My husband and I drove to Rye, NY over Mother’s Day weekend to pick up a bunch of cabinets that we’re going to use in the basement. Here they are when they were installed in that house: The upper cabinets are about 40″ tall, and we’re going to make a base for them to sitContinue reading “The Ancient Basement–An Upper Cabinet from a Butler’s Pantry is Being Converted to a Built-In Bookcase”
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The Ancient Basement–the Ceiling is Finished!
We used Hardie Board Plank sheets for our ceiling because they are waterproof, mold proof, and fire proof. While all of those are really good things, those attributes make the sheets EXTREMELY heavy. This project took so much longer than I would have ever guessed it would. Here is a link on our progress: So,Continue reading “The Ancient Basement–the Ceiling is Finished!”
The Ancient Basement–The Ceiling
We were SO optimistic when my husband took a couple of weeks off in March that we’d get the ceiling up in the basement during that time, but I only got some of the Hardie board painted (the wrong color as it turns out). This past weekend was Memorial Day weekend and the weather wasContinue reading “The Ancient Basement–The Ceiling”
The Ancient Basement–New (Old) Cabinets
We bought the sink and cabinet and the bath tub for the basement from Hudson Valley Houseparts–which is a salvage company that goes to houses that are going to be torn down and pulls out all the great architectural salvage that they can. I received an email from them about a kitchen and a butlersContinue reading “The Ancient Basement–New (Old) Cabinets”
The Ancient Basement–Long time, no see…
Sorry that I have been away so long. It’s been so busy around here since the middle of April when we spent 8 LONG days helping our oldest with his new (1932) house–pulling out carpet, cleaning, painting, putting down hardwood, putting up drywall, and refinishing floors. Shortly after that, we went to help our youngestContinue reading “The Ancient Basement–Long time, no see…”
The Ancient Basement–More Progress on the Shelf at the bottom of the stairs
So this project is moving WAY more slowly than I ever expected, but here we are. We have made more progress than it’s going to appear in the following photos. So, what you can’t see from these photos is that the left and right walls are plumb and parallel (and that took a LOT ofContinue reading “The Ancient Basement–More Progress on the Shelf at the bottom of the stairs”
The Ancient Basement–Shelf at the bottom of the stairs
We started this project during the weekend that we got snow and were stuck at the house. I think I jinxed us when I said I thought we could accomplish it over a long weekend. No such luck. I’ve had a few people ask how the project is going, so here is the update. IContinue reading “The Ancient Basement–Shelf at the bottom of the stairs”
The Ancient Basement–Snow Day Project
We are expected to get a lot of snow (for here) tomorrow, and we’ve had enough notice that we could actually think about, plan, and purchase everything for the project. We are going to build the shelves that we had planned all along at the bottom of the stairs–to fill this area. Years ago, IContinue reading “The Ancient Basement–Snow Day Project”
The Ancient Basement–More progress!
We have been working on what I have been calling “the mudroom wall”. I posted some photos a few weeks ago of the beadboard wall and all the parts and pieces that my husband made and the brackets that I purchased. Here’s where I left it: And here’s a reminder of the inspiration photo that’sContinue reading “The Ancient Basement–More progress!”
Progress in the basement
My husband finished the masonry work around the wood stove and was able to get the stove back in place with the help of our son. He really did a beautiful job. We still have to sand and finish the doors and put the hardware on them. Then my husband is going to make someContinue reading “Progress in the basement”
Cathy At Home on the River 