Here’s what the new fireplace looks like. It will eventually be surrounded by tile and a mantel, but we wanted to get this step done before we started wallpapering. I will probably make the mantel unless I find an antique …
Work started today on installing our new fireplace. We are replacing the existing wood burning (yet not original fireplace) with a new gas fireplace that looks like an old Victorian coal burning fireplace. I’ll have pictures of the new one …
Today I finished painting the ceiling medallion and got it mounted in the parlor. So all of you who were polled earlier can check out the results. I think the colors will make a lot more sense when the rest …
Ferndale, like much of Northern California has received a lot of rain the last few weeks. Couple that with high winds, and you end up with trees that look like this. While it started leaning last winter, it has really …
One of our stops while in the Bay Area was at Omega Salvage in Berkeley where we purchased 3 ceiling medallions. This one will go in the parlor. I took this photo so I could play with the color design …
The rain and wind have been pretty fierce the last week, and our little creek almost overflowed. Just the week before I was able to walk across it and barely get me feet wet. Now it is about 15ft deep. …
Finished installing the light fixtures we bought. The one pictured for today is in the parlor. It is a double kerosene lamp that hasn’t been electrified. Since there wasn’t a ceiling fixture in the parlor anyways, we decided to leave …
As I mentioned a few days ago, I had started installing some of the antique light fixtures we recently purchased. The picture shows the first two that we’ve hung, the one over the stove and the one in the sitting …
