Rapid City – Marked Up

Office Mural

I was a bit worried about my sizing skills (Lysenkoism is a lie – sizing is most definitely not in the Sizer blood), but while there are some uneven wall impressions showing through, I think it turned out just fine. We wanted to do something fun and in keeping with the “farm” theme we’re tryingContinue reading “Office Mural”

Backsplash

So close! The range hood is not vented, the above-the-sink light is not installed, and I want one strip of under-cabinet LED lights (behind me in this picture), but other than that, the kitchen is done! Update: In case you haven’t been following along, here’s a before picture of the same space, albeit from aContinue reading “Backsplash”

Christmas Presents!

Now that there is trim and carpeting, I could open Christmas presents! The Laird was right: One can barely notice the leopard print carpeting. It does make me feel young. I’ve bought many appliances, but this is the first time I’ve bought carpeting; I must be a young ‘un. The unwrapping is always fun. I’llContinue reading “Christmas Presents!”

Let There Be Carpet!

Only the bathroom floor is still unfinished. I don’t seem to have taken “before” pictures of the bedrooms, but here are the “after” pictures. The office to be: The white/unpainted spot is because there will be a wallpaper mural there. I need to size the wall. That should have been done before the floor, butContinue reading “Let There Be Carpet!”

Italian Coffee – it’s different

That’s the new coffee maker. I hadn’t noticed how reflective it is; auto-focus is finding it overly reflective, too. smeg is an Italian brand (that doesn’t want its abbreviation capitalized, from what I can tell). The Bosch never worked and – after months waiting – they finally decided it was the seller’s fault, who gaveContinue reading “Italian Coffee – it’s different”

Pumpkin Fest

Rapid City has one. Who knew? We were mostly interested in the Pumpkin Chucking – accomplished via trebuchet. There were six contending teams. Four from the School of Mines, one from Spearfish High School, and one from a Middle School. The biggest surprise: The high school (blue one) and middle school (bare lumber one toContinue reading “Pumpkin Fest”

Leftovers

Last night, we ate upstairs for the first time because the grill ran out of gas and we decided to broil the steak in the little new oven, which worked great – and I baked bread in it, today, which worked OK. Not the point of this post. There was no cutlery upstairs. I decidedContinue reading “Leftovers”

Building a Desk

I want a large desk that fits the room. So, I decided to build one. This has been an interesting process. Drafting has not been involved. I think I may have lost my T-square in the move; I don’t remember packing it. I decided on “corner” so that I can stick my feet out underneathContinue reading “Building a Desk”

Serendipity

The original plan for the kitchen windows was to have the countertop be the sills and the cabinet bottoms be the on-top sill (transom? lintel? whatever). Due to the way the cabinet tops and sizes came together, the plan for the top didn’t work (or would have looked very strange). So, there’s a gap. It’sContinue reading “Serendipity”

Refinishing

Marketing people are lying liars. I know, news flash from centuries ago. Nonetheless, the color on the outside of the QUART can of stain is not anything like the result. It’s much, much darker – almost black/ebony. I’m going to throw it in the trash out of spite. You don’t want that stuff in yourContinue reading “Refinishing”