homework

heres a few old photos of a few house projects. over christmas vacation we took time to really attack a few of the big outstanding items: the fireplace surround, and bunkbeds for the girls.

a detail from the corner. its MDF, quickly and poorly constructed, with Bondo to erase the mistakes. these images show it about 1/2way done, without the mantle and sides installed. It will be painted white and have a slate hearth. Its constructed to be removeable - if we ever are able to construct a real functioning fireplace, I'll take it out and install it upstairs.

this is the start of the bunks. we're anchoring them into the framing with lag screws and hardware left over from the deck construction. its strong enough for me to hang on it without any real deflection. so its more than safe for the girls.

they were having a ball watching it come together. (it took a couple of days to really take shape)

we ordered high density foam for the mattress - the beds are only 30" wide since the room is so narrow.

mette took some convincing to accept the bottom bunk, and for a couple of weeks she slept on the floor next to the bed.