by perfectlyimperfect | Oct 24, 2012 | Archive
Well, today, I was just getting started at the shop when I got a call from little one’s school. She kind of threw up all over herself and her desk. Of course, work halted and mama came running to the rescue. As I should. Speaking of roles and responsibilities,...
by perfectlyimperfect | Oct 22, 2012 | Archive
Matt finished the shop counter! It only took him a couple of nights, and I am so proud of it and him! We were really going for an antique vibe–clean lines and lots of planks. But we also wanted bar height for the ease of our customers, so we built the outside to...
by perfectlyimperfect | Oct 21, 2012 | Archive
I’ve been avoiding the topic. We’ve all been sick since we came back from Disney World. Yep. Bronchitis. Only we haven’t slowed down, other than to take the kids to the doctor. On Friday, after working a 12 hour day, I decided I just might not make...
by perfectlyimperfect | Oct 20, 2012 | Archive
This week we’ve also been working on the brick wall trim (to meet the sheet rock & brick) & the baseboards. We just used 1 x 4’s for the wall trim (painted in French Linen) & tacked them up the old-fashioned way with masonry nails. The...
by perfectlyimperfect | Oct 19, 2012 | Archive
I hope you won’t consider it cheating that I lump days 18 & 19 together. Progress at the shop is a little slow-going this week, and it seems the walls/built-ins/trim are multiplying as we go. Natalie and I started painting cabinets a while back, but we began...
