Thornewood Antics

[Gothichome]

Well that looks good James, second grade wood back then is now considered #1 grade now.

[Vined Porch]

That is a beautiful pantry and testament to your hard work!
I wish my pantry was as pretty and as organised as yours!

[Manalto]

That is a beautiful pantry and testament to your hard work!
I wish my pantry were as pretty and as organised as yours!

I'm going to try and keep it that way!

I finished and hung the door:

[Gothichome]

Looks great James, you’ve restored it and yet maintained the patina of age.
Ron

[Manalto]

On the south side of the house, there are four small windows: dining room and pantry on the first floor (stained glass), and bedroom and bath on the second. I had a feeling the bedroom window was in need of some serious help:



The fire that damaged the sleeping porch and overhang cracked (I suspect) the glass and blackened the paint, but fortunately, not the wood. The bathroom is being converted to Florentine glass, so I'll use the glass from it in the bedroom window. I'm bringing the sash back to natural (stained) wood on the interior, so it's a little extra work to remove all the paint, but it's a Craftsman-style house, so I think it's worth the effort. Making progress. Right now, sash interiors are stained and ready for spot touch up (burnt sienna acrylic works well), and then shellac; exteriors are blopentined and will get primer tomorrow. Primer dries fast, so I may glaze tomorrow, too. Woo hoo!



Buttoned up until the restoration is done.

[Neighmond]

It's turning out beautifully!

[Gothichome]

Neighmond, nice to see your name on the board. James, the work never ends, the windows will look great once again.

[Manalto]

Yeah, Neighmond, stick around. Ron's getting tired of seeing nothing but my dumpy old house. Let's build this forum back up (I'm sure Phil will return). It was fun and useful not too long ago; it can be again.

[Neighmond]

I'm your huckleberry!

[Manalto]

Last week's chilly nighttime temperatures were a wake-up call to get my three restored windows back in their frames. The upstairs bathroom was the least amount of effort, so it got done first: