You may think this is a trash bin, but it isn’t. It’s my flour bin. It’ll hold thirty pounds of flour and behind the plastic tub is enough room for my bread pans. When I bake bread I make nine loaves at a time. Two thirds of the flour comes from this bin. I grind the other third from wheat berries in my flour mill. Next to the flour bin sits my mixing bowls, hand mixer, and toaster. Since I…
The old patio was a hodgepodge of concrete and rotted wood with pots of okra, tomatoes, and flowers. The concrete man made a clean sweep with his jackhammers . . . then came the re-bar, and soon we were on the way to a new look. When he finished I got to work with this result. I can’t wait for the weather to allow me to get the potted plants from the basement and begin again. Next week I’ll show…
The living room didn’t change much except for decluttering and a new floor treatment. Here’s the new look. The garage is another matter. As you can see, the floor had disintegrated and re-bar came up through the surface. I don’t have a picture of the terrible clutter that covered that mess because I didn’t have to nerve to take one. When my sister-in-law and I finished cleaning we had removed 123 cans of spray paint and a half-pickup load of…
Over the years the bath off the kitchen gathered an eclectic conglomeration of stuff. (That’s a nice way to put it.) In an attempt to declutter, I went for the simple look. The cabinets match the kitchen ones as well as the paint. A new taller toilet finished this room. The dining room had the same heavy beams as the family room. All the floors were carpeted on the main level. One of the last things to be accomplished was…
Last week I mentioned I’d begin a new series. It’s been almost a year since my husband died. When I look back, the changes seem astronomical. I contracted to have the main floor of our fifty-year-old home redone, cleaned the garage and put a new floor in there, and replaced the patio. That’s just a few of the changes. I think this week I’ll show you some of the main floor redo. Anytime you decide to tear something out, it…