DONNA'S - In The Attic

UPDATE ON OUR NEW SHOPPE ~

We are getting so much closer, but still have a lot of work ahead of us.

Here are just a few pictures of what we have been working on . . .

Garry got the mirror and light fixture hung in the bathroom ~

 

We are hoping to put the floor in this weekend and then we will be ready to add the fixtures!

Garry also has the bi-fold closet door and facings completed in the Office.

I painted the wall, facings and back side of the door, but I still need to paint the frontside ~

All we like in this room are the baseboards around the closet.

The Counter Before !

 

I have most of it painted.  The drawers on the back side still needs some work ~

The new porch light is up ~

Cut in work still has to be done around the door.

 We are almost ready for the carpet!

Garry has started gutting the kitchen.

Here are the before pictures ~

He started tearing cabinets out this weekend, and it is already looking much better!

I am so excited! 

I can't wait to get started painting in here!

That's all I have for now.

I hope you have a Great Day!

~  DONNA  ~ 

DONNA'S ~ In The Attic, . . . The Shoppe Renovation

is coming right along.

We decided to work on the outside this week.

Garry cut the Crepe Myrtle Tree down a couple of weeks ago, . . .

 

but we still had the stump to deal with.

WELL, . . . here it is ~

I wish I would have taken a picture of the contraption we had set up to get that thing out of the ground!

AND IT WORKED ! ! !

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The HUGE Cement Slab was the next  Project ~

 

 OH MY GOODNESS!

Well, I failed to get a picture of that too!

It was quite a Trick.

Garry dug out around the slab until he found the bottom of it (about 24" deep).

Then, he slipped a chain as far under the front edge of the block as he could get it.

He attached the chain to a hi-lift jack.

As he would crank it up, the jack would lean toward the slab so we could not get it to budge.

Well, to keep the jack from leaning toward the slab, he backed his pickup up next to the jack and tied it to the ball of the truck with the chain.

With each crank, he pickup would inch back and pull down.

FINALLY, . . . THE SLAB BUDGED ! ! !

We were then able to get it away from the house.  

Garry started chipping the top of the slab with a Rock Bar and sure enough, it began to break apart.

THE SLAB IS GONE, . . . We could start Painting.

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NOW THE NEXT PROBLEM, . . .

We were not real crazy about the green metal trim on the eaves of the house, but we thought we would try to coordinate a paint color with the green and see if we could make it work.

IT DIDN'T ~

 

The Avocado Green House was to much!

So, we had no choice but to paint the eaves.

We decided on Behr ~ Expresso Beans for the eaves and Mocha Latte for the walls.

 

This was the first day.  Garry had scraped and caulked the stoop so we didn't have it painted in the above picture.  We also needed to paint the shingles.

Well, here is how it looks today ~

We, or should I say Garry, still has to paint the little eave on top of the house.  We are still trying to figure out how we can attach him to the roof ! ? ! ? !

We owned a little house at Allison Tx a few years ago.  It had a metal roof.  I wasn't there to see it, but Garry had gone on top of house to install an electrical conduit .  He lost his footing, started sliding, and fell off the roof.

He said he just did a roll when he hit the ground hoping that nobody saw him, and if they did, he was hoping they would think that he had intended to do it.

I Still Laugh when I think about it!

 

Three sides of the house are done.  We just like a small back porch and the south end.

Tomorrow, we are headed to get more supplies.

Have a Wonderful Weekend!

~  DONNA  ~

"DONNA's ~ In The Attic" - The Sewing Shoppe Renovation Continues . . .

Garry and I spent all day Friday and Saturday working at Our New Shoppe.

I wanted to show you some Before and After Pictures ~

North Room BEFORE ~

 

The room was painted Pink originally and there were no baseboards.  We decided to replace the carpet ~

 

The molding around the ceiling had several different pieces put together, so we decided to take it down and make one continuous piece along each wall.

and AFTER ~

We still need to paint the closet and bathroom doors, and replace the knobs ~

 

South Room BEFORE ~

 

There were no baseboards in this room either, and we removed the carpeting.

AFTER ~

 

We still have to replace the Ceiling Fan,

 

trim out the closet, and add doors.

The closet is ready to be painted, we just ran out of gas!

The Bathroom BEFORE ~ 

 

Garry stripped everything out.

After ~

We have to decide on what Flooring we want to use, and then we will be ready to add the fixtures.

We decided to replace all of the Beige Switches and Outlets with White ~

BEFORE ~

 AFTER ~

The vents were in need of a little Sanding and Paint ~

 

I had a Berber Rug at the house, so I brought it over to get an idea of how the carpet will look.

 

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

Well, . . .  we got a lot done, but there is still so much more to do.

HAVE A GREAT DAY!

~  DONNA  ~ 

BASEBOARDS and CLOSETS ~

Well, . . .

the Baseboards for the two Bedrooms are Cut and ready to Paint (my job).

Before ~

After ~

Garry has been working on the Closets. 

The were no lights in them, so he has added lights and switches on both ends so that they can be turned on from either bedroom.

Before ~

After ~

They are going to be so Nice!

I plan on taking one whole day off from Quilting this weekend, putting on my Painting Clothes, and making a BIG Showing at The Shoppe!

There are still tons of things that have to be done!

I haven't been able to put in as much time as I would like to help get it ready.

I have been working "In The Attic" on Customer Quilts.

I have so many Beautiful Quilts to show you!

HAVE A GREAT DAY!

~  DONNA  ~

HOOSIER CABINET ~

I just had to show you my latest "Diamond in the Rough" ~

Garry and I were heading to Amarillo a couple of weekends ago.  As we were passing through Panhandle TX, we spotted a Garage Sale!

There sat this Beautiful Hoosier Cabinet.  The owner was trying to decide a price to put on it. 

 I was standing a little distance away just waiting to see what she would decide on.

Suddenly, she placed the price tag on it.  

Hoping for a bargain, I went to check it out.

$15.00 ! ! !

I TOLD HER I WOULD TAKE IT.

She commented to her friends that she sold her Pile of Sticks.

I must admit it needs a little reinforcement,

BUT, . . .

I know Garry can Fix It Up for Me!

I am anxious to get started on it.

It will go in my New Sewing Shoppe as a Display Piece.

I have another Hoosier in my house and I just love it!

It was left in an old house that we purchased several years ago.

It was painted yellow, so I added a coat of burgundy and just sanded it a little.

It is one of my Favorite Pieces!

HAVE A GREAT DAY!

~  DONNA  ~

DONNA's - In The Attic ~ . . . My New Shoppe ~

Just wanted to show you some of the Clean Up Projects going on right now, . . .

 

Kaden (my grandson) is taking a break. 

He has been in the Shoppe taping the baseboards while Lori and I paint.

 

Lori (my daughter) and Chad (my son-in-law) have been a HUGE HELP!

 

Garry and Chad have removed an old chain link fence and overgrown vine from the north

side of the Shoppe.

The Crepe Myrtle had to be removed from the front flower bed.

It had outgrown its space.

 

We decided to remove the hedge in front of the shoppe.

It was growing out of control and hiding the building.

Everything is beginning to look much better!

Have a Great Day!

 

~  DONNA  ~