the handyman

deb and i are being all about the decorating these days. outside, inside, we're there. we've been wanting to get some stuff done for years, and we're finally getting around to it. i'll post some pics at some point, but i'll give a rundown of what we've been up to.

dining room:
large picture in dining room - a tasteful selection of tibetan panoramas :). we had a wall-long poster of a forest up, but it wasn't what we wanted originally, and this is closer...
also, bought a crucifix at the flea market last saturday. this, i'm hoping, will be able to go up in the dining room, give it more of a communal/ monastic feel. taking Jesus down off the cross was a strange experience... and now, i have lots of little crucifix bits all over my table...

hallway:
repurposed window frames for the hallway - yes, i chose, brought home, washed these down all by myself. not only that, but i've actually been to a hardware shop and bought hangy thingies. we're watching the progress of an oiled board to see whether we want to stain the frames or not. also, we may be re-gluing (there must be a proper term for this) the glass in place. the fun will be hanging these quite heavy windows. we don't have any plans to do anything with them, except to put a couple of mirrors behind some of the panes...
deb's been making a set of hooks for the boys to hang their coats on, which is fun, and it'll be great to see levi being able to get his own jacket and beanie :)...

study:
an old plank plus some nice attachers (i know my lingo :) equals a lovely bookshelf - this is the oiled board. deb found it down in the woodpile, and i cleaned it up, let it dry, and oiled it today. tomorrow we shall see how it's turned out, and whether we want to oil it again or put it on the wall. we have study furniture that it needs to match, so...
also, i'm wanting to finally hang some lamps. i bought these years ago, but our current little burst of home making means i may actually get around to it. i was able to find these at an antique/ second-hand shop and bought three lamps, two of which have lights, and a third which we can use for a pot plant...
finally, also bought a ceiling hook. don't know what we'll do with it, but it'll cover the hole in the ceiling where the current light source is, as we're wanting to hook up the lamps...

hmm, i think that's everything. it's taking time, of course, but today i'm off to tape up the window panes, so i can oil the frames. the board turned out well, and after preparing some support i'll be ready to hang up the bookshelf.
busy, busy...