Yet more painting!

So the only room I didn't paint while Lloyd was here was the rec-room. I got the 3 bedrooms, the 2 bathrooms and the ceiling in our master bedroom done!   I told Nick he had to help so this last weekend after Thanksgiving we spent all of Saturday painting.  It took us almost 12 hours!

Nick's neck got really sore as did his shoulder and elbow and back and body!

It is a milk chocolate brown.  Is there a color scheme here of brown & green? I did all the cutting out which took as long or longer than all the rolling that Nick did!

Here it is with the ceiling and one wall painted.  We had to get it done so the heaters could be placed!

We also got our tax assessment and I have been fighting that!  way too high!

We had professional painters paint the entry, down the stairs, and the great room and kitchen as it is way too elevated.  They sprayed it.  It made it look so easy!  We were grateful for them.   They are currently varnishing the doors and trim work and would be finishing up except that we now have the dilemma of 2 windows that leak.  It is a nightmare to say the least!

More of accomplishments of Lloyd

So while Lloyd was here, I painted and painted and painted to get the rooms ready so he could put the trim work up.  This will be the red, white, and blue room.  One wall is navy blue and the carpet will be red.  We have to have a red, white and blue room for all the memorabilia from the previous cabin! Cyndil said she will paint white stars on the blue and red stripes on the white!  We'll see!

This is the brown room.  Yes it is just brown with 3 walls a light brown!

This is the green room because we have a green bedspread to go in it!  The light fixture was one of the many I got from Mryle.  It is craftsman and kind of Aztec with copper and brass.  The sconce also matches!

So these are the doors to the closet in this room that Lloyd hung also.  They are even more beautiful after they get the varnish finish on them!  

The cabinetry got hung in the kitchen but it is hard to tell.  We were so excited that Lloyd was able to figure out the configuration of where they would go.  It was amazing that they fit as perfectly as they did.

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A view from the lake of the glass railing done. It is slowly shaping up little by little!

The Deck Railing

Also while Lloyd was here, he got Nick started on putting up the railing for the deck.  Nick worked long and hard every spare moment he could spare which wasn't a lot.  He had to work on it in spurts of time.  It is laid out in this picture.

This is the opening to the stairs to be, leading down to the water!

Nick & I put in the glass and it was a feat in and of itself.  We felt very accomplished and happy when we finished it. 

It makes for a great view of the lake both inside and outside of the place. Glad to cross that off our list.  Nick still has the rail for the stairs left.  We'll get to it eventually!

The Master Bathroom

So while Lloyd was here, we had another guy tile our master bathroom.  This is a picture of the prep work for the double shower.  Lloyd set the cabinet and after the tile was done, he set the toilet so we don't have to go downstairs when we stay overnight (camp in). Yet more things he completed while he was here!

This is the tile laid out.  I fell in love with this tile and yes of course, it was expensive!

There is a mural of the tiles in the center of the shower.  It is exquisite! He is just starting the border along the top edge.  Look @ the completed edge in picture below!

Now a picture of the finished tile.  We now need to order the shower doors!

Another angle of the master bath and it's wonderful tile! I found the sink @ a kitchen shop going out of business.  It is lovely but still haven't got it hooked up to the drainage yet!

The view as you sit on the throne!  Yes, there are little tiles of animals and the border has pine cones and  logs along the edges!

Lloyd's handiwork

So my brother Lloyd came in October for 2 weeks and got so much done.  He hung 16 doors and laid tile in the guest bathroom, made shelves, hung cabinetry in kitchen, did all the TRIM WORK which was a tremendous amount.

Here he is working so hard.  He worked 12-14 hour days.  He stayed there and worked all week.  He had to go home to recover from all the hard work we made him do.  He is a master craftsman and accomplishes so much in so little time.  He was amazing and we were so grateful to have him for the time he was here.