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!

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

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.