Our Monona Mess

  I just really love to see these 2 pictures next to each other.  The bottom is the house on the day we looked at it and the top was taken in the exact same spot looking the same direction--quite a change.  The day after the countertops were installed, Dave installed the sink and faucet.  It looks great and I love the accessories, but I do not love any of it. The faucet is cheap because we could not get the one we wanted--and it keeps clogging. The sink is too flat and does not drain as fast as it should.  Hopefully, we can work through some of the problems---and at least it is pretty.  Dave also worked on wood trim and it makes the house look so much more finished.  Dave also built the roof support structure in the attic and the inspector signed off on it.  The same day the inspector came for the roof structure, the chimney got its final check for the fireplace so Dave closed in the hole in the fireplace and then got to work drywalling.  I h...

The Countertops are Here Before: During: After:  

The Maple in Fall Dave worked hard to clean out the garage and fit the Mustang in the garage in the winter. But for now, we are working on sanding and painting all of the woodwork and getting it on, so the garage became a sanding and painting station.  He has been busy putting in trim, hanging doors and stripping doors. Dave has also been working on the attic.  It is cold up there, so he built a insulation door for the top of the stairs.  And he is working on jacking up the roof. The countertops are coming so Dave got the electric into the island. And installed the beverage station.  While he has been working on electric and woodwork, I worked on the entryway. It was time to get rid of the rest of the old floor.  We painted the walls, sanded and painted the woodwork, installed the door trim, and started to install the floor.  Then I ran out of flooring and needed to order more.  It will be a month until it comes....so it will sit like this for awhile. ...