More on the Sewing Room

They made a little progress today. It’s really starting to take shape. This is going to be a nice size room and I’m getting excited.

Wanted to show you some pix.

This is from the north west side. All the areas outside will be covered with the same color vinyl siding we have on the house already.

Southwest side

Our front yard slopes downhill toward the pond that is in front of the house.

Inside the sewing room looking toward the west at the pond out front.

Inside looking toward the north side.

Looking toward the south. Two windows on each side in the front and one on the south side.

Standing on the north side trying to get the whole porch.

We even got out there and got the mess cleaned up while it was sprinkling. Just a little, not enough to get wet though.

OK I think I got all the angles. Stay tuned for more. He said he might get rained out tomorrow from the way they’re talking on the weather channel.

Getting Starting

We got started on the porch redo this morning. They got all the banister off and the one going down the steps as well. He’s going to put the one back on going down the steps but he had to remove it for now.

Here’s some progress pix. This is a long shot of the porch. One mega positive thing about this is, I WONT HAVE TO PAINT the post nor the banister anymore!

 

Spruce boards going down to tie everything together with. He had to jack up the 4x4 poles to take the square piece of wood out from under them so he could do this board along the bottom.

The pieces of the banister, and the metal stuff from the vinyl siding. The wasps have already started! UGHH He got bit by one but was able to sling it off his wrist before it got him really good. Have I ever said how I HATE THOSE THINGS! That’s ONE MORE positive with this project! I wont have to fight those things anymore on the porch!

Another shot of the boards on the bottom he’s going to tie it altogether with. Hopefully it wont rain him out tomorrow so he can get a really good start on it. He’s going to lay a metal sheeting stuff that goes with our vinyl siding along the bottom edge of the porch and bend it with the metal bending thing so water will not go under the boards when it rains or blows rain.

 

More to come later.

Sewing Room

Well it looks like the close in for the sewing room will be starting on Monday around lunch time.  I’m excited to a degree because this will help with heating AND cooling on the house I think since this is the west. Plus the porch hardly ever got used and this will help with some clutter in the house! We’re really going to insulate it so that should help with the heating and cooling as well. PLUS it sure is exciting to know that I will be able to sit down and sew without having to move heaven and earth to do it. I have so much sewing stuff and it just will not all fit into the small room and the living room is always cluttered when I have to sew.

I am hoping I can find some good deals on some windows and a door to. I wasn’t planning on having carpet since I dearly hate the mess but from what I am understanding the carpet will be much better on my back than the hardwood flooring since it will be on the concrete.

Anyway since the floor is concrete we’re going to put down some really firm padding so hopefully that concrete floor wont effect my back so bad. The house is not on a concrete foundation so that helps big time with this back problem I have and with his knees and hip.

I’ve been finding some little metal baskets along as I shop in the thrift stores. I have 3 larger ones and 2 small ones now. My plans are to put one of the metal shelving units up on the wall and hang these from it to organize my sewing things in.

First order of business once he gets finished with the room is to make some roman blinds for all those windows. There will be 5 of them out there.

OK stay tuned as we start the building process!

Cleaning and Organizing

Well I got a lot done today on the sewing room cleaning and organizing. I moved a couple of the items in there that I painted and vanished.

I’m HOPING this room is only temporary until my larger sewing room gets done. We’re waiting to find out just what it will run us to get the porch closed in. So I am going ahead with my organizing so at least I will have all of this done if it works out for us.

I will be putting my fabrics in the 4 cubby holes on the shelf. I got a lot done today but I had to quit because my back is NOT happy. Even part of my foot feels a little numb tonight which is not good.

Putting the pegboard on the metal shelf. I can hang my things on this and have them organized.

Another shot with it finished.

Here it is with some of my rulers on it.

The magnetic board hung over the breaker box to hide it.

OK I think that’s about it. I will post more as I get more accomplished. I’m sitting with my ice pack now and I hope I can do some more soon.

To be continued…..