This week we had a light texture sprayed on the drywall. We wanted very little texture because we feel that is more appropriate to a log cabin. Protecting the logs was a priority, and it took more time to cover the floor and the walls than it did to spray the texture!
Before
This is a shot of the kitchen wall before the drywall was textured.
After
This is a shot of the kitchen wall after the drywall was textured. You can see how light the texture is when you compare it to the photo above.
Pantry and Baking Center Wall
This is the pantry and baking center wall after applying texture.
Next project: Paint the walls and then finish installing the slate in the master bathroom shower!
We have flooring in the three bathrooms! This first picture is of the tile in the guest bathroom. Jeremy Failing installed the tile for us.
Slate in Master Bathroom
The slate in the master bathroom was more difficult to lay because of all the uneven edges--that's just the nature of real slate! But, we love the multi-colored slate. This picture doesn't do it justice because you can see footprints on it, but when we get it grouted and sealed, it will look great!
Tile in Small Bathroom (Powder Room)
Our little "powder room" got tile. The hole in the corner is for the toilet and in the other corner will be a pedestal sink. Eventually, Gary wants to use the stump of our favorite (now dead) pine tree and make a really "cool-looking" pedestal for the rock/boulder sink to sit on.
Slate in Master Bathroom with One Cabinet
I placed one of the three Hickory cabinets in its approximate position so that you could see the slate and the Hickory wood. It isn't properly installed yet (there are holes that need to be cut in the back of the cabinet so that the plumbing can go through it), but you can get an idea of how it will look when it is finished.
Slate on Woodstove Hearth
The slate on the hearth looks really nice! It still needs to be grouted and sealed, but that will have to happen next week.
We won't make our goal of moving in by August 15th, but we're pretty sure that we will be in by Christmas 2010!
Gary and Debi met on July 31, 1998 and were married four months later on November 27, 1998 in the Oakland Temple.
We had both been married before. Debi was widowed in February 1998 when her husband, Mike Ramsey, died unexpectedly from a heart attack. Gary was divorced and living in Auburn, California. We met because Debi wanted to sell Mike's guns and her sister's husband (Scott) knew that Gary had owned a gun shop in Washington years before. Gary and Scott came down from Sacramento to look at the guns to see what they were worth. Both Gary and Debi felt something special right away and were engaged a week later! (When you know it's right, why wait?)
Now some "little unknown facts" about us...Debi collects "Cinderella" books from other cultures, anything from Disney's "101 Dalmatians", and Christmas nativities from around the world.
Gary collects oil lamps and has over 20 different types. He served in the United States Navy for ten years and was stationed on three different submarines. He can actually say he has lived underwater!
Covering the Logs
Before
After
Pantry and Baking Center Wall
