With the able-bodied help of RenRed and LilSis, the renovations are coming right along. We are just taking a break from work and getting a quick “internet” fix before heading back to the cottage to tack down some carpet so this will be a quick and short update. So, here’s a photo to whet…
The latest project in the Cypress Cottage was the back bedroom. Once the old paneling was removed, this is what the wall looked like. The previous owners added a closet,and used all kinds of junk wood to build the wall. Something had to be done about this wall. Then DS and The Miller came to…
It seems that we are in need of some education about this beautiful and versatile wood. Please be advised, that no trees were recently cut down in order to provide me with this pecky for the Cypress Cottage. Some of these cypress trees, as old as 300 years, can sit on the bottom of a…
Look! The pecky cypress from the Ouachita River is almost finished! It is all cut and in place. This wood has so much character, and in turn brings the same to this room. This view is from the kitchen, looking into the living room. This is a side view. You really have to see the…
DAY THREE of the Deloutre Switch and The Miller Visit started early with the launching of the boat and heading South. Sometime between days one and three, The Miller put up some beautiful cypress boards in the back bedroom. The beadboard walls will not remain pink. I just can’t handle that Pepto color! And a…
Well, Deloutre Switch and The Miller are gone, and I miss them already. DS and I worked together years ago, when I was fresh out of college. I hadn’t seen her in about 25 years, and I was so excited when she found me on a google search last year. Now, we have reconnected, and…