The man worked tirelessly to redo that basement . . . .
First he had to go tear down the barn. I wish I had pics of that! One day when he was tearing it down, I went over to check on his progress. I found him standing on a section of the roof that was laying askew on the ground, chain saw in hand, zipping through the old roof. I had to turn around and leave; it was too much for me! He came home one day with barn wood embedded in his forehead. Ouch!
After he got that wood home, he had to remove the nails and plane it. He worked so hard!
This pic shows the early stages of the barn wood preparation and installation
Then Bill started to put the barn wood on the wall . . . .
This shows the old panelling that would soon be covered by old barn wood
Hm. What pic to add next?
This is how kitchen area looked Before. Note: There are no windows.
Next shot . . . . .
Bill hard at work. Note what he's using for a saw horse. He eventually cut a chunk out of that ping pong table . . . .
While Bill was installing the wood on the walls, I was busy too: As I was walking around the house one day I discovered those windows! Someone had paneled over them! When I told my hubby I was going to break through the paneling to uncover those windows, he said No! (He was tired that day. Can’t imagine why!) So I got out the hammer and WHACK! Sunlight poured in the little hole I made and I knew I was on the right track. Then I put a ledger board on that bar and ran the circular saw around it and cut that bar down 8″ . . . .
Bill Hard At Work Putting the Barn Wood Around an Access Door
More pics . . . .
At first we painted the top half of the walls white, but that didn't look right . . . .
I hit on the idea that the top part of the wall had to be as dynamic as the bottom of the wall . . . . .
We eventually used barn wood for the counter top.
We finished this counter top with Tung Oil, by the way . . . .
And then it was on to the other half of the basement. To be continued . . . .
Happy Day!
Love always,
Susan
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