So, Clint has single handedly taken down every wall of the garage/guest house, re-leveled the entire structure, and jack hammered the old garage floor....all into the dumpster! Now we have a new - LEVEL garage floor with out cracks ( not just cracks...sink holes big enough to lose a child in!) All the siding has been replaced and a new interior has begun! We realized that the ceiling on the guest house could be left open and so we designed a sleeping loft with a set of stairs/ladder. We used galvanized pipe for the railings. The floor was inspired by a conversation I had with Clint (and the fact that he CAN make anything!0 and one thing led to another....and he found himself cutting 1'x1' squares for 3 days straight! He called in the troops and his cousin, Scott, came to assist. After all, we were planning to move our temporary kitchen to this back house space until the house was finished. So Scott and Clint cut and sanded hundreds of wooden squares, stained them, dry brushed half of them, installed them (with hand cut square head nails that Clint found for me...he knew I just had to have them!) and then stained over them again before they sealed them! I love it!!!!! I walked around with a smile on my face for days. Instead of installing drywall, I asked Clint to make a bead board ceiling and clapboard style walls...yes, that meant more cutting and sanding - but it turned out great!
Here's another cool story: I had been looking for a farmhouse sink - the new ones were too expensive to put in the back house, the old ones were either too rusted or already sold.....I needed a sink! So one day, Scott, who lives in another historic neighborhood around the corner, found an add from a lady who lived by him "FOR SALE - 1920's farmhouse large basin tall back sink - $40" The next day, I got a call from Clint with total excitement in his voice..."I found you a sink and your gonna love it! And by the way, it only cost 40 bucks!"
He took it home with him that weekend and refinished it, along with our original pedestal sink from the bathroom we tore out - and now its installed, looking just how I had imagined! YIPPEE!
We took the old cabinets from our kitchen, painted them, changed the hardware and cut them to fit the back house. The counter top was made by Clint (of course!) and we stained it to match the dry brushed floors and the ladder. Next, he installed the open shelving with the brackets I got at Hobby Lobby for $3 each(1/2 price). Oh, and by the way, the hardware...also Hobby Lobby - 1/2 price for $1 each....I am hoping to have enough left over for the real kitchen!
We are now fully using it as our kitchen...old fridge and stove don't really do the space justice, but it works well for now! My plan is to have a super comfy pull out couch and small table for guests (or for me to escape to when things get too rowdy around here!) I already love doing my quite time in there. We put the TV upstairs for the kids to watch movies...they are dying for a sleep over! If anyone has an extra twin mattress they want to let go of- let me know! I think I will put it upstairs in the back house without a bed frame...just pile on comfy bedding and pillows.
Its busy everyday around here - I will check in with more updates soon.
hugs and kisses!
Here's another cool story: I had been looking for a farmhouse sink - the new ones were too expensive to put in the back house, the old ones were either too rusted or already sold.....I needed a sink! So one day, Scott, who lives in another historic neighborhood around the corner, found an add from a lady who lived by him "FOR SALE - 1920's farmhouse large basin tall back sink - $40" The next day, I got a call from Clint with total excitement in his voice..."I found you a sink and your gonna love it! And by the way, it only cost 40 bucks!"
He took it home with him that weekend and refinished it, along with our original pedestal sink from the bathroom we tore out - and now its installed, looking just how I had imagined! YIPPEE!
We took the old cabinets from our kitchen, painted them, changed the hardware and cut them to fit the back house. The counter top was made by Clint (of course!) and we stained it to match the dry brushed floors and the ladder. Next, he installed the open shelving with the brackets I got at Hobby Lobby for $3 each(1/2 price). Oh, and by the way, the hardware...also Hobby Lobby - 1/2 price for $1 each....I am hoping to have enough left over for the real kitchen!
We are now fully using it as our kitchen...old fridge and stove don't really do the space justice, but it works well for now! My plan is to have a super comfy pull out couch and small table for guests (or for me to escape to when things get too rowdy around here!) I already love doing my quite time in there. We put the TV upstairs for the kids to watch movies...they are dying for a sleep over! If anyone has an extra twin mattress they want to let go of- let me know! I think I will put it upstairs in the back house without a bed frame...just pile on comfy bedding and pillows.
Its busy everyday around here - I will check in with more updates soon.
hugs and kisses!
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