I really didn’t want to sand today. Crawling into the back of the closet and having spackle dust fall into my hair, while my goggles fog up to the point that I can’t even see, and my breathing is completely restricted by the dust mask […]

Our remodel project is proceeding happily along. Today, after allowing the polyurethane on the floor to cure for 48 hours, and allowing the first coat of joint compound to set for the same length, I was ready to get back to work. The poly still […]

When I left off with our remodel saga last, we had just finished the demo portion of the project. Steve was nice enough to crawl around in the back of closet, cleaning up all the grit and dirt and icky leftover demo debris. Once the […]

I haven’t posted in a while. We have been very busy with end-of-the-school-year activities – final soccer games, school programs, etc. The annual mad rush to summer has left me pretty exhausted. However, this week, I am on VACATION! And I am using that vacation […]

Monday evening, I decided to remove the beaverboard / wallboard / whatever-it-is from the ceiling of the coat closet. I didn’t want to just smash through the ceiling and have all the little pieces falling on my head, so instead I decided to try to […]

This weekend, I kicked off The Great Coat Closet Remodel Project! In order to allow me to focus on one aspect of the remodel at a time and not become overwhelmed, I have defined several “phases” for this project, which will be spaced out over […]