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railing2019-05-17T00:48:36+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2019/05/01/vendor-wednesday-everything-under-the-sun-personalized/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/paddle-in-entryway-e1556747502942.jpgpaddle in entrywayhttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/serving-paddle-e1556747183355.jpgserving paddle2019-05-15T20:56:39+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2019/05/13/u-light-up-my-life/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/u-and-i-in-context-e1557791501513.jpgu and i in contexthttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/u-and-i-e1557790993847.jpgU and I2019-05-14T21:19:19+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2019/05/11/tribute-to-moms/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/img_3030.jpgimg_3030https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/img_3027.jpgimg_30272019-05-13T23:34:18+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2019/05/09/lets-root-for-pom-poms/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/matching-pillow-e1557446733205.jpgmatching pillowhttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/dresser-after-e1557446641509.jpgdresser afterhttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/dresser-before.jpgdresser beforehttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/table-runner.jpgtable runner2019-05-10T00:07:55+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2019/05/05/good-times/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/magazine-rack.jpgmagazine rack2019-05-05T16:50:15+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2019/04/27/no-matter-how-long-it-takes-winter-always-comes-to-an-end-repeat-as-necessary/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/snow-on-april-27-e1556395646556.jpgsnow on April 27Our flagpole stands tall, despite the oppressive clouds.https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/bush-buds.jpgbush buds2019-04-27T20:26:56+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2019/04/25/free-to-a-good-home/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/village-sign.jpgvillage sign2019-04-26T17:08:04+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2019/04/15/combustion-bustion-whats-your-function/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/furnace-room-after-e1555363063236.jpgfurnace room afterHere's the furnace room now, soon to be refilled with miscellaneous items that require storage.https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/furnace-room-before-e1555362603245.jpgfurnace room beforeHere's how the furnace room looked when we bought the church. 2019-04-16T01:36:45+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2019/04/13/for-before-and-after-addicts-only/2019-04-13T23:39:06+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2019/04/11/balcony-doors-fit-for-a-castle/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/balcony-doors-after.jpgbalcony doors afterhttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/balcony-doors-closed.jpgbalcony doors closedhttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/door-hinges.jpgdoor hingeshttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/balcony-doors-before.jpgbalcony doors beforehttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/hi-e1555025468668.jpgHI2019-04-12T00:02:38+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2019/04/07/trees-are-as-close-to-immortality-as-the-rest-of-us-ever-come/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/trees-cut-after.jpgtrees cut afterhttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/trees-cut-before.jpgtrees cut beforehttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/tree-getting-cut-up.jpgtree getting cut uphttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/tree-stump.jpgtree stump2019-04-09T23:27:19+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2019/04/09/grant-me-the-serenity/2019-04-09T21:02:56+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2019/04/05/big-time-music-system/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/hidden-speakers.jpghidden speakers2019-04-05T21:31:48+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2019/04/03/merchant-wednesday-beams-thatll-make-you-beam/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/beams-chillin.jpgbeams chillinhttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/518-booth-entryway-before.jpg518 Booth Entryway Beforehttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/beams-in-entryway-e1554325435805.jpgbeams in entrywayhttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/beams-overall.jpgbeams overallhttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/beams-shipped.jpgbeams shippedhttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/beams-close-up.jpgbeams close up2019-04-04T00:50:43+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2019/03/30/everyone-wants-to-live-on-top-of-the-mountain/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img_2686.jpgimg_26862019-03-30T22:53:48+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2019/03/28/100-guaranteed/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/back-wall-inspiration.jpgback wall inspirationhttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/back-wall-with-pantry.jpgback wall with pantryhttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/back-wall-right-side.jpgback wall right sidehttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/back-wall-straight-on.jpgback wall straight on2019-03-29T16:10:22+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2019/03/26/sometimes-the-most-productive-thing-you-can-do-is-relax/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/fireplace-chairs.jpgfireplace chairshttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/fireplace-chair-one-e1553643810632.jpgfireplace chair oneThis photo makes the chair look beige, but it's more caramelly than that.2019-03-26T23:54:55+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2019/03/24/to-a-great-mind-nothing-is-little/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/shelves-from-left-e1553201480415.jpgshelves from leftShelves from pantry side.https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/shelves-from-right-e1553201305203.jpgshelves from righthttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/great-room-after-floor-refinishing.jpggreat room after floor refinishing2019-03-24T23:12:49+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2019/03/22/pantry-plotting/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/telephone-e1553196608507.jpgtelephoneIt's a party line.https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/pantry-area-after-e1553196290235.jpgpantry area afterOur pantry, after.https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/pantry-area-before.jpgPantry area beforehttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/pantry-area-before-demo.jpgpantry area before demo2019-03-22T21:21:03+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2019/03/20/merchant-wednesday-ginger-blossom/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/ginger-blossom-dresser.jpgginger blossom dresser2019-03-21T05:02:55+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2019/03/16/repurposing-a-paint-splotched-ladder/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/ladder-closeup-e1552251029678.jpgladder closeuphttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/ladder-in-full-e1552250982950.jpgladder in full2019-03-16T20:55:47+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2019/03/14/alls-well-that-ends-well-with-a-bath/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/bath-faucet-e1552590297384.jpgbath faucetFaucethttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/tub-surround-e1552590243896.jpgtub surroundReclaimed wood.https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/tub-in-full-e1552590192719.jpgtub in fullThe bath tub in all its glory.2019-03-15T18:04:27+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/11/05/hitches-in-our-hospitality/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/french-doors-with-no-window-covering-e1541465682895.jpgfrench doors with no window coveringThe doors have panache. But no so much privacy.2019-03-14T18:51:18+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2019/03/12/works-of-wood-courtesy-of-dad/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/dads-bowl-e1552436745774.jpgdads bowlhttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/dads-bowl-in-full.jpgdads bowl in fullhttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/end-table-from-side-e1552436479639.jpgend table from sideThat a raw edge with some of the bark still attached.https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/trunk-end-table-e1552436408595.jpgtrunk end tableLook at all those rings of growth! That was an old tree, just like the church.2019-03-14T19:39:14+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2019/03/10/the-comfort-of-an-old-wooden-pew/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/pew-straight-on-e1552249475152.jpgpew straight onThe pew in our new back entryway.https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/entry-way-after.jpgentry-way-afterhttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/pew-closeup-e1552249186761.jpgpew closeuphttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/pew-from-side.jpgpew from side2019-03-11T14:10:04+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2019/02/12/frozen-in-place/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/fallen-tree.jpgfallen tree2019-02-13T16:10:37+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2019/01/31/keys-to-the-kingdom/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/img_2031.jpgimg_2031https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/img_2030.jpgimg_20302019-02-04T02:19:30+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2019/01/23/merchant-wednesday-accent-with-braided-rugs-and-more/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/threshhold-after-e1548198974483.jpgthreshhold afterThe threshold AFTER.https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/threshhold-before.jpgthreshhold beforehttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/braided-rug-e1548198860787.jpgbraided rugAn historical accurate modern braided rug.2019-01-23T16:47:46+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2019/01/18/candle-lighting-in-a-church/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/wax-lighting-tapers.jpgwax lighting tapershttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/candle-lighting-e1547851008305.jpgcandle lightingLet there be light.https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/candle-lighter.jpgcandle lighter2019-01-18T23:39:31+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2019/01/06/why-the-bell-rings-it-rings-for-you-but-also-mostly-for-me/2019-01-06T21:29:10+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2019/01/02/merchant-wednesday-house-numbers-plus-a-look-at-the-entryway/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/entryway-mirror-after.jpgentryway mirror afterhttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/entryway-exit-after-e1546488736655.jpgentryway exit afterThe black steel light fixture coordinates with our railing, and the beams are the same as we have inside the sanctuary.https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/entryway-exit-before-e1546488657202.jpgentryway exit beforeGo now in peace.https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/entryway-down-after-e1546488543466.jpgentryway down afterAfterhttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/entryway-down-before-e1546488505389.jpgentryway down beforeBeforehttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/newell-post-cross-cut-e1546488247253.jpgnewell post cross cuthttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/entryway-stairs-after-e1546487917789.jpgentryway stairs afterHere's how the steps up into the sanctuary look now.https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/entryway-stairs-before-e1546487754443.jpgentryway stairs beforeWhen we purchased the church, the ceiling was flat with tiles, the walls of the entryway were paneled, and the steps were carpeted. The railing was distinctive, but made of wood, which didn't match the rest of the new railings we eventually installed inside.https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/open-door-e1546487681863.jpgopen doorhttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/house-numbers-after.jpghouse numbers after2019-01-23T16:40:15+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/08/24/if-you-never-take-a-risk-you-will-never-achieve-your-dreams/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/doors-ready-for-paint-e1535161664169.jpgdoors ready for painthttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/door-work-e1535161571217.jpgdoor work2018-12-22T20:21:05+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/12/22/generosity-is-the-spirit-of-christmas/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/table-cloth-closer-up.jpgtable cloth closer uphttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/table-cloth-close.jpgtable cloth closehttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/table-cloth-e1545509059649.jpgtable cloth2019-01-23T16:41:06+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/12/24/the-bell-rings-for-all-who-truly-believe-in-the-magic-of-christmas/2018-12-22T19:56:44+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/12/25/merry-christmas-gentle-people/2018-12-22T19:54:12+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/12/16/decorating-the-church-for-christmas/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/wreaths.jpgwreathshttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/wreath-1-e1545000692368.jpgwreath 1https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/christmas-gifts.jpgchristmas giftshttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/garland.jpggarlandhttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/christmas-tree-decorated-e1544997418220.jpgchristmas tree decoratedhttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/tree-4-e1544996927677.jpgtree 4https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/tree-3-e1544996912616.jpgtree 3https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Tree-2-e1544996893553.jpgTree 2https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/tree-1-e1544996877774.jpgtree 1https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Tree-0-e1544996854484.jpgTree 02018-12-19T02:17:29+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/12/12/merchant-wednesday-good-bones-furniture/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/cash-register-side-table-e1544669483765.jpgcash register side tableThe button on the top opens the drawer.https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/coffeetable-close-up-e1544669362752.jpgcoffeetable close upA little rustic patina there.https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/coffee-table-far-off-e1544668748830.jpgcoffee table far offNow that's a coffee table with distinction.https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/stripping-it.jpgstripping ithttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/old-Sunday-School-room-table.jpgold Sunday School room table2018-12-14T22:52:33+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/12/06/a-christmas-decoration-for-all-year-round/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/spiral-ball-far-off-e1544129863876.jpgspiral ball far offBonus: You get to see some of my Christmas decorations, too.https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/leaves-on-spiral-ball-e1544129785983.jpgleaves on spiral ballhttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/spiral-ball-e1544129748654.jpgspiral ball2018-12-08T19:41:21+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/05/22/luck-exists-in-the-leftovers/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/countertop-remnants.jpgcountertop remnants2018-12-03T19:53:50+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/06/12/bona-fide-is-latin-for-in-good-faith-and-isnt-planting-an-act-of-faith/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/moving-mud.jpgmoving mud2018-12-03T19:50:20+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/12/02/book-review-home-body-gets-the-creative-juices-flowing/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/home-body.jpgHome Body2018-12-03T00:22:42+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/05/21/god-makes-saints-with-a-chisel-not-a-paintbrush/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/hearth-stone-naked-e1526948057296.jpghearth stone nakedWe only purchased enough limestone for the visual part of the hearth. The landscaping supply firm delivered it right where it will be in perpetuity.2018-12-02T23:17:28+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/11/29/a-sweet-day-for-church-sweet-home/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/sepia-tone.jpgsepia tone2018-11-30T04:33:56+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/04/27/whatever-good-things-we-build-end-up-building-us/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/blocking.jpgblockinghttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/timberlok-e1524877507358.jpgTimberLokDon't screw around with one of these.2018-11-29T21:09:54+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/11/28/merchant-wednesday-exotiflora-handmade-jute-rugs/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/jute-entry-rug.jpgjute entry rug2018-11-29T01:19:07+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/11/26/an-unnecessary-freezing-of-water/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/smiling-ty.jpgsmiling Tyhttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/front-door-snow-e1543284945513.jpgfront door snowThe blue cast on the photos is the effect of the dawn light. Here in the arctic zone, the sun is still working on climbing over the horizon at 7 o'clock in the morning.https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/church-sign-unreadable.jpgchurch sign unreadablehttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/big-blow.jpgbig blow2018-11-27T02:27:31+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/11/25/the-circus-arrives-without-warning/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/snowy-church.jpgsnowy church2019-01-23T16:39:29+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/11/24/some-of-the-best-ideas-come-when-youre-on-vacation/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/church-sign-shape-us.jpgchurch sign shape us2018-11-25T23:15:27+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/03/10/to-jerry-rig-organize-or-construct-in-an-improvised-manner/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/wine-rack-e1520718702688.jpgwine rackThe wine rack would have to go on the other end of the counter.https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/tongue-e1520718620297.jpgtongueThe tongue of our island stuck out about thirteen inches too far.https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/glass-fronted-doors-e1520718235604.jpgglass fronted doorshttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/little-drawers.jpglittle drawers2018-11-25T20:13:13+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/03/05/shall-we-dance/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/where-plumber-and-hvac-danced.jpgwhere plumber and hvac danced2018-11-25T19:27:37+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/11/23/no-matter-how-long-youve-traveled-in-the-wrong-direction-you-can-always-turn-around/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/basement-november-2018.jpgbasement November 2018https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/basement-before.jpgbasement before2018-11-24T23:49:12+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/11/21/balcony-scene/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/balcony-other-way-after.jpgbalcony other way afterhttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/balcony-after.jpgbalcony afterhttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/balcony-built-before.jpgbalcony built beforehttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/balcony-other-way-before.jpgbalcony other way beforehttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/end-of-balcony-after-e1542849971172.jpgend of balcony afterHere's a look at that same space now. We removed the first ceiling and drywalled the second ceiling (there's a thousand dollars worth of blow-in insulation between that ceiling and the roof). https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/balcony-before.jpgbalcony before2018-11-24T00:40:15+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/11/22/gratitude-is-not-only-the-greatest-of-virtues-but-the-parent-of-all-the-others/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/church-sign-thanksgiving-e1542909664522.jpgchurch sign Thanksgiving2018-11-24T00:39:49+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/11/20/the-bell-tolls-for-thee/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/belfry-interior-with-books-e1542762246759.jpgbelfry interior with bookshttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/belfry-exterior-after-e1542762209170.jpgbelfry exterior afterhttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/belfry-exterior-before.jpgbelfry exterior beforehttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/belfry-window-after-e1542762028556.jpgbelfry window afterhttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/belfry-window-before-e1542761994449.jpgbelfry window beforehttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/belfry-door-after.jpgbelfry door afterhttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/belfry-door-with-floor-done.jpgbelfry door with floor donehttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/belfry-door-after-demo.jpgbelfry door after demohttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/door-to-belfry-before1.jpgdoor to belfry before2018-11-22T01:47:43+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/11/19/allow-the-fires-of-transformation-to-burn-away-all-that-doesnt-serve-you/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/lucys-door-with-knob-e1542672719295.jpglucy's door with knobhttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/guest-room-floor-done.jpgguest room floor donehttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/guest-room-sheetrocked.jpgguest room sheetrockedhttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/guest-room-framed-in.jpgguest room framed inhttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/guest-room-after-demo.jpgguest room after demohttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/door-to-belfry-before.jpgdoor to belfry before2018-11-21T01:29:41+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/11/18/piles-of-paper-out-toilet-paper-in/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/inside-bathroom-after.jpginside bathroom afterhttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/inside-bathroom-before.jpginside bathroom beforehttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/bathroom-wall-after.jpgbathroom wall afterhttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/bathroom-wall-before.jpgbathroom wall before2018-11-22T03:24:01+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/11/17/the-only-way-to-do-great-work-is-to-love-what-you-do/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/office-after.jpgoffice afterhttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/office-before.jpgoffice before2018-11-19T02:13:46+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/11/16/we-aim-to-please/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/bathroom-after.jpgbathroom afterhttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/bathrrom-before.jpgbathrrom before2018-11-17T22:38:55+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/11/15/sweet-dreams/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/closet-side-after-e1542329879387.jpgcloset side afterHere's a look at the east side of the master bedroom now, complete with French doors.https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/closet-side-before.jpgcloset side beforehttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/tray-ceiling-after-2.jpgtray ceiling after 2https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/ceiling-e1542329641382.jpgceilinghttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/master-bedroom-south-wall-after.jpgmaster bedroom south wall afterhttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/master-bedroom-south-wall-before-e1542329004779.jpgmaster bedroom south wall beforeI've shown off pictures of the headboard side of the master bedroom before. Today, we look at the south side of the bedroom. When we purchased the church, there was an exterior stairway and doorway and a closet on this side of the room.2018-12-31T22:13:31+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/11/14/history-never-really-says-goodbye-history-says-see-you-later/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/back-steps-before-and-after.jpgback steps before and afterhttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/hall-of-history-out-before-and-after.jpghall of history out before and afterhttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/hall-of-history-in-before-and-after.jpghall of history in before and after2018-11-16T01:01:47+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/11/14/out-of-a-closet-a-doorway/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/inside-powder-room-e1542150560723.jpginside powder roomHere's a peek inside the powder room. The wall behind the mirror is reclaimed wood from the basement ceiling (we also used this wood on our master bedroom headboard).https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/mudroom-after-e1542150445936.jpgmudroom afterHere's how the mudroom looks today. The doorway to the left leads to the powder room. the "rest room" sign was salvaged from the basement, which as only operational bathroom in the church when we bought it. The door on the right leads to the garage.https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/mudroom-mid-construction-e1542149869612.jpgmudroom mid constructionAbout three months into the renovation, we'd pinpointed where we wanted a back door, but we hadn't opened it up yet because it would have been a door to nowhere. https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/mudroom-before-e1542149785553.jpgmudroom beforeWhen we purchased the church, there was a closet in the space that would someday become our back door and mudroom.2018-12-31T22:57:55+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/11/12/progress-lies-not-in-enhancing-what-is-but-in-advancing-toward-what-will-be/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/kitchen-after.jpgkitchen afterhttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/kitchen-with-island.jpgkitchen with islandhttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/kitchen-with-railing.jpgkitchen with railinghttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/kitchen-with-drywall.jpgKitchen with drywallhttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/kitchen-with-swooping-balcony.jpgkitchen with swooping balconyhttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/kitchen-with-balcony.jpgkitchen with balconyhttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/kitchen-with-header.jpgkitchen with headerhttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/kitchen-in-demo.jpgkitchen in demohttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/overflow-area.jpgoverflow area2018-11-13T23:15:28+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/01/05/dreaming-of-a-stairway-to-heaven/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/spiral-staircase-e1515187514541.jpgspiral staircasehttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/stairs.jpgstairs2018-11-13T19:51:40+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/11/11/the-potential-for-greatness-lives-within-each-of-us/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/great-room-after-11-111.jpggreat room after 11.11https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/great-room-after-11-11.jpggreat room after 11.11https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/great-room-after-floor-refinishing.jpggreat room after floor refinishinghttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/great-room-after-second-drywall.jpggreat room after second drywallhttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/great-room-after-balcony.jpgGreat room after balconyhttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/great-room-before-drywall.jpgGreat room before drywallhttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/great-room-before.jpggreat room before2018-11-12T23:06:50+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/11/10/there-are-so-many-doors-to-be-opened-and-im-not-afraid-to-look-behind-them/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/front-door-after-e1541893126861.jpgfront door afterThe front doors today.https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/front-door-e1541892919426.jpgfront doorThe front entryway of the church was added in the 1940s (originally, parishioners entered beneath the belfry). Glassed French doors were replaced at some point with the industrial red doors we found when we checked out the church a year ago.2018-11-11T21:13:36+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/11/09/a-little-progress-each-day-adds-up-to-big-results/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/church-oct-2018.jpgchurch oct 2018https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/church-sept-2017.jpgchurch sept 20172018-11-10T23:45:13+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/11/08/drawing-is-not-what-one-sees-but-what-one-can-make-others-see/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/sketch-of-headboard-e1541718292416.jpgsketch of headboardImagine the sweet dreams this headboard might inspire.https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/piece-of-belfry.jpgpiece of belfry2018-11-10T02:51:01+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/11/07/life-is-a-journey-that-must-be-traveled-no-matter-how-bad-the-roads-and-accommodations/2018-11-08T23:09:25+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/11/06/not-white-picket-fence-perfect/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/bed-railing.jpgbed railinghttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/back-railing-after.jpgback railing afterhttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/back-railing-before.jpgback railing before2018-11-08T01:32:20+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/11/03/fire-in-the-hearth-kindles-hygge-but-the-fire-of-creative-energy-fizzles-out/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/hygge-churchsweethome.jpghygge churchsweethome2018-11-07T01:12:36+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/11/04/neighborhood-ruckus/2018-11-07T01:11:52+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/11/01/tacky-gets-upgraded-with-texture/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/dining-room-rug.jpgdining room rug2018-11-03T20:59:33+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/11/02/bearly/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/bear-rug-e1541196489504.jpgbear rugCan almost hear him roar, huh?2018-11-03T20:59:00+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/10/31/i-like-to-say-i-believe-in-ghosts-so-i-dont-get-haunted-by-one/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/church-sign-halloween.jpgchurch sign halloween2018-11-01T21:44:13+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/10/30/im-with-stupid/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/master-rugs.jpgmaster rugs2018-11-01T21:43:16+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/10/29/magic-carpet/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/second-story-bedroom.jpgsecond story bedroomhttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/second-floor-bedroom-before.jpgsecond floor bedroom before2018-10-31T00:05:43+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/10/28/you-dont-know-anything-about-space/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/closet-shelves.jpgcloset shelves2018-10-30T02:27:04+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/10/27/a-place-for-everything-and-everything-in-its-place/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/spice-racks-e1540679675269.jpgspice racksNot too high, not too low--Dad installed these racks juuuuust right so the spice bottles would fit and the door would still close.https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/lazy-susan-e1540679612547.jpglazy SusanLazy Susan, at your service.https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/tongue-of-island.jpgtongue of island2018-10-28T21:21:12+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/10/26/old-lights-new-lights/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/hall-of-history-lights.jpghall of history lightshttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/collars-in-spraypaint.jpgcollars in spraypainthttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/rusty-collars.jpgrusty collarshttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/light-globes.jpglight globeshttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/old-light-in-back-entry-e1540609502162.jpgold light in back entryOne of the old lights formerly lit the side entryway to the church (the doorway through which this picture was taken was walled up to enclose our master bedroom).2018-10-30T19:29:38+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/10/25/a-belfry-is-for-a-bell-and-possibly-books/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/belfry-shelves-e1540518626942.jpgbelfry shelvesI'm thinking these dusty shelves in the belfry (that's the bell pull there, not a noose) deserve new life housing my collection of books at some point.https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/books.jpgbooks2018-10-27T03:12:46+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/10/24/if-a-cluttered-desk-is-a-sign-of-a-cluttered-mind-of-what-then-is-an-empty-desk-a-sign/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/office.jpgofficehttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/office-corner-before.jpgoffice corner before2018-10-26T01:53:58+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/10/23/feel-the-radiance-of-your-divine-self/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/chapter-43.jpgChapter 432018-10-25T00:02:37+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/10/22/every-time-my-husband-kisses-me-the-garage-door-goes-up/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/garage-doors-close.jpggarage doors closehttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/garage-19.jpggarage 19https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/garage-18.jpggarage 18https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/garage-17.jpggarage 17https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/garage-16.jpggarage 16https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/garage-15.jpggarage 15https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/garage-14.jpggarage 14https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/garage-13.jpggarage 132018-10-24T00:49:54+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/10/21/bigly-or-possibly-big-league-hard-to-tell/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/shingled-garage.jpgshingled garage2018-10-22T23:20:30+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/10/20/eighty-percent-of-success-is-just-showing-up/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/nineteen-dollar-refrigerator.jpgnineteen dollar refrigerator2018-10-21T23:13:54+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/10/19/patio-plans-and-preparation/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/dirt-after.jpgdirt afterhttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/dirt-before.jpgdirt before2018-10-21T00:08:57+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/10/17/only-a-barbarian-sees-the-beauty-in-demolition/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/leanto-gone.jpgleanto gonehttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/leanto-with-back-door.jpgleanto with back doorhttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/leanto-with-new-steps.jpgleanto with new stepshttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/leanto-before-e1539810989900.jpgleanto beforeHere is how the back entry looked when we purchased the church a year ago.2018-10-17T21:54:31+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/10/18/life-is-better-on-the-porch/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/garage-inside.jpggarage insidehttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/garage-windows-and-doors.jpggarage windows and doors2018-10-17T21:53:54+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/10/15/shes-a-mean-mean-machine/2018-10-17T21:32:12+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/10/16/a-view-of-the-big-top/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/shingles-on-the-roof.jpgshingles on the roof2018-10-17T21:29:33+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/10/14/if-its-the-right-chair-it-doesnt-take-long-to-get-comfortable-in-it/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/balcony-without-plastic.jpgbalcony without plastichttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/balcony-view.jpgbalcony viewhttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/meal-and-memories.jpgmeal and memories2018-10-15T20:36:57+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/10/13/knobby/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/laundry-room-knobs.jpglaundry room knobshttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/linen-closet-knobs-e1539476873519.jpglinen closet knobsAfter my linen closet doors hung ajar for a couple of weeks, Dad solved the problem by installing the door knobs. Bingo!https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/mudroom-knobs.jpgmudroom knobshttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/kitchen-knobs.jpgkitchen knobshttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/tip-out-drawers-e1539476699546.jpgtip out drawersHow handy!https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/bathroom-knobs-e1539463589530.jpgbathroom knobsI ended up going with white porcelain knobs in the bathroom. The drawer pulls are accented with polished chrome, like the sink faucets.2018-10-14T23:48:16+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/10/12/wine-is-sunlight-held-together-by-water/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/stemware-rack-e1539385779530.jpgstemware rack2018-10-14T00:36:07+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/10/11/happiness-can-be-found-even-in-the-dark-if-one-only-remembers-to-turn-on-the-light/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/switchplates.jpgswitchplates2018-10-12T23:27:12+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/10/10/question-why-did-the-roofer-go-to-the-doctor/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/trusses.jpgtrusseshttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/truss-no-1.jpgtruss no 12018-10-12T01:05:33+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/10/09/footprints-on-the-sands-of-time-are-not-made-by-sitting-down/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/garage-12.jpggarage 12https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/garage-11.jpggarage 11https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/garage-10.jpggarage 10https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/garage-09.jpggarage 09https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/garage-08.jpggarage 08https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/garage-07.jpggarage 07https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/garage-06.jpggarage 06https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/garage-05.jpggarage 05https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/garage-04.jpggarage 04https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/garage-03.jpggarage 032018-10-11T03:21:29+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/10/08/how-to-build-a-garage-in-10-easy-steps/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/back-yard-when-we-bought-it-e1539044562825.jpgback yard when we bought itHere's how the back yard of the church looked when we bought it. That little shed by the chimney? Tyler resurrected it to store tools through the spring and summer, but Tyler spared it of an inferiority complex by razing it when he started building the garage.2018-10-10T00:43:19+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/10/07/love-handle/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/rope-on-second-floor-e1538948214846.jpgRope on second floorHere's our bell rope from our belfry hanging down to the second floor.https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/crown-e1538948027881.jpgcrownhttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/bell-pull-e1538947975712.jpgbell pullThe bell pull is about a foot long, with another eight inches of fringe. You can see the door to the belfry in the background.2018-10-09T00:28:33+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/10/06/a-bells-not-a-bell-til-you-ring-it/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/bell-front-door-e1538857557115.jpgbell front doorHere's a shot of our belfry after sheathing the pilings and after Reroofer finished the flat roof beneath the bell. You can also see our front door with the new lighting and street number.2018-10-07T21:39:50+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/10/05/ring-my-bell-ding-dong-ding/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/rope-e1538777838263.jpgropeIf you can't find it on Amazon or eBay, you don't need it.https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/wrapped-pilings-e1538777720796.jpgwrapped pilingsThat's a wrap.2018-10-08T15:30:33+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/10/04/teamwork-makes-the-dream-work/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/belfry-close-up-of-piling-e1538701047936.jpgbelfry close up of pilingThis is an inside view of a sheathed piling. You can see one of those $4.50 bolts in the center there.https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/belfry-bricklayer-wheel-e1538700899581.jpgbelfry bricklayer wheelThis is a little blurry, but it's probably because You-Can-Call-Me-Al working on that ledge was making me nervous. You can see the bricklayer's pulley hanging off that horizontal board.https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/belfry-four-men-e1538700849751.jpgbelfry four menComing right up!https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/lumber-delivery.jpglumber delivery2018-10-05T22:23:28+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/10/03/ashes-to-ashes-and-dust-to-dust/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/belfry-interior-e1538610732881.jpgbelfry interiorI climbed the ladder into the belfry AFTER the place had been vacuumed and tools have been moved in. You can see how some of the boards supporting the structure had been chewed away.https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/old-squirrels-nest.jpegold squirrels nest2018-10-05T01:01:07+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/10/02/the-naked-truth-is-always-better-than-the-best-dressed-lie/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/naked-belfry.jpgnaked belfryhttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/belfry-fall-2107-e1538527787946.jpgbelfry fall 21072018-10-08T15:22:19+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/10/01/warning-deadlines-are-much-closer-than-they-appear/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/floor-register.jpgfloor registerhttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/no-knobs-e1538444906438.jpgno knobsA drawer is pretty difficult to use without a way to open it.2018-10-03T01:02:40+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/09/30/be-not-forgetful-of-hospitality-for-by-it-some-have-entertained-angels-unaware/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/candles-at-the-table.jpgcandles at the table2018-10-02T01:54:13+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/09/29/the-fondest-memories-are-made-when-gathered-around-the-table/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/china.jpgchinahttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/china-hutch.jpgchina hutchhttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/table-legs-e1538243969988.jpgtable legsPay no attention to the furniture pads acting as temporary rugs in the dining corner.https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/dining-room-table.jpgdining room table2018-10-01T00:32:48+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/09/28/its-all-about-finding-the-calm-in-chaos/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/sectional-e1538163022469.jpgsectionalHere's the balcony view of our sectional. Imagine a different rug, a sofa table, an end table (and more seating near the fireplace). But it's an abundant start.https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/tv.jpgTV2018-09-29T18:05:47+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/09/27/i-cook-with-wine-sometimes-i-even-add-it-to-the-food/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/church-sweet-home-kitchen-with-stove.jpgChurch Sweet Home Kitchen with Stovehttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/church-sweet-home-stove-and-tile-rug.jpgChurch Sweet Home Stove and Tile Rug2018-09-29T21:58:26+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/09/26/you-have-a-more-interesting-life-if-you-wear-impressive-clothes/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/closet-lights-e1538011474609.jpgcloset lightsHere's an After shot of my closet after I finished hanging clothes in it. It shows the new lights, which Tyler described as "prison lights." But he's not the one who does laundry, and I love how they coordinate with the plumbing pipe closet rods.2018-09-28T00:23:32+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/09/25/everything-gets-better-with-coffee/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/church-sweet-home-beverage-bar.jpgChurch Sweet Home Beverage Bar2018-09-27T01:33:33+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/09/24/home-the-spot-of-earth-supremely-blest/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/fortunes-e1537829108280.jpgfortunesTrue story.2018-09-25T21:30:54+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/09/23/your-paperwork-has-been-approved/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/church-sweet-home-tray-ceiling.jpgChurch Sweet Home Tray Ceilinghttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/church-sweet-home-master-bedroom.jpgChurch Sweet Home Master Bedroomhttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/tray-ceiling-after.jpgtray ceiling afterhttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/master-bedroom-after.jpgmaster bedroom after2018-09-26T00:28:49+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/09/22/even-a-stopped-clock-is-right-twice-a-day/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/headboard-too-big.jpgheadboard too big2018-09-23T23:28:12+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/09/21/when-it-rains-look-for-rainbows/2018-09-23T01:42:25+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/09/20/there-are-no-big-problems-there-are-just-a-lot-of-little-problems/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/open-handle-in-shower-e1537488718417.jpgopen handle in showerWe can thank Joanna Gaines for this awesome design feature. But I bet she washes her hands of it. Ha!2018-09-22T00:51:40+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/09/19/be-humble-to-see-your-mistakes-courageous-to-admit-them-and-wise-enough-to-correct-them/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/upstairs-lighting-fufu.jpgupstairs lighting fufu2018-09-21T00:17:10+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/09/18/make-time-for-planning-wars-are-won-in-the-generals-tent/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/img_0808-e1537321186979.jpgimg_0808Vehicles belonging to contractors and to us lined both sides of the street in front of the church on many days during the push for occupancy.2018-09-20T01:14:55+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/09/17/everything-wrong-with-the-church/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/chapter-39.jpgChapter 392018-09-19T03:13:52+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/09/16/playing-dress-up-begins-at-age-5-and-never-truly-ends/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/closet-rods-e1537139140307.jpgcloset rodsIf you think the size of this closet is extravagant, wait until you see the size of Tyler's TV.https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/pipe-flange.jpgpipe flange2018-09-18T01:00:26+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/09/15/the-shower-a-place-for-deep-thoughts-musical-performances-and-cleaning-up/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/shower-after-e1537058330512.jpgshower afterAnd here's the tiled shower with the fixtures and the glass walls installed.https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/shower-pre-construction-e1537058239130.jpgshower pre constructionHere's that corner post-demo with two walls of the shower framed in.https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/shower-before.jpgshower before2018-09-16T23:11:20+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/09/15/how-a-double-sink-vanity-can-save-a-marriage/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/bathroom-faucets.jpgbathroom faucets2018-09-16T00:50:02+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/09/13/cuban-accent/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/bev-bar-back-splash-e1536890718480.jpgbev bar back splashhttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/backsplash-original.jpgbacksplash originalhttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/kitchen-back-splash.jpgkitchen back splash2018-09-15T00:57:12+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/09/12/be-the-light-that-helps-others-see/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/chandelier-in-bedroom-e1536798629724.jpgchandelier in bedroomhttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/pendant-lights.jpgpendant lights2018-09-14T02:09:52+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/09/11/when-being-clingy-is-a-good-thing/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/balcony-carpeting.jpgbalcony carpeting2018-09-13T12:35:49+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/09/10/home-is-where-the-pants-arent/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/bedroom-windows.jpgbedroom windowshttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/windows-with-blinds.jpgwindows with blindshttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/windows-before-painting.jpgwindows before painting2018-09-12T01:09:43+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/09/09/you-will-never-find-time-for-anything-if-you-want-time-you-must-make-it/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/clock.jpgclock2018-09-11T02:28:00+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/09/08/glow-getters/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/third-coat-of-poly.jpgthird coat of poly2018-09-13T12:36:44+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/09/07/a-nuttier-establishment-youve-never-seen/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/lucys-door.jpglucy's doorhttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/lucys-playhouse-door.jpgLucy's Playhouse Doorhttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/lucys-former-door.jpglucy's former door2018-09-08T16:40:06+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/09/06/wake-up-call/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/chapter-38.jpgChapter 382018-09-08T02:02:40+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/09/05/it-is-how-you-cross-the-finish-line-that-matters/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/upstairs-vanity-with-countertops.jpgupstairs vanity with countertopshttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/master-vanity-countertop-2.jpgmaster vanity countertop 2https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/beverage-bar-countertop-e1536187297933.jpgbeverage bar countertopClearly, we're still in a work zone. This is part of the beverage bar countertop.https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/island-countertop.jpgisland countertophttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/countertops-in-action.jpgcountertops in action2018-09-07T03:10:30+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/09/04/happiness-is-a-mudroom-cupboard-with-doors/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/mudroom-cabinets-e1536094946715.jpgmudroom cabinetsThe mudroom with the "window" closed.https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/closet-window.jpgcloset window2018-09-05T22:51:20+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/09/02/sticking-to-it/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/upstairs-vanity-in-place.jpgupstairs vanity in place2018-09-04T21:10:12+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/09/03/nothing-works-unless-you-do/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/labor-day-sign-message-e1535923505671.jpgLabor Day Sign Message2018-09-04T21:09:48+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/09/01/when-life-hands-you-lemons-bust-out-the-tequila-and-salt/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/beverage-bar.jpgbeverage bar2018-09-02T20:51:03+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/08/31/caution-wide-load/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/refrigerator-in-place-e1535755131596.jpgrefrigerator in placeIf it looks like the slot was designed for this refrigerator, it was!https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/refrigerator-hole.jpgrefrigerator hole2018-09-01T18:16:10+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/08/30/little-problem-in-the-kitchen/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/stove-vent.jpgstove vent2018-08-31T22:47:06+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/08/29/it-is-the-loose-ends-with-which-men-hang-themselves/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/kitchen-before-countertops.jpgkitchen before countertops2018-08-31T01:25:24+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/08/28/when-a-problem-comes-along-you-must-whip-it/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/kitchen-in-assembly.jpgkitchen in assemblyhttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/kitchen-most-of-the-summer.jpgkitchen most of the summer2018-08-30T01:01:00+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/08/27/step-in-the-right-direction/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/side-of-house-before-and-after.jpgside of house before and after2018-08-29T02:00:28+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/08/26/letting-go-of-a-door-and-an-escape/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/fire-escape-disassembled.jpgfire escape disassembledhttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/door-rotted.jpgdoor rottedhttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/fire-escape-three-parts.jpgfire escape three partshttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/door-scraping.jpgdoor scraping2018-08-28T02:01:07+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/08/25/man-hunts-finds-fire-escape/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/fire-escape-after-new-windows1.jpgfire escape after new windows2018-08-27T02:57:12+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/08/23/i-can-see-clearly-now/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/obscured-windows.jpgobscured windowshttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/window-sentries.jpgwindow sentries2018-08-25T01:50:44+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/08/22/an-open-door-is-the-universal-welcome/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/tomatoes.jpgtomatoeshttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/four-oclock-flowers-e1534989759572.jpgfour oclock flowersHere is the 4-Clock Flowers plant gifted to us (and behind that, an overgrown patch of basil of my own making).https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/hostas-around-flagpole.jpghostas around flagpolehttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/plant-gift.jpgplant gifthttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/front-doors-flung-open-e1534989490182.jpgfront doors flung openIf you look closely, you can see the enormous fan at the top of the steps inside the front doors.2018-08-24T01:37:46+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/08/21/dancing-light/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/leaded-glass-over-balcony.jpgleaded glass over balconyhttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/leaded-glass-over-tub.jpgleaded glass over tubhttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/leaded-glass-with-al.jpgleaded glass with alhttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/leaded-glass-closeup.jpgleaded glass closeup2018-08-23T02:08:08+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/08/20/when-i-was-15-i-used-baby-oil-to-tan-in-my-50s-i-learned-baby-oil-is-good-for-renovation/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/upstairs-and-ceiling.jpgupstairs and ceiling2018-08-22T01:00:05+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/08/19/love-prefers-twilight-to-daylight/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/vaulted-ceiling.jpgvaulted ceilinghttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/paint-colors.jpgpaint colorshttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/wall-color-e1534728168509.jpgwall colorHere's a look at a window and the door frame for the water closet in the master bath.2018-08-21T00:20:52+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/08/18/talking-with-quiet-confidence-will-always-beat-screaming-with-obvious-insecurity/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/painters-desk.jpgpainters desk2018-08-20T01:38:07+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/08/17/you-have-to-leave-space-for-god-to-walk-into-the-room/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/broken-trim-shelf.jpgbroken trim shelf2018-08-19T00:21:30+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/08/16/one-of-lifes-greatest-pleasures-is-the-satisfaction-of-a-job-well-done/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/acorn-brown-floor-e1534469442907.jpgacorn brown floorTa da!https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/golden-oak-vs-acorn-brown1.jpggolden oak vs acorn brown2018-08-17T18:14:16+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/08/15/the-tallest-oak-in-the-forest-was-once-just-a-little-nut-that-held-its-ground/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/acorn-brown.jpgacorn brownhttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/rejected-stains.jpgrejected stains2018-08-17T01:33:58+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/08/14/an-orange-without-a-peel/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/orange-floor.jpgorange floor2018-08-16T00:23:07+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/08/13/theres-a-fine-line-between-looking-tan-and-looking-like-you-rolled-in-cheetos/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/chapter-34.jpgChapter 342018-08-14T19:05:01+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/08/12/dressed-in-white/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/laundry-room-after-washer-dryer-e1534120850474.jpglaundry room after washer dryerHere's that same corner, nearly finished. We don't yet have lighting, and tools are being stored where our clothes will eventually hang, but the laundry is open!https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/laundry-room-before.jpglaundry room before2018-08-14T02:04:55+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/08/11/laundry-a-never-ending-story/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/laundry-room-cabinet-hardware.jpglaundry room cabinet hardwarehttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/white-cabinets-in-laundry-room-e1534033440702.jpgwhite cabinets in laundry roomWho need fancy cabinets to store soap in a laundry room?2018-08-13T00:52:33+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/08/10/some-assembly-required/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/master-bath-cabinets.jpgmaster bath cabinets2018-08-12T00:28:08+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/08/09/special-delivery/2018-08-10T20:58:53+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/08/08/everything-is-really-about-lighting/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/crown-moulding-rope-lighting-e1533774787167.jpgcrown moulding rope lightingSupernight, indeed. Someone hopes so.2018-08-10T00:30:37+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/08/07/if-the-sistine-chapel-was-the-master-bedroom-in-an-old-methodist-church/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/tray-ceiling.jpgtray ceiling2018-08-09T00:38:30+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/08/06/small-spaces-little-joys/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/linen-closet-e1533598231904.jpglinen closetAnd here are our linen closets after You-Can-Call-Me-Al hung the doors.https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/linen-closet-before-drywall.jpglinen closet before drywall2018-08-08T01:15:59+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/08/05/necessity-is-the-mother-of-invention/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/shelf-for-trim.jpgshelf for trim2018-08-06T23:39:54+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/08/04/a-windows-true-beauty-is-revealed-only-if-there-is-a-light-from-within/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/fire-escape-after-new-windows.jpgfire escape after new windowshttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/fire-escape-in-the-late-fall-e1533426284378.jpgfire escape in the late fallHere's how the west side of the church looked when we purchased it in November.2018-08-06T00:07:35+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/08/03/its-not-what-you-start-in-life-its-what-you-finish/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/second-floor-ceiling.jpgsecond floor ceilinghttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/original-second-floor-ceiling.jpgoriginal second floor ceiling2018-08-04T23:57:31+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/08/02/there-is-no-peace-more-delightful-than-ones-own-fireplace/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/fireplace-finished.jpgfireplace finishedhttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/fireplace-during-e1533259667938.jpgfireplace duringThe fireplace, half done, peeking through the scaffolding.https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/fireplace-before.jpgfireplace before2018-08-04T15:33:31+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/07/31/every-flower-is-a-soul-blossoming-in-nature/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/turks-cap-by-uncle-al.jpegturks cap by uncle alhttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/purple-phlox-e1533069216900.jpgpurple phloxTyler planted his "garden art" compass in the flower garden before we knew how many beautiful blooms would be thriving there.https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/turks-cap-lily-e1533069088597.jpgturks cap lilyTurk's cap lily growing in the flower garden.2018-08-03T01:40:39+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/08/01/where-words-flower/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/img_0502.jpgimg_05022018-08-03T01:40:00+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/07/30/no-place-like-home/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/finished-railing.jpgfinished railinghttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/unfinished-railing-e1532999815233.jpgunfinished railingWhen we were gone for a long weekend, the metalworkers brought the almost-finished railing to the church for final measurements. You can see the basket spindles are still unpainted here.2018-07-31T20:40:53+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/07/29/we-age-not-by-years-but-by-stories/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/hall-of-history-after-flooring-e1532915952446.jpghall of history after flooringThe hallway after two coats of polyurethane. It will need a new threshold into the great room (bottom of pic), but you won't look perfect when you're older than 100 either.https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/hall-of-history-before-flooring-e1532915839400.jpghall of history before flooringHere's a look at the original flooring in the hall of history, including a putty-filled patch job there on the right.https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/polyurethane-sale.jpgpolyurethane sale2018-07-31T01:21:43+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/07/28/i-smell-a-sale/2018-07-30T02:11:24+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/07/27/natural-beauty/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/second-floor-with-one-coat.jpgsecond floor with one coathttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/second-floor-half-sanded.jpgsecond floor half sandedhttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/master-suite-during-sanding.jpgmaster suite during sandingHere's how the master bedroom floor look at the beginning of the sanding process.https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/master-suite-with-one-coat.jpgmaster suite with one coat2018-07-29T00:40:18+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/07/26/finishing-floors-is-like-sausage-it-is-better-not-to-see-them-being-made/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/twine-filled-seam.jpgtwine filled seamhttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/sawdust-plus-poly-e1532653804677.jpgsawdust plus polyBoil, boil, toil and trouble, sawdust mix and cauldron bubble.https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/squeegee-sawdust.jpgsqueegee sawdust2018-07-27T21:59:38+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/07/25/what-price-glory/2018-07-27T01:19:53+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/07/24/oh-my-aching-back/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/second-floor-sanded-floor.jpgsecond floor sanded floor2018-07-26T00:17:53+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/07/23/vanity-before-hunger/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/used-sanding-discs-e1532384856353.jpgused sanding discsA new sanding disc surrounded by mastic-encrusted used ones.2018-07-24T22:50:30+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/07/22/saturday-chore/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/edger.jpgedger2018-07-23T22:43:07+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/07/21/going-through-rough-patches-to-achieve-great-things/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/24-grit-sandpaper-e1532217395898.jpg24-grit sandpaperThat's a drum sander in the background; 24-grit sandpaper nearest, and 36-grit right behind.2018-07-23T00:54:09+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/07/20/life-is-a-ragged-diagonal-between-duty-and-desire/2018-07-22T00:01:59+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/07/19/the-first-pass-at-sanding-is-not-only-an-event-it-is-a-magical-event/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/first-look-at-hardwood-e1532047759862.jpgfirst look at hardwoodHere's how the Douglas fir of the sanctuary floor looked after the first sanding.https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/first-sanding.jpgfirst sandinghttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/well-shoveled-sidewalk-e1532047575954.jpgwell shoveled sidewalkThere's a sidewalk under all that snow!https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/snowblowing.jpgsnowblowinghttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/heart-attack-snow-e1532046963349.jpgheart attack snowLooks like cotton, feels like it weighs a ton.2018-07-21T00:53:21+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/07/16/new-beginnings-are-often-disguised-as-untidy-endings/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/chapter-32.jpgChapter 322018-07-20T03:26:52+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/07/18/tin-time-capsule/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/tin-on-floors-e1531963711860.jpgtin on floorsTyler discovered a hidden treasure.2018-07-20T00:59:49+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/07/17/i-was-going-to-make-a-joke-about-the-floor-but-then-i-realized-it-was-beneath-me/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/mastic-covered-floor.jpgmastic covered floor2018-07-19T01:31:46+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/07/10/renovation-is-a-juggling-act/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/house-numbers.jpghouse numbershttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/shower-with-curbs-e1531270002940.jpgshower with curbsWhen the shower was finished being tiled, we could get curbs, which you see installed here.https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/shower-nook-finished-e1531269877118.jpgshower nook finishedRemember the Shampoo is Ugly post? This is the result in the master shower stall.2018-07-17T01:17:57+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/07/12/even-if-youre-right-on-track-youll-get-run-over-if-you-just-sit-there/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/pot-filler-apron-e1531441768419.jpgpot filler apronTile configuration above the stove.https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/tile-rug-dry-e1531441666910.jpgtile rug dryFinal size will be about three-and-a-half feet by five.2018-07-17T01:16:14+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/07/13/no-trip-to-home-depot-is-complete-without-at-least-two-more-trips-to-home-depot/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/tile-rug-subfloor.jpgtile rug subfloor2018-07-17T01:15:32+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/07/15/rhythm-is-the-place-where-body-and-soul-collide/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/chimney-progress.jpgchimney progress2018-07-17T01:14:06+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/07/14/where-the-sidewalk-ends/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/sidewalk-edging-e1531442884548.jpgsidewalk edgingAh, I can see the whole sidewalk again.2018-07-15T22:55:12+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/07/11/effective-delivery/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/crane.jpgcrane2018-07-13T00:34:13+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/07/09/when-you-love-what-you-have-you-have-everything-you-need/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/beadboard-in-the-bedroom.jpgbeadboard in the bedroom2018-07-11T00:54:30+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/07/08/half-hopeless-romantic-half-rustic-realist/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/headboard-board.jpgheadboard board2018-07-10T00:23:24+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/07/07/recycling-turns-things-into-other-things-which-is-like-magic/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/powder-room-wall-e1531005794794.jpgpowder room wallPowder room accent wall.2018-07-08T21:17:43+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/07/06/it-is-not-how-you-start-but-how-you-finish/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/trim-book-e1530920488164.jpgtrim bookTrim: Where an inch matters.2018-07-07T23:38:09+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/07/05/the-details-are-not-the-details-they-make-the-design/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/original-trim.jpgoriginal trimFortunately, the sanctuary of our church came with a lot of beautiful trim. The casing on the windows were five inches thick, and the beadboard wainscoting was topped with a bold chair rail. The narrow original baseboard, however, was long since removed. And if you look closely, the casing on the main door doesn't match the window casing; it must have been a more modern addition.2018-07-06T23:49:21+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/07/04/heres-to-catching-happiness-this-fourth-of-july/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/img_0193.jpgimg_01932018-07-06T00:27:35+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/07/03/when-two-is-good-is-three-better/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/tricolor-sample-e1530636663105.jpgtricolor sampleA tri-color scheme: Bleached Linen on the trim, Casual Khaki on the wainscoting and Loft Space on the wall. Hmm.https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/behr-color-room.jpgBehr color room2018-07-06T00:26:47+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/07/02/theory-is-splendid-but-until-put-into-practice-it-is-valueless/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/swatches-1-e1530579358936.jpgswatches 1https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/swatches-2-e1530579345115.jpgswatches 22018-07-03T16:54:15+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/07/01/50-shades-of-grey-try-hundreds/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/desk-doorway-after-e1382649308305.jpgdesk-doorway-after-e1382649308305https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/doorway-bedroom.jpgdoorway bedroom2018-07-03T01:00:21+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/06/30/it-is-in-your-moments-of-decision-that-your-destiny-is-shaped/2018-07-01T22:09:45+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/06/29/light-at-the-end-of-the-tunnel/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/sanctuary-ceiling-before-and-after.jpgsanctuary ceiling before and afterhttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/sanctuary-ceiling.jpgSanctuary ceilinghttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/sanctuary-lights-before-and-after.jpgsanctuary lights before and after2018-06-30T23:53:47+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/06/28/the-best-view-comes-after-the-hardest-climb/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/fan-installed-e1530232963464.jpgfan installedThe picture makes it look like the fan blades match the beams perfectly. In this case, the picture is an accurate reflection of reality.2018-06-30T00:12:16+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/06/27/because-every-little-thing-counts/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/luxury-crown-molding-e1530144849196.jpgluxury crown moldingNow that's some wide molding.2018-06-29T00:47:16+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/06/26/not-a-mistake-lets-call-it-a-learning-opportunity/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/kitchen-cabinets-half-installed.jpgkitchen cabinets half installedhttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/wrong-color-cabinets-e1530048800753.jpegwrong color cabinetsA beautiful cabinet front. For someone else's house.2018-06-28T00:21:51+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/06/25/a-cabinet-a-cabinet-my-kingdom-for-a-cabinet/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/city-of-cabinets.jpgcity of cabinets2018-06-26T21:39:22+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/06/24/it-is-not-the-mountain-we-conquer-but-ourselves/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/pieces-of-vanity1-e1529885878681.jpgpieces of vanityRemember my painting parlor? Draped in red velvet?2018-06-26T01:33:02+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/06/23/isnt-she-pretty-truly-the-angels-best/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/spiral-posed-for-picture-e1529774364676.jpgspiral posed for pictureTa-da!https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/spiral-tipping-e1529774254373.jpgspiral tippingUpsie daisy!https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/spiral-inside-sanctuary.jpgspiral inside sanctuaryhttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/spiral-second-attempt-e1529774149573.jpgspiral second attemptOur spiral stairway, halfway born.2018-06-27T01:26:22+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/06/22/it-takes-a-village/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/spiral-first-attempt-e1529714471535.jpgspiral first attemptExcuse me, question: How is that landing going to clear the doorway? Answer: It's not. Back her up, folks.https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/spiral-delivery.jpgspiral delivery2018-06-23T18:37:01+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/06/21/step-by-step/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/stairway-pole.jpgstairway polehttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/welding-stairway-e1529632181249.jpgwelding stairwayA welder works on the center pillar of our stair.https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/newell-post-stairway.jpgnewell post stairwayhttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/painting-stairway-e1529631914385.jpgpainting stairwayOur stairway is prepared for painting.2018-06-23T00:47:21+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/06/20/crowdsourcing-the-ultimate-disruptor/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/crystal-knobs.jpgcrystal knobshttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/wood-knobs.jpgwood knobs2018-06-22T01:55:29+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/06/19/old-ways-wont-open-new-doors/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/back-basement-door.jpgback basement door2018-06-21T02:39:35+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/06/18/we-need-ghost-stories-because-we-in-fact-are-the-ghosts/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/back-entry-with-steps.jpgback entry with stepshttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/steel-bridge-e1529271260474.jpgsteel bridgeA look at the steel bridge permitting egress from the back door on the main floor.2018-06-20T00:04:21+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/06/17/ghost-stories-are-speculations-little-experiments-in-death/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/implements-of-terror-e1529269698761.jpgimplements of terrorTyler stored his tools in the church basement just feet away from my makeshift paint station. If the boogieman had arrived empty-handed, he wouldn't go wanting.2018-06-19T00:53:59+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/06/16/thats-kind-of-creepy/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/pieces-of-vanity-e1529171566734.jpgpieces of vanityThe dressers after a couple of coats of Sunken Pool.2018-06-17T21:19:18+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/06/14/shut-the-front-door/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/img_0014.jpgimg_00142018-06-16T18:02:27+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/06/15/energy-that-turns-every-situation-into-something-unexpected/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/backsplash-stove.jpgbacksplash stovehttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/havana-tile.jpgHavana tile2018-06-16T18:02:06+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/06/13/nuts-for-bolts/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/mantel-faroff-e1528850905171.jpgmantel faroffThis shot gives you an idea of where we're going with this.https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/mantel-closeup.jpgmantel closeup2018-06-15T16:59:30+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/06/11/wherever-you-go-whatever-you-do-ill-always-be-there-supporting-you/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/beam-closeup.jpgbeam closeuphttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/beams-on-ceiling-e1528766465524.jpgbeams on ceilingThe mood lighting of early evening without the benefit of electric lights doesn't do this shot justice, but it gives you an idea of how our ceiling now looks.2018-06-13T00:40:57+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/06/10/part-of-the-fun-is-in-the-planning/2018-06-12T01:28:51+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/06/09/good-order-is-the-foundation-of-all-things/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/concrete-pad-e1528592631592.jpgconcrete pad2018-06-11T00:12:59+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/06/08/the-road-to-success-just-might-be-the-driveway/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/after-driveway.jpgafter drivewayhttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/before-driveway.jpgbefore driveway2018-06-10T01:10:13+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/06/07/for-those-colors-which-you-wish-to-be-beautiful-always-first-prepare-a-pure-white-ground/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/kitchen-balcony-after-drywall.jpgkitchen balcony after drywallhttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/kitchen-balcony-before-drywall.jpgkitchen balcony before drywallhttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/upstairs-after-drywall.jpgupstairs after drywallhttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/upstairs-before-drywall.jpgupstairs before drywallhttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/hall-of-history-after-drywall-e1528409285178.jpghall of history after drywallThe Hall of History AFTER drywall.https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/hall-of-history-before-drywall-e1528409240628.jpghall of history before drywallThe Hall of History BEFORE drywall.https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/entryway-after-drywall-e1528409185912.jpgentryway after drywallThe entryway AFTER drywall.https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/entryway-before-drywall-e1528409135148.jpgentryway before drywallThe entryway BEFORE drywall.2018-06-11T13:53:03+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/06/06/all-great-changes-are-preceded-by-chaos/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/church-sign-spinning-top1.jpgchurch sign spinning top2018-06-07T22:18:19+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/06/03/better-safe-than-sorry/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/flock-of-chickens-e1528063355130.jpgflock of chickensOur greeting party fled the scene, probably to gossip like, well, a flock of chickens.2018-06-06T19:01:43+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/06/04/everything-you-find-is-in-the-last-place-you-look/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/safe-e1528064822585.jpgsafeHeavy, man.2018-06-06T19:01:07+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/06/05/give-us-the-tools-and-we-will-finish-the-job/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/safe-loading.jpgsafe loading2018-06-06T19:00:30+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/06/02/first-world-problem/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/old-tvs.jpgold tvs2018-06-03T22:22:02+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/06/01/the-roots-of-all-goodness-lie-in-the-soil-of-appreciation-for-goodness/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/two-loads-of-dirt.jpgtwo loads of dirthttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/school-dirt-digging.jpgschool dirt digginghttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/dump-truck.jpgdump truck2018-06-02T17:45:26+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/05/31/every-flower-that-blooms-has-to-go-through-a-whole-lot-of-dirt/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/church-watercolor.jpgchurch watercolor2018-06-01T21:22:51+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/05/30/tale-of-two-buildings/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/school-bell.jpgschool bellhttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/school.jpgschool2018-06-01T01:24:48+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/05/29/we-only-needed-one-shade-of-grey/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/slate-in-situ.jpgslate in situhttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/slate-close-up.jpgslate close uphttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/grey-slate.jpggrey slatehttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/stone-options.jpgstone options2018-05-30T23:22:29+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/05/24/perfectly-posh/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/shower-curbs.jpgshower curbs2018-05-30T00:14:57+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/05/25/found-my-marble/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/michelangelo.jpgmichelangelohttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/mirror-mirror-e1527208549434.jpgmirror mirrorIf this isn't a mirror fit for an evil stepmother, I don't know what would be! Who's the fairest of them all?https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/antique-coat-rack-e1527208408974.jpgantique coat rackI snapped a quick picture of the antique coat rack when I saw it in the store, and I guess I captured an image of a shopper, too!https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/coat-hooks.jpgcoat hooks2018-05-30T00:14:28+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/05/26/stone-cold/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/back-steps.jpgback steps2018-05-30T00:13:59+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/05/27/the-foundation-for-all-that-will-be-mancave/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/finished-foundation.jpgfinished foundationhttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/concrete-pouring.jpgconcrete pouring2018-05-30T00:13:19+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/05/28/lasting-gratitude-for-the-ultimate-sacrifice/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/img_9911.jpgimg_99112018-05-30T00:12:43+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/05/23/danger-woman-shopping/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/countertop-beverage-bar.jpgcountertop beverage barhttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/countertop-master-bath.jpgcountertop master bathhttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/countertop-upstairs-bath.jpgcountertop upstairs bath2018-05-25T00:27:47+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/05/21/the-cave-you-fear-to-enter-holds-the-treasure-you-seek/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/beam-post-presure-wash.jpgbeam post presure wash2018-05-22T00:21:25+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/05/19/it-doesnt-have-to-be-real-to-be-real-good/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/poly-brick-closeup.jpgpoly brick closeupAn extreme close-up of the polyeuthane stone veneer revealed bubbling and a plasticky look.https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/poly-vs-brick-e1526776448499.jpgpoly vs brickHere's a side-by-side comparison of the high-density polymer stone veneer (left) vs. the manufactured stone veneer. From a distance, the polymer looks fine, but up close it was too slick for our tastes.https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/fireplace-off-side-e1526776176802.jpgfireplace off sideClose-up view.https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/fireplace-far-off-e1526776160248.jpgfireplace far offThe fireplace will be where the altar once was.2018-05-21T00:52:41+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/05/18/rock-and-a-fortress/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/heavy-equipment.jpgheavy equipment2018-05-20T00:49:54+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/05/17/not-even-solomon-in-all-his-splendor-was-dressed-like-one-of-these/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/lilac-closeup-e1526601074372.jpglilac closeup"The smell of moist earth and lilacs hung in the air like wisps of the past and hints of the future." ~ Margaret Millarhttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/lilac-bush-e1526600960728.jpglilac bushNothing is so fair as lilacs in spring.https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/daffodil-e1526600888150.jpgdaffodilDaffodils are an optimistic flower. And foolproof.https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/yellow-tulipd-e1526600812285.jpgyellow tulipdTiptoe ... through the tulips ... with me.https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/raspberry-plant-e1526600746956.jpgraspberry plantRaspberry plant?2018-05-18T22:49:18+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/05/16/gardening-feeds-not-just-the-body-but-the-soul/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/garden-with-garage.jpggarden with garagehttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/garden-plot-e1526514971833.jpggarden plotOur garden plot. See that house in the background, across the street? It's also a restored historic building, once a hotel.2018-05-18T22:50:41+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/05/15/welcome-to-hail/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/hail-dents-e1526413682471.jpghail dentsWelcome to hail.https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/mud.jpgmud2018-05-17T00:01:12+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/05/13/sometimes-the-more-you-get-to-know-a-person-the-more-attractive-they-become/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/garage-rebar-e1526255698675.jpggarage rebarTyler, excavating. (That's my neat pile of rebar there in the foreground.)https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/garage-trench-e1526255442335.jpggarage trenchNow that's a trench.2018-05-15T19:52:38+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/05/14/caution-entering-construction-zone/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/garage-concrete-walls.jpggarage concrete wallshttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/garage-wooden-forms.jpggarage wooden formshttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/garage-windows-blocked-in.jpggarage windows blocked in2018-05-15T19:52:05+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/05/12/cutting-out-a-few-steps-is-harder-work-than-skipping-a-few-steps/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/jackhammered-steps.jpgjackhammered steps2018-05-14T00:00:56+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/05/11/visitors-from-afar/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/column.jpgcolumn2018-05-12T22:19:17+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/05/10/the-slate-is-clean-the-future-awaits-awake/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/drywall-mid-job.jpgdrywall mid job2018-05-11T21:27:44+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/05/09/art-is-never-finished-only-abandoned/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/church-message-sad-saint.jpgchurch message sad saint2018-05-10T23:13:59+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/05/08/happiness-is-free-delivery/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/drywall-warning-e1525813225718.jpgdrywall warningKudos to the guy (or gal) who developed this brand name: RockSteady. For a drywall stabilizing company. Clever.https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/drywall-stacks.jpgdrywall stackshttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/drywall-delivery.jpgdrywall delivery2018-05-10T00:00:21+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/05/07/doors-open-to-those-bold-enough-to-knock/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/front-door-before-and-after-install.jpgfront door before and after install2018-05-08T21:08:01+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/05/02/sweeping-views/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/north-swoop.jpgnorth swoophttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/south-swoop.jpgsouth swoop2018-05-08T00:41:29+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/05/03/snow-on-rooftops/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/snow-on-rooftops.jpgsnow on rooftops2018-05-08T00:40:59+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/05/04/if-we-had-no-winter-spring-wouldnt-be-so-pleasant/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/mulch-e1525043513955.jpgmulchhttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/sap-running.jpgsap runninghttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/tulips-under-snow-e1525043367564.jpgtulips under snowCould those be tulips growing in my yard?2018-05-08T00:40:27+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/05/05/there-are-no-failures-only-quitters/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/approval.jpgapprovalhttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/suffering-message.jpgsuffering message2018-05-08T00:39:55+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/05/06/when-you-bring-effort-every-single-day-thats-where-transformation-happens/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/old-and-new-gloves.jpgold and new gloves2018-05-08T00:39:11+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/05/01/shampoo-is-ugly/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/shower-niche-revealed-e1525033680621.jpgshower niche revealedInstead, the shower niche (extra large, of course) would be hidden inside the partial wall, completely hidden from the bathroom doorway.https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/shower-rough-walls-e1525033559602.jpgshower rough wallsThis image of the shower-in-the-rough is taken from the bathroom doorway. Initially, the shampoo niche was planned for the wall hidden by the floor-to-ceiling partial wall. 2018-05-02T21:03:01+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/04/30/this-quest-only-felt-like-it-was-eternal/2018-05-02T21:02:19+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/04/29/sneaking-in-the-back-door/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/back-door-e1525031146297.jpgback doorNew back door.https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/back-entry-in-outline-e1525031081256.jpgback entry in outlineBack entry in imagination.2018-05-02T21:01:45+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/04/28/are-boxes-shipped-in-shipping-boxes/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/beams-in-boxes.jpgbeams in boxeshttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/beam-truck.jpgbeam truck2018-04-29T19:52:36+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/04/26/mystery-of-meddling-bat-solved-scooby/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/bat-hole.jpgbat hole2018-04-28T01:19:12+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/04/18/whats-vanity-without-good-lighting/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/upstairs-bath-lighting.jpgupstairs bath lightinghttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/master-vanity-lights.jpgmaster vanity lightshttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/powder-room-lights.jpgpowder room lights2018-04-27T00:56:54+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/04/22/time-out/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/after-the-long-winter-e1524435131572.jpgafter the long winterAfter the long winter, green finds a way.https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/box-with-arrow.pngbox with arrow2018-04-27T00:55:50+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/04/23/between-air-conditioning-and-the-pope-ill-take-air-conditioning/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/excelsior-e1524435790800.jpgExcelsiorDon't miss how unique this is. All-caps unique.2018-04-27T00:54:51+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/04/25/danish-concept-of-coziness-ranks-high-in-design-style/2018-04-27T00:53:52+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/04/24/one-womans-trash-is-another-womans-treasure/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/french-doors.jpgfrench doors2018-04-25T23:41:35+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/04/21/better-to-recycle-light-fixtures-in-a-church-than-to-curse-the-darkness/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/canopies-black.jpgcanopies blackhttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/canopies-rusty.jpgcanopies rustyhttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/milk-glass-3.jpgmilk glass 3https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/milk-glass-1-and-2.jpgmilk glass 1 and 2https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/hall-of-history-e1524337329538.jpgHall of HistoryThe Hall of History had no windows so no natural light.2018-04-22T22:15:33+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/04/20/this-little-light-of-mine/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/sanctuary-light-after-e1524268848688.jpgsanctuary light afterGreat room lights after.https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/chains-in-situ.jpgchains in situhttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/sanctuary-light-before-e1524268357712.jpgsanctuary light beforehttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/spray-paint-zone.jpgspray paint zone2018-04-22T02:21:31+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/04/19/good-things-come-to-those-who-wait/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/chandelier-assembled.jpgchandelier assembledhttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/rustic-chandelier-e1524090304134.jpgrustic chandelierhttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/spider-chandeliers.jpgspider chandeliers2018-04-21T00:24:10+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/04/17/if-rain-man-was-into-interior-decorating/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/kitchen-pendant.jpgkitchen pendanthttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/10514-rob.jpg10514-ROB2018-04-18T22:01:58+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/04/16/first-light-impression/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/exterior-light.jpgexterior lighthttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/former-exterior-lights-e1523922520284.jpgformer exterior lightsThe existing exterior light fixtures were hardly worth mentioning.2018-04-18T16:42:58+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/04/08/overwrought/2018-04-16T23:58:25+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/04/09/ceilings-ceilings-everywhere/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/doorway-bedroom.jpgdoorway bedroomhttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/ceiling-bedroom.jpgceiling bedroomhttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/ceiling-hallway-e1523297265749.jpgceiling hallwayHallway ceiling.https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/ceiling-bathroom.jpgceiling bathroomhttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/tyler-in-stairway-e1523224516873.jpgTyler in stairwayPay no attention to the man beneath the stairway.2018-04-16T23:57:43+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/04/10/find-happiness-where-the-sun-shines/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/solatube-outside.jpgsolatube outsidehttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/solatube-office.jpgsolatube officehttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/solartube-bathroom-e1523228897148.jpgsolartube bathroomYou can see the Solartube glowing even in a picture!2018-04-16T23:56:41+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/04/11/insulation-against-glamour/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/insulated-attic-eave-e1523225540687.jpginsulated attic eaveAfter: Is this the finest insulated attic eave you've ever seen?https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/attic-eave-before-e1523225417104.jpgattic eave beforeThis is a shot of the attic when we bought the church. The door to the eaves had a sign that said "do not open." We opened it anyway, and the eaves were filled with junk and dust.2018-04-16T23:56:06+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/04/12/pink-isnt-just-a-color/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/insulation-yard.jpginsulation yardhttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/insulation-after-e1523230237364.jpginsulation afterAfter blow-in insulation.https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/insulation-before-e1523230183593.jpginsulation beforeBefore blow-in insulation.https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/pink-panther.jpgpink pantherhttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/insulation-pallet.jpginsulation pallet2018-04-16T23:55:26+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/04/13/your-hat-should-match-your-dress/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/hvac-guy-on-roof-e1523233481459.jpgHVAC guy on roofAn HVAC guy, complying with Tyler's wishes.https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/reroofer-soil-pipe-e1523233415112.jpgreroofer soil pipeReroofer, happy to be outside on the roof instead of inside spraying insulation.2018-04-16T23:54:53+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/04/14/all-power-corrupts-but-we-need-the-electricity/2018-04-16T23:54:23+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/04/15/sometimes-you-have-to-fight-through-darkness-to-get-to-the-light/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/mudroom-electrical.jpgmudroom Electrical2018-04-16T23:53:51+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/04/07/swept-away-by-not-under-the-carpet/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/carpet-samples.jpgcarpet sampleshttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/square-footage.jpgsquare footage2018-05-30T00:11:51+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/04/06/baby-im-amazed/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/pergola-balcony.jpgpergola balconyhttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/village-people.jpgvillage people2018-04-07T20:31:33+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/04/05/every-long-journey-begins-with-a-single-step-or-two/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/steps-from-bottom.jpgsteps from bottomhttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/steps-to-balcony-e1522973077425.jpgsteps to balconyT2018-04-06T22:04:45+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/04/04/a-blank-canvas-upon-which-to-paint-dreams/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/20-gallons-of-paint-e1522881980151.jpg20 gallons of paintIt's a workout pushing 20 gallons of paint through a Big Box store.https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/ceiling-paint-job-e1522881882670.jpgceiling paint jobThe drywallers at work, painting.2018-04-06T00:08:30+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/03/29/how-not-to-finish-a-bathroom/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/rental-bathroom-shim-e1522360813837.jpgrental bathroom shimReally?https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/rental-bathroom-baseboard-e1522360755207.jpgrental bathroom baseboardThe baseboard is incomplete. And, ooh, look at that caulk job around the tub.https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/rental-bathroom-door-trim.jpgrental bathroom door trimhttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/rental-bathroom-shower-head-e1522360602136.jpgrental bathroom shower headhttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/rental-bathroom-faucet-e1522360577366.jpgrental bathroom faucethttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/rental-bathroom-towel-ring-e1522360531714.jpgrental bathroom towel ringHmm. How odd.https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/rental-bathroom-over-the-tank-e1522360451259.jpgrental bathroom over the tankBuilt-in-shelving would prevent us from having to store towels on the, ick, toilet tank.https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/rental-bathroom-vanity-e1522360368394.jpgrental bathroom vanityThis vanity is better suited to a powder room than to the only bathroom in a house.2018-04-04T23:00:20+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/03/30/we-aim-to-please-you-aim-too-please/2018-04-04T22:59:49+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/03/31/double-dip/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/dipped-doors.jpgdipped doors2018-04-04T22:59:12+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/04/01/easter-chorus/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/img_9440.jpgimg_94402018-04-04T22:58:43+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/04/02/like-chinese-water-torture/2018-04-04T22:58:14+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/04/03/lets-take-it-from-the-top/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/drywall.jpgdrywallhttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/before-drywall-e1522780897594.jpgbefore drywallThe sanctuary ceiling, post demo. You can see the fiberboard tiles on two-thirds of it. We just covered them up with drywall.2018-04-04T22:57:45+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/03/28/its-the-fixtures-and-fittings-that-finish-you-off/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/bathtub-faucet.jpgbathtub faucet2018-03-29T22:29:21+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/03/27/this-porridge-is-too-hot-this-porridge-is-too-cold-but-this-ones-juuusssst-right/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/tile-choices-e1522190512855.jpgtile choicesThis is definitely one project I can't wait to see finished. From top: accent ribbon, wall tile, floor tile.https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/shower-door-sketch-e1522190454110.jpgshower door sketchTop-notch graphics.2018-03-29T00:24:37+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/03/26/sweet-serendipity/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/shower-roughed-in-e1522109506409.jpgshower roughed inThis is the master shower area studded in.https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/before-shower-area.jpgbefore shower area2018-03-27T22:48:15+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/03/25/if-at-first-you-dont-succeed-try-try-again/2018-03-27T15:22:34+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/03/24/the-price-of-beauty/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/tile-job-e1521934700521.jpgtile jobNot the worst tile job. But not the funnest project either.2018-03-30T22:04:52+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/03/22/not-ready-to-say-goodbye/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/chloe-in-wyoming.jpgchloe in wyominghttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/dog-beard-e1521757711752.jpgdog beardChloe had a beard the envy of grown men.2018-04-27T00:41:13+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/03/23/a-little-bit-of-heaven-sent-down-to-earth/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/red-chair-e1521816956256.jpgred chair2018-03-24T23:46:37+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/03/21/closing-one-door-opening-another/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/back-entry-in-outline-e1521676889362.jpgback entry in outlineImagine a doorway here, one that will someday lead to Tyler's mancave.https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/coat-hooks.jpgcoat hookshttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/front-entry-on-the-outs-e1521676741172.jpgfront entry on the outsEntry on the outs2018-03-22T22:36:19+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/03/20/all-things-are-new-again/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/img_9378-e1521677539632.jpgimg_93782018-03-22T00:17:55+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/03/19/trading-one-crack-for-nine/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/broken-leaded-glass-e1521503991973.jpgbroken leaded glassThe leaded glass windows we had hoped to use as replacements to two of the etched glass transoms arrived broken.https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/cracked-etched-transom.jpgcracked etched transom2018-03-22T00:06:54+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/03/18/window-shopping/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/balcony-projection.jpgbalcony projectionhttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/leaded-glass-for-balcony-e1521412207440.jpgleaded glass for balconyOur windows were on display in the shop window.2018-03-20T00:17:38+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2017/12/01/first-look-inside-the-church-sweet-home/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/overflow-area.jpgoverflow areahttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/sanctuary-before.jpgsanctuary before2018-03-18T22:35:19+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/03/17/a-fanatic-for-fans/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/fan-on-box.jpgfan on box2018-03-18T22:34:47+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/03/16/it-was-destiny/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/powder-room-vanity-pic-e1521243885138.jpgpowder room vanity picAll it needs is lighting.2018-03-18T00:59:51+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/03/15/this-46-25-deal-has-the-potential-for-greatness/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/mirrors.jpgmirrorshttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/veneer-to-save.jpgveneer to saveMaybe the wood-grain veneer on the top drawers could be saved?https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/checkbook-drawing-e1521156753637.jpgcheckbook drawingMore chicken scratch, this time on the back of a checkbook.https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/upstairs-vanity-furniture.jpgupstairs vanity furniture2018-03-16T23:53:33+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/03/14/vanity-oh-vanities/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/master-vanity-e1521073343922.jpgmaster vanityHere's a rendition of our master bath vanity. (On HGTV, you get high-end graphics to prophesy the renovation plans; on Church Sweet Home, you get chicken scratch on legal pads.)2018-03-15T23:40:49+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/03/09/kitchen-recipe-called-for-pinch-of-patience-spoonful-of-luck/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/sink-e1520623982819.jpgsinkHere you can see the triple sink in the granite countertop.https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/kitchen-on-display-e1520623849741.jpgkitchen on displayOur dream kitchen in the showroom.2018-03-15T00:31:31+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/03/13/is-it-still-free-if-youre-paying-to-store-it/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/headboard.jpgheadboard2018-03-15T00:30:12+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/03/12/if-a-small-oven-produces-half-baked-ideas-what-does-a-big-oven-make/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/stove-e1520888618515.jpgstoveThough he looks like a car that got stripped while parked in the ghetto, our stove awaits reassembly in our rental unit (a stove is a <i>he,</i> right?).2018-03-14T03:02:55+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/03/11/buying-it-on-sale-means-you-actually-made-money/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/bar-stools-e1520719636189.jpgbar stoolsComfy. And affordable!https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/dishwasher-e1520719556969.jpgdishwasher2018-03-12T21:18:26+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/03/08/hand-in-hand-with-building-buying/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/pace-arrow-001.jpgpace-arrow-0012018-03-09T19:39:35+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/03/07/a-day-in-the-life-of-an-inexpert-rehabber/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/damaged-leaded-glass-e1520466235488.jpgdamaged leaded glassThe box was labeled fragile but it should have been labeled "one-of-a-kind leaded glass windows inside--do not drop, ram, tip or stack haphazardly." We paid $118 for shipping what was essentially decorative trash when we received it.https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/scaffolding-high-e1520466163458.jpgscaffolding highThe scaffolding looked a lot more appealing from the bottom, I'm not gonna lie.2018-03-10T22:25:18+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/03/06/sawing-wood-is-what-she-was-intended-for/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/ceiling-planks.jpgceiling plankshttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/sawdust-e1520300251639.jpgsawdust2018-03-07T23:49:41+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/03/04/the-best-ideas-come-in-the-dead-of-night/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/no-dirt-in-basement-e1520194076715.jpgno dirt in basementThe back entry of the church after the new concrete was poured.https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/dirt-in-the-basement-e1520193918337.jpgdirt in the basementhttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/basement-back-entry-before.jpgbasement back entry before2018-03-05T22:50:04+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/03/03/two-walls-forward-one-wall-back/2018-03-04T20:12:09+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/03/02/a-ruddy-drop-of-manly-blood/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/blood.jpgblood2018-03-03T14:58:25+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/03/02/simple-wall-construction-turns-into-odyssey-of-blood-sweat-and-tears/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/laser-level-e1519952322315.jpglaser levelLooking into the laser light will cause blindness.2018-03-03T00:18:13+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/02/28/sunshine-in-my-pockets/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/pocket-door-e1519875044520.jpgpocket doorThis pocket door leads to what will someday (soon) be the master bedroom closet. This solid-wood door originally was on an office in the church. It'll get a paint job before it's finished.2023-09-11T12:01:10+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/02/27/straight-perpendicular-and-level-or-pay-the-consequences/2018-03-01T03:37:48+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/02/26/beams-of-dreams/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/faux-beam-closeup1.jpgfaux beam closeuphttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/faux-beam-faroff.jpgfaux beam faroffhttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/faux-beam-closeup.jpgfaux beam closeuphttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/faux-beam-extreme-closeup-e1519692091865.jpgfaux beam extreme closeupIn this extreme close-up of our faux beam, you can see the wood grain and the foam interior.2018-02-27T23:38:41+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/02/25/my-kingdom-for-a-drywall-screw/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/drywall.jpgdrywall2018-02-27T00:48:39+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/02/24/we-are-all-in-the-gutter-but-some-of-us-are-looking-at-the-stars/2018-02-26T01:09:24+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/02/23/woodent-it-be-nice/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/lumber.jpglumber2018-02-25T00:07:16+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/02/21/when-in-doubt-hire-it-out/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/pristine-ceiling1-e1519273038402.jpgpristine ceilinghttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/pristine-ceiling.jpgpristine ceilingThe drywallers removed the ceiling tiles only on the choir loft side of the sanctuary, where we were changing the angle to accommodate headroom for the balcony.2018-02-24T01:42:29+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/02/22/nailed-it/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/2000-nails-e1519319231294.jpg2000 nailsThis is what 2,000 nails looks like2018-02-24T01:41:44+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/02/20/the-solution-to-sag-structural-support/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/header-after.jpgheader afterhttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/tyler-and-reroofer-with-sag.jpgTyler and Reroofer with sag2018-02-22T04:18:37+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/02/19/to-rats-bats-are-angels/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/belfry-demo-no-bat-e1519074397423.jpgbelfry demo no batInitially, we theorized the bat came from this area of the belfry (the second floor of the belfry is behind that shiplap), which St. Johnny demoed the day before the bat appeared, but upon further investigation, there was no evidence, guano or otherwise, that he lived here.2018-02-20T23:37:22+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/02/18/the-smallest-detail-can-hold-up-the-whole-structure/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/saggy-center.jpgsaggy center2018-02-19T21:12:04+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/02/16/well-i-have-good-news-and-bad-news/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/basement-floor-tile-e1518822577358.jpgbasement floor tileThis was an attractive and durable floor covering in its time. But it was not "rustic transitional" and would have to go.2018-02-18T23:43:10+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/02/17/the-texture-of-water/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/drinkpod-e1518823390645.jpgdrinkpodThe instructions that came with the Drinkpod recommended getting a plumber involved, but Tyler was proud he installed it at our rental house without one.2018-02-18T23:42:39+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/02/14/safety-doesnt-happen-by-accident/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/one-million-nails-e1518647411555.jpgone million nailsYou think I'm kidding about the one million nails.https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/nails-and-tin-e1518647339148.jpgnails and tinThat's a pile of tin ceiling on the pile of scrap wood.2018-02-16T23:14:59+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/02/15/rehab-involves-four-letter-words-lead-and-mold/2018-02-16T23:14:24+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/02/13/the-pitfalls-of-a-cathedral-ceiling/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/ceiling-prior-to-demo.jpgceiling prior to demo2018-02-14T22:33:08+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/02/12/black-and-white-and-read-all-over/2018-02-14T02:02:43+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/02/11/an-appearance-before-the-commish/2018-02-13T01:41:56+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/02/10/add-one-cup-kindness-stir-with-hospitality-and-serve/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/sign-e1518300858227.jpgsignPondering how to repurpose this sign.2018-02-12T19:19:30+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/02/09/throughout-history-small-churches-do-their-part/2018-02-10T22:20:07+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/02/08/what-every-small-town-in-america-has-at-least-one-church-and-one-bar/2018-02-09T22:00:36+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/02/07/church-offers-insight-into-the-history-soul-of-the-place/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/library-2.jpgLibrary 2https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/library-1-e1518051938531.jpgLibrary 1Did the caption number "19917" indicate a date or something else? Check out that elaborate spire on tip-top the belfry.https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/basement-cross-section-e1518051864189.jpgbasement cross sectionThe basement walls were sixteen inches thick.2018-02-09T01:45:55+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/02/06/how-old-really-is-this-old-church/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/mauve-wallpaper-e1517951760605.jpgmauve wallpaperCould this be original mauve wallpaper?https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/bludeprint-of-main-floor-e1517951683457.jpgBludeprint of main floorOriginal blueprint of the old Methodist church.2018-02-12T17:58:56+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/02/05/stewards-of-memory/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/basement-before-demo.jpgbasement before 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loft2018-02-12T17:15:55+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/01/06/picture-this-in-a-different-era/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/window-inside-belfry.jpgwindow inside belfryhttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/church-in-early-20th-century-e1515189286400.jpgchurch in early 20th centuryHere's how our church looked at some point in the early 20th century.2018-02-06T20:52:05+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/01/07/seek-and-ye-shall-find/2018-02-06T20:51:00+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/01/09/its-worse-than-i-thought/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/belfry-defined.jpgbelfry defined2018-02-06T20:50:25+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/01/10/289/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/belfry-mid-construction-e1515463620238.jpgbelfry mid constructionOur belfry, mid construction.2018-02-06T20:50:01+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2017/10/13/first-blog-post/2018-02-06T20:49:05+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/02/04/tell-me-whats-a-happening/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/interior-post-demo.jpginterior post demo2018-02-05T18:35:02+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/02/04/aint-life-grand/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/girl-church-sign.jpggirl church sign2018-02-10T18:20:15+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/02/02/tell-me-a-color-story/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/sofa-blog.jpgsofa-bloghttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/color-story-e1517584596254.jpgcolor storyPaint chip mania!2018-02-04T00:16:15+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/02/01/if-its-not-in-the-mission-statement-or-the-summary-check-the-10-commandments/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/rest-room-signed-door-e1517520272719.jpgRest Room Signed doorThis door, formerly on the basement bathroom, could be reused as the powder room pocket door on the main floor. That's the plan anyway.2018-02-02T15:23:12+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/01/31/some-places-speak-distinctly/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/joanna-gaines-furniture-style-e1517436348871.jpgJoanna Gaines Furniture Style"Fixer Upper" star Joanna Gaines combines a variety of distinctive styles in her furniture line, I discovered in this banner at a furniture store I happened by.2018-02-01T21:30:32+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/01/30/the-mission-should-you-choose-to-accept-it-is-to-create-a-home/2018-01-31T22:17:52+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/01/29/how-to-create-a-style-guide-for-your-home-remodeling-project/2018-01-30T21:33:00+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/01/28/what-middle-age-does-to-a-woman/2018-01-29T18:05:34+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/01/27/man-caves-are-like-black-holes-what-happens-there-stays-there/2018-01-28T23:11:00+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/01/26/usual-customary-and-reasonable/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/duct-work-e1517004371208.jpgduct workI can imagine a tongue flickering out of the open maw of this duct-work snake, but fortunately it was inanimate. We crushed it anyway to haul to the scrap heap.2018-01-29T04:57:58+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/01/25/theres-always-room-for-improvement/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/trimmed-trees-e1516930770540.jpgtrimmed treesEven with shorter skirts, those trees have a lot of flounce.2018-01-26T22:43:44+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/01/24/we-never-know-the-worth-of-water-til-the-well-is-dry/2018-01-26T01:44:46+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/01/23/see-the-light-feel-the-heat/2018-01-24T23:52:19+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/01/22/ill-scratch-your-back-if-you-install-a-low-flow-shower-head/2018-01-24T05:10:08+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/01/21/inch-by-inch-and-row-by-row/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/second-floor-before-and-after.jpgSecond Floor Before and Afterhttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/staples-before-and-after.jpgstaples before and after2018-01-22T21:00:11+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/01/20/what-can-i-say-im-sorry-see-ya-next-time/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/beadboard-cupboard-e1516489607906.jpgbeadboard cupboardThe back of the vault door was the best part.https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/beneath-the-stairs-e1516489534526.jpgbeneath the stairsTa-da!2018-01-21T22:24:41+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/monicas-other-books/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/how-to-look-hot-lo-rez.jpgHow to Look Hot Lo Rezhttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/final-ecover-rgb-compressed.jpgFinal ecover rgb compressedhttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/tpw-lo-rez.jpgCover only_Layout 1.qxdCover only_Layout 1.qxd2018-01-21T21:53:34+00:00weekly0.6https://churchsweethome.com/2018/01/19/the-church-itself-soothes-moments-of-doubt/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/flagpole-sign-e1516397909289.jpgflagpole signWhat a relief.https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/peace-banner-e1516397766525.jpgpeace bannerOn a background of falling snows. How could it be more perfect?https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/go-in-peace-sign-e1516397552120.jpggo in peace signSending forth message.https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/patience-sign-e1516397465857.jpgPatience signPatience is a virtue.2018-01-20T23:12:19+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/01/18/church-demolition-creepy-horror-edition/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/stans-wife-e1516310462613.jpgstans wifeSkeletal squirrel.https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/wasp-nest.jpgwasp nest2018-01-19T23:07:17+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/01/17/how-to-get-rich-selling-demolition-waste/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/exterior-staircase-e1516232264172.jpgexterior staircaseFor sale: One fire escape, barely used.2018-01-18T21:25:25+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/01/16/the-world-is-my-country-all-mankind-are-my-brethren-and-to-do-good-is-my-religion/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/bibles-e1516150123118.jpgBiblesThese Bibles became useful again in the hands of prison inmates.2018-01-18T13:49:42+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/01/15/little-things-matter/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/defaced-wise-man-e1516058514108.jpgdefaced wise manTell me I'm not the only one reminded of the man whose face melted when he looked at the contents of the Ark in "Raiders of the Lost Ark".https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/three-marys-e1516058314132.jpgthree marys2018-01-17T01:01:14+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/01/14/of-two-minds-on-the-divider/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/built-in.jpgbuilt-in2018-01-15T23:32:36+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/01/13/garbage-clutters-the-house-that-has-no-dream/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/img_8952.jpgIMG_8952https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/dumpster-e1515861136344.jpgdumpsterDumpster No. 1, half filled.2018-01-14T21:35:55+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/01/12/dust-old-nails-and-scrap-wood/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/neatly-stacked-scrap-e1515808822913.jpgneatly stacked scrapOne of our more neatly stacked piles of scrap wood.https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/coal-picker-e1515808721732.jpgcoal pickerYet another arcane but useful tool in Tyler's collection.2018-01-18T13:47:15+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/contact/2018-01-14T00:18:25+00:00weekly0.6https://churchsweethome.com/2018/01/08/some-assembly-required-moat-not-included/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/castle-doors-safely-home.jpgcastle doors safely home2018-01-13T15:12:50+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/01/11/the-price-of-peace-of-mind/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/reroofer-e1515464123120.jpgrerooferOur roofing expert, hard at work.2018-01-13T02:05:22+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2017/12/13/how-to-inhabit-a-church-in-just-three-easy-steps/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/kitchen-before.jpgKitchen Beforehttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/bathroom-e1513039475993.jpgbathroom2018-01-11T03:16:33+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/01/03/the-floor-beneath-our-feet-and-layers-of-carpeting/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/ceiling-e1515018936655.jpgceilinghttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/beadboard.jpgbeadboardhttps://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/pine-floors-e1515018651893.jpgpine floorsTyler scrapes away the carpet glue so we can see what the original sanctuary floor looked like.2018-01-05T21:52:08+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2017/12/17/too-big-too-small-and-juuuuust-right/2018-01-03T23:11:25+00:00monthlyhttps://churchsweethome.com/2018/01/01/reflect-on-the-old-year-before-looking-ahead/https://churchsweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/new-years-message.jpgNew Years 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