The conductor checks his pocket watch above the newly-painted bookcase in the parlor...and we wonder with him how much longer the Old House will take to finish...
Not too much longer...I insist, as I sand the "swamp pine" floor in the bedroom...leaving enough of the old dings and imperfections to show through...after all, they're part of the house' history too!
Here's the finished floor...after two coats of Amber Shellac....an old fashioned (judging by the lack of supply at Lowe's) but effective floor finish which needs to be renewed periodically:
Meanwhile, in the upstairs bathroom, we're learning to install shower doors. The 70" doors we bought at Home Depot are well made and with detailed instructions obviously written by an engineer who never actually installed any! It took bud Jim and I several hours (yes, hours) to drill three small holes in the ceramic tile...which required a series of carbide/tungsten bits and a great deal of lubrication.
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| Here's the finished product (and the plank floor). Looks good and worth the trouble! Now for a good medicine chest above the vanity. Meanwhile, downstairs the convection oven which we purchased on Craig's List is finallllly installed: |
The blower motor actually is bolted to the floor and the stove pushed over it...weird!!!
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| Above on a shelf rescued from a neighbor's garbage a hand built train entertains... |
But it looks like Fred is ready to move sooner!
