The Life for Me

The window and door trim is coming together nicely. All the pieces were custom milled either on site or at Riner's. Who knew that Charlottesville would be such a mill-work desert? I miss being able to run over to Portsmouth Lumber to pick up the old-style casings, but it has been fun getting back into the shop and watching the piles of sawdust grow. It's certainly a nice contrast to sitting in front of a computer. All the trim will be painted to match the Navajo White of the sashes and doors. Yes, that's a lot of painting. I have plenty of brushes if anyone is interested.

The beautiful wormy maple cabinets were installed today by the talented crew from Riner's Cabinet Shop. It's starting to feel more like home everyday! On another note, Tim and Bob have soon an incredible amount of patience with me on getting the stair case details just right. The rail had to come down to make room for the floor finisher (forgot the camera that day).