A House In A Field

Category: Home Building


Front Door, Part 2 : The Final Round

We’re not sure if this is technically a playoff, sweet something or final something.  (Seriously — we don’t know.  Our co-editor is clueless without resorting to  “Let me call Johnny.”) But we’ve got to decide this door color by Friday…

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We’re sensing new nicknames…

Unlike say…..gorgeous cupolas…..this is a part of the project that has always been a “must do.” And as an added bonus, we’re pretty sure that we’ve got new nicknames.

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Office cabinets and desks with long stories…

These cabinets (aka “Flyingpointroad.com World HQ”) : need to go on this wall : Across the room from this desk :   That was hauled out of this drugstore’s trash in the mid-1950s :    

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Thank God for mudders.

Anyone who has hung even the smallest piece of sheetrock is probably looking at these photos and silently thinking “Thank God for mudders.” Arguably the hardest part of any construction / home improvement project.  Working on stilts for most of…

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We need your help. Today. Now. Please.

The decisions don’t want to stop.  And as a “thank-you” for surviving this blog’s 174 prior posts (!), we’d like to invite you to participate in the grand (mis) adventure called “Dash Landing.” We need your help picking a front…

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The magic of v-board pine.

We weren’t quite sure how to finish off this wall in the garage/barn thingy.  Using drywall seemed way too fussy.  And plywood just wouldn’t have looked “right.” John suggested simple pine v-board, smooth side out.  And it looks awesome.  We’ll…

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Toko = “Queen of the Manor.”

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Kyle’s to-do list.

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Drywallers & other mysteries of the universe

In the hundred odd years since we’ve started this grand adventure, we’ve noticed that our contributors fall into two distinct groups : – Long Haul.  We’ve been with Rob since last August.  Kyle and the KC crew arrived in April….

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Barn peak.

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