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Category Archives: The Big Reno
Properly Built Dining Tables Start With Large Televisions
Where were we? The base was done but the top needed attention. Nature did most of the heavy lifting on the tabletop. I just needed to position the grain correctly and concentrate on tight joinery. The only downside of these … Continue reading
Posted in Dining Table, Home Improvement, The Big Reno
Tagged Bookmatch, CNC, Dining Table, hand plane, hybrid woodworking, Lie-Nielsen, Mike Siemsen, Naked Woodworking, Nicholson bench, table top, walnut
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Nakashima Carpentry
After returning from two straight weeks of travel I asked my wife to help prioritize the upcoming projects. She’s having a party soon, so we she decided to finish off the living room ASAP. One of the last projects in … Continue reading
Posted in Living Room, The Big Reno
Tagged beams, butterfly keys, carpentry, Festool, nakashima, rotex, staining, timberframing
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Mantel Do Over
When we started the renovation I wanted to do something with the mantel and wood beams. There were grand thoughts of barn wood and reclaimed oak. In the end, I was much more practical and it turned out for the better. … Continue reading
Posted in Home Improvement, Living Room, Mud Room, The Big Reno
Tagged mantel, rasp, Reclaimed Lumber, staining, Whitewash
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Homestretch
I haven’t updated things because I’ve been busy staying up late working on the house, popping Advil, and entertaining out of town guests. As of last weekend, the Living Room like like this. On the contractor side of things, they’ve … Continue reading
Posted in Home Improvement, Living Room, Mudroom, The Big Reno
Tagged Best Buy, renovation
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Floors and More
Week 5 concluded with 95% of the floors coming in and about 80% of the paint on the walls. I spent all of Memorial Day knocking working in the Family Room. By 11 PM the entire room was primed and I … Continue reading
Posted in Home Improvement, Living Room, Mudroom, The Big Reno
Tagged color, hardwood floors, Painting, Sherwin Williams, spray paint
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Another Weekend of Work
I returned home from work on Friday to find a whole bunch of cabinets installed. Sweet. My wife and I also tackled painting in the living room. Remember, we weren’t planning to do anything to this room but we couldn’t … Continue reading
Posted in Home Improvement, The Big Reno
Tagged brick, installation, kitchen cabients, renovation, Vintage finds, white washing
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Week 4 Begins
The drywall was hung and a few coats of mud were put on this this week. Then the tile went down and was grouted over the weekend. Plus I was able to get some woodworking incorporated. I removed the mantel … Continue reading
Posted in Home Improvement, The Big Reno
Tagged contractors, drywall, ideas, mantel, renovation, staining
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