Some accomplishments

Yesterday Richie installed our new fan:


And our new stove:



The bedroom is *so* close to being finished, but I am waiting until it's completely finished to post a pic. Up on the agenda today will probably be the sink area countertops and more work in the bedroom.

FO: dice bag

I made this dice bag for Paul at his request with yarn that he picked out. He wanted a dice bag that was reminiscent of his very first dice bag that was lost years ago. The yarn is Bella, the chart is just the skull and crossbones from the arrrgyle chart. I knit it on dpns from the top down like a sock but without the heel flap.

Some of you know that I'm vegan, and while I would never buy silk or wool yarn for myself, I couldn't say no to Paul who bought this yarn (he's omni) for me to make him a dice bag. It's probably not a compromise many other vegans would be willing to make, and I'll say that I'll never use silk yarn again because I really didn't care for it's feeling in my hand.

It seems...

that my birthday is fast approaching, so I just thought I'd mention that my Amazon wishlist is current and in addition to that I've got a list on wishlist.com as well:

http://wishlist.com/auntiex

Renovation To-Do list

Kitchen:
- adjust cabinet openings for appliances
- install appliance platforms
- install counter-tops
- route out bottom of water-meter cabinet
- install bolts for removable-backed cabinets
- install remaining baseboard and quarter round
- buy and install foundation wall cap
- install thresholds for front door, bath room door, and living room door
- stain, caulk, and seal/waterproof thresholds
- install end panel on penninsula
- have plumber in to install sink and dishwasher
- finish backsplash/window-shelf framing behind sink (need sink installed first) (the framing is done, just need butcherblock shelf installed)
- install trim pieces above sink (need window-shelf done first)
- remove doors from hinges (The hinge pins are stubbornly fused in place. I'm not sure how it's possible considering that the doors still swing, but apparently it is. Also, the screws that hold the hinges to the door and doorjamb are also impossible to extricate)
- strip, prime, and paint windows
- strip (partially done), prime, and paint doors
- rehang doors (see above)
- install guide rails on window jambs and reinstall windows
- putty, sand, caulk, prime, and paint all trim molding
- assemble cabinet drawers (mostly done)
- install cabinet shelves, doors, drawers (partially done)
- have electrician come and finish electrical work

Dining room:
- buy and install trim pieces for window aprons
- strip, prime, and paint windows
- install guide rails on window jambs
- putty, sand, prime and paint all trim moldings
- buy and install smoke detector

Bed room:
- cut and reinstall doorjamb
- buy and install trim moldings for support beam
- install healing duct and vent cover
- strip paint on window muttons, prime, and repaint
- remove closet door, prime, paint and rehang
- putty, sand, caulk, prime, and paint all remaining trim
- install door threshold
- buy and install smoke/CO detector
- install puck lights in closets

Sink cabinet framing

I fully intended to blog more about DexCon, but since Paul and I were sharing my laptop, there wasn't any wifi in the hotel room (even though there was in the Con area), and Paul was hogging using it to track his character sheets in all his rpga games.... I never actually got the chance and I forgot to continue taking pictures.

So here's a renovation photo....



The area behind the future home of the sink is all framed up (except for the backsplash which I'm keeping relatively open for the plumbers), everything is level, square and ready to go. I think I'm going to let the plumbers do their thing and then create the removable back panels for the cabinets after. Or at least the sink cabinet.... I might do the one next to it first so that they can see what I'm trying for. It's all a tight squeeze, so I'm hoping that the dishwasher fits without a huge problem. The plumber might need to reroute the pex piping for the outdoor spiggot though... Not sure what he was thinking when he made that stick so far out from the wall....