The major task I've been working on at the cabin was finished up the wood cabin exterior. Some other jobs we continued to work on were the kitchen, plus were finally made some decisions on furniture. wood cabin Exterior The jobs to finish on the outside of the cabin were to install the siding and soffit on the back, putting on the corner trim, and then caulking all the joints and giving all the ... continue reading...
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Cabin ladder, kitchen progress, & white soffit
Over the last week and a half I continued working on the siding, soffit and fascia, Tony built the cabin ladder, and we made some great progress on the kitchen for our tiny cabin in the woods. Siding, soffit and fascia The exterior of three sides of the cabin are totally finished. For the front porch of the cabin we finished the rafters and strapping, and then Tony installed the tin. He also ... continue reading...
Pine cabin siding, interior trim, and kitchen cabinet doors
I can't believe how fast time has been going. It felt like I posted an update just yesterday, but it turns out it's been over three weeks! The last update I posted I had just about finished the interior walls, made a good start on the exterior siding, and we started building the front porch. Over the last three weeks I completely finished the interior walls, we made more progress on the pine cabin ... continue reading...
Cabin interior walls, exterior siding, and a very blue pond
I have been waiting to write an update on the cabin interior walls until we were totally finished, but we tend to finish a job about 95% and then move onto the next task. Over the last few weeks we've just about finished the interior walls, we started installing the siding and the exterior window trim, I painted the front door, Tony built a bathroom vanity, we bought the kitchen cabinets, and ... continue reading...
How to refinish a cast iron bathtub
Do you want to find out how to refinish a cast iron bathtub? For the bathroom in the cabin we thought it would look really nice to have a vintage clawfoot bathtub. If you have the time, why not spend it making an old, ugly, very heavy bathtub beautiful again? I have never done anything like this before, and probably will never do it again. But I do believe this was the right choice for the cabin ... continue reading...
