I have been bugging Dave (the husband, aka Harry) to help come up with some ideas for this blog. Finally he has provided me a MARVELOUS piece! He has also promised me that he will be contributing to the blog in the future!!! So look for his posts!! Thanks!
It’s not very often that I post, however once in a while I get the bug when something grabs my attention or if its possibly something that others may be interested in. Several weeks ago my Wife got two amazing documentaries… One I recall seeing MANY years ago but the overall concept had not stuck… this time however [...]
I Axed Dave to Post ;)
Woodworking Zen-David
I’m not sure how to put everything into a post like this, other than to just write down a few things that have been bouncing around in my head lately. My Wife has a very keen eye when it comes to if I am enjoying something or not… This is especially true of some jobs around the cabin. As far as my background goes with respect to woodworking, I have “no” formal training… Everything I know about wood, tools, how and what to use as well as being safe comes from my Dad. Growing up, I spent a [...]
Interior Progress- Bathroom
Dave and I set out early this morning to install the laminate flooring that we scored at Lowes. It is recycled from a damaged return from a customer that did not care about the material. The top boards were a mess but the boards in the bundle itself were gorgeous.
I let dave lay a few pieces while I dusted off my camera. He did the cut and I laid the floor. We were a great team and accomplished it in only a few hours.
We moved all the really heavy furniture back in the room and I took a picture. Remember, most of this furniture was recycled from the dump or [...]
history
My name is Lisa D and we decided recently to put this blog up to track our progress of building a cabin together with my family. We did hire a contractor to put in the foundation and to build the shell but we intend on finishing the house by ourselves and with the help of friends and extended family. Our intention is to continue the build using as many recycled materials as we can.I will have to backtrack a bit to catch you up.
My husband Dave and I – together with our children- decided that we wanted a piece of land in the mountains and we decided that we wanted [...]