days 18 & 19: the paint colors

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...

day 15: the boxes

Are you guys getting used to the iPhone pics snapped late at night? That seems to be all I’m able to manage these days. So the boxes seem to multiplying around here.  It was really okay with me. But then they started multiplying inside the...

day 14: the flooring is done!

Remember that beautiful flooring?? Well, once we got all of this swept up… We moved on to the floor. Here’s where I MUST fall on my knees to thank Natalie and Eddie Ray. While we resumed life for a week, they’ve kept the ball rolling at the shop...

day 13: the ceiling progress

Well, the ceiling is a gem. Once we removed the drop-down tiles, then the first layer of linoleum tiles, you may remember we uncovered an original tin ceiling.  But we also uncovered boards that were nailed ALL over the tin.  Meaning when the boards came down, the old...

day 12: life, resumed

In the midst of opening the shop in 3-5 weeks, we are traveling. When Matt and my brother decided to come to Ocala, Florida, for work, our whole family packed up and tagged along for a little vacation to Disney.  While they worked, we started playing and they’ve...