Normandy Park Restoration

Small project, built a stereo rack to match the speakers I built.  Ran out of supports for the bottom so I need to order a few more.

Short days and holidays mean not much happening.  Been doing lots of other stuff, and lots of little projects.  I did have to move one sofa upstairs and one downstairs.  Friends were busy so I decided to tackle it myself. Went easier than expected without any damage.  Then put the other sofa downstairs. Should have some house updates soon.

Got all of the basement ceiling pieces in place.  This will get painted the dark olive green.  It will then either receive the "fake beam" treatment, danish slats, or a dark hardwood.  Haven't decided which yet.

Found a better projector LED bulb for the basement, that gives more of the layered look of a halogen bulb.  Replaced all of the recessed bulbs with these.  I'm also starting on getting the rest of the basement ceiling in.  This picture shows one panel in place.  Getting the beams leveled takes a long time.  Of course everything is a big mess while it's in progress.  This shows a couple of them in place in the hallway.  These will be painted the dark green color to match the rest of the basement ceiling, and eventually have fascia beams over them. Also got a good picture of the house from a different angle that shows the fall colors really well.  Most of the leaves have fallen, but the color is still there.

Was sick and didn't have time to do much this weekend.  I did finally bring the pillows down for the reading nook and got the mattress cover cleaned. The Fall colors are out in force again this year

Finally got the ceiling in the theater room leveled.  Turns out leveling it is easy, and would be even easier to do during the original install.  Here is a picture of the end result. The veneer beams are cedar 2x4's, cut smooth, sanded, and then treated with danish oil.  The overall look works well.  It also has the designed benefit of being removable, should I need to do electrical or plumbing work in the future.  Here is a progress shot showing the beams being prepped.

Getting lots of things done that aren't visible, but did do one.  Got the reading nook started.  First step was to do the back wall.  Unfortunately this used all of the wood I had, so I'll have to get more for the footwell on the other side. And then put some of the trim in place I finally put the futon in, for now just to get it out of the way.  I'll have to remove the cover and wash as it's a mess right now, but this gives you an idea for what the nook will look like when it's done.