environmental Education Fund. You can read the Spirit of Windfall here.
The Incubator Doors were found in a chicken shack in Petaluma. The incubator was invented in Petaluma during her prominence as the Egg Basket of the world. The corner shelf was made with barnwood from a milk-painted barn on Fallon Road at the Marin-Sonoma County Line. The trim was from a Brainerd Jones designed Victorian house in Petaluma.
My table is constructed with three elements. The main components of the top of the table and two benches are two book-matched 2x16's cut from a 12 X 16 out of a 1927 split pea and barley warehouse in Moscow Idaho.
The live edge on the table top was a piece milled from a windfall tree at Bug's home in Occidental that was used as part of the Occidental Yacht Club's Charity Bar for 5 years.
The slab trestle legs on the table and benches were milled from a branch of a 370 year old windfall tree that fell at Salmon Creek School grounds in the storms of 2002. 85% of the gross sale of Salmon Creek wood goes to the schools Environmental Education Fund. You can read the Spirit of Windfall here.
The Incubator Doors were found in a chicken shack in Petaluma. The incubator was invented in Petaluma during her prominence as the Egg Basket of the world. The corner shelf was made with barnwood from a milk-painted barn on Fallon Road at the Marin-Sonoma County Line. The trim was from a Brainerd Jones designed Victorian house in Petaluma.
Monday, March 3, 2008
My Table
This weekend I picked up the rest of my stuff from Heritage Salvage. The most amazing piece of work was my table and benches...they are just so very beautiful. Soon Bug is going to write a full history of the wood used (Salmon Creek Redwood Windfall, Washington State Barley Barn Douglas Fir...), but even the best wood is only as good as the artist, and I was lucky to have Ron take my idea and make me this:
Some of the detail in the wood:
Me at the table!
Ron (the artist) with the table!
Along with my amazing table I also got my corner stump of fir. This is 17x17x24, super heavy, and as my mom demonstrates the perfect height for putting on shoes.
My corner unit is now in my bedroom with the book shelves.
The reframed mirror is now hung up on the wall (just past the table, which has place mats my sister brought me back from Latin America).
I also got a little coat hanger, just to complete the look.
In the back yard are some planters made of old chicken hatcheries. Now I just need to figure out how to line them before I plant my herbs and tomatoes!
I am just so very happy with all of my wood work. This is the first time I have really invested in making my home my own. I am now looking forward to having people over to eat at my table and enjoy my home.
Some of the detail in the wood:
Me at the table!
Ron (the artist) with the table!
Along with my amazing table I also got my corner stump of fir. This is 17x17x24, super heavy, and as my mom demonstrates the perfect height for putting on shoes.
My corner unit is now in my bedroom with the book shelves.
The reframed mirror is now hung up on the wall (just past the table, which has place mats my sister brought me back from Latin America).
I also got a little coat hanger, just to complete the look.
In the back yard are some planters made of old chicken hatcheries. Now I just need to figure out how to line them before I plant my herbs and tomatoes!
I am just so very happy with all of my wood work. This is the first time I have really invested in making my home my own. I am now looking forward to having people over to eat at my table and enjoy my home.
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