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island vs. entryway

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We opted to delay the beadboard island project until my dad is in town for Easter – he is the beadboard master and know he can help us to make it look as good as possible.

So, the husband told me I could pick a project for him to work on.  One involved framing out our mirror in our bathroom with some really wide casing boards.  It is all built and looks amazing – I just have to paint it now.  He did a great job!  Once it is painted and hung I will show you pictures.

The big project of the weekend was doing board and batten in our entryway/hallways.  I have also heard this called mission style wainscoting so I am not sure which is the appropriate term.  We had to rip out our baseboards {because they were not wide enough and we also wanted something taller} and then add vertical boards and then horizontal boards on the top {to save money, we did not add board in between and we used MDF vs. stain grade wood – the wall will serve as the “board” – so everything from the top point down will be painted white including the wall}.  We still have a LOT of work left on this project but I think we made great progress.  I think we are a great building team.  Here are some shots of our progress.

Before:

The Progress:
And ultimately what it will look like {pre-paint} with a slight ledge.  I could see the husband’s face starting to look impressed at this point when he could envision how it will look {prior to that there is a pretty good chance he thought I was insane}:
And, as often as I am made fun of for taking pics all the time, they came in handy this weekend.  When we were building this house I literally came over daily to take pictures of the progress.  Luckily I had plenty before the drywall went up because we were having a hard time finding studs on one of the walls {they were placed randomly all over}.  The husband referred to these and many other pictures throughout the weekend and I think now, he may never complain again for all the pictures I take!  I have to admit I even surprised myself with how helpful I was on this one!  Here were the most helpful pics:

Thanks to my wonderful hubby for allowing me to pick crazy projects and helping me follow through with them ~ you are the best Valentine ever!!

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February 15, 2010 · Leave a Comment

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