Kitchen Update

After much work by our fine kitchen installer, Shawn, we have an enormous block of butcher block! The original kitchen plan we worked out only had butcher block in the corner, to the left of the cooktop. After the kitchen was more or less installed, we opted to change it! We got the kitchen company to order us up a much larger surface of butcher block, and now Patrick has a much larger workspace than if it was nearly all laminate. And, today the kitchen sink made its way in!!!

The Upstairs Bathroom is Transformed!!

We love Mario. Our bathroom is now stunning, thanks to the addition of hex floor tiles, and subway tiles on the wall. We love it!!

Master Bedroom - Coved Ceiling

You can't really see it very well in the top photo (taken in March), but the edges of the ceiling were previously painted blood red. We primed it, with the intention of painting it white. However when we saw it primed, it was a bit... stark - too white.

So, after a trip to the local hardware store, we came home with a liter of "flannel" coloured grey paint, which covers the edges of the ceiling nicely.

The Landing - now Grey!

Here's Dad, likely wondering what the heck he's doing here, when he could be relaxing in his cozy house out east...


And presto - it's now grey! Now, we just need to prime and paint the SIX dark green doorframes to make them "chantilly lace" white. That shouldn't take long at all.

The Boys' Room - Before and After

Trim is In!

The trim is making its way on to the walls, and it's looking sensational. The trim replicates the window trim and baseboards found in the rest of the house. Our contractors have been magicians in making new elements look original!

The Ugliest Ceiling in the Universe (It's not easy being green)

The ceiling in the boys' room had (we think) been flaking paint, and was painted green. This gave the ceiling a reptilian, scaly, cracked-up look. And did we mention it's green?


Dad was visiting from out east, and wouldn't rest until he'd remedied the situation. We bought some stipple at the big box store, and Dad got to experimenting. While swirls in stucco weren't doing the trick, some classic stuccoing looked fantastic!

New Floors!!

All spiffed up, except for the sunroom floor, which has been replaced with new wood.

The Office - Painted!

Wave Be Gone!

After mudding, sanding, priming and painting, the spare room is just about finished. No more wave!!!