Washington New Old House

    The granite comes tomorrow, so all the undercounter appliances went in this week. The Bosch dishwasher went in first. We are having a ca...

   Before I left for a short trip out of state I finished the slate tiles on the downstairs fireplace. We liked the soldier rows on the hear...

   Ed dislikes jumping from one project to another. If he's working on trim, he wants to complete all the trim before going to something...

   This week has been a little frustrating. Things seem to get started, interrupted, then need parts. It's a long way to the store and i...

   What a week! Things are starting to move ahead at a breakneck speed.    I began the week by cutting out the slate for the crown and keys...

    Ed began putting the door knobs on the interior doors this week. With 18 doors, this was a two day job. We are using door knobs that mat...

    When we moved to the country, we anticipated the quiet, bucolic landscape. We looked forward to the wildlife, the sound of the wind in t...