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...

day 11: the profit

I grew up surrounded by what I consider a savvy businessman. My father is one of the greats, a man who showed us how to love people, how to serve them…how to give of himself.  Too, I believe watching him in business was my greatest teacher in preparation for...

day 10: the ceiling issue

The ceiling. It’s tricky business. I, of course, wanted to rip that commercial tile sucker down. Underneath, there were nasty linoleum tiles, and underneath that, beautiful tin tiles.  And we needed to leave the grid up so we could add the tiles back if the...