Hi Everyone! I'm Back!! After what felt like a brief journey back to my home states of Wisconsin and Iowa (which was actually 2 and a half weeks worth of journey), I have returned to a familiar yet slightly different scene of gettin' stuff done on the farm stand. And, I was happy to see that the jokers I left behind got a lot done while I was gone too. All of the metal siding on the lower half of the building is finished, and they've/we've started on the wooden board and batten siding on the atrium that uses reclaimed boards from an old barn on the property (Oscar and I demolished the second floor of the barn today and took out all the floor boards so we can clean them up and slap 'em up as siding).
Here's what the boards look like without the batten. It's going to look so good!
Here are some of those floor boards that Oscar and I tore out, and after we power washed them. The nails that were holding these things down were the square, hand-made kind probably made over a century ago. Pretty awesome stuff to see, though I'm glad I'm not the one who has to make them AND drive them all in by hand.
The interior spaces are really starting to change too. Most of the tile is up in the kitchen, and the sinks and other appliances are starting to be brought in and hooked up. The walls around the timber frame in the atrium are also almost finished. They're painted and waxed and look amazing, but there's still a bunch of trim and other fine details that need to go in there so I'm holding off on pictures. And then there's the store, which is basically a finished room with the only thing left being the floor...
The interior spaces are really starting to change too. Most of the tile is up in the kitchen, and the sinks and other appliances are starting to be brought in and hooked up. The walls around the timber frame in the atrium are also almost finished. They're painted and waxed and look amazing, but there's still a bunch of trim and other fine details that need to go in there so I'm holding off on pictures. And then there's the store, which is basically a finished room with the only thing left being the floor...
...And here it is, it got dropped off today. Oscar and I spent the better part of the afternoon moving it from outside into the retail space. They're really beautiful pieces of wood and I can't wait to see them laid out, finished it, and walked on.
Well, I hope this was an easy transition back into Thursday blog times with Our Table, it's like I was never even gone. Maybe I'll see you out at the open house this Sunday from 1:30pm to 3:30pm! Otherwise have a great weekend and I'll talk to you next week.
Til' next time,
Louis
Well, I hope this was an easy transition back into Thursday blog times with Our Table, it's like I was never even gone. Maybe I'll see you out at the open house this Sunday from 1:30pm to 3:30pm! Otherwise have a great weekend and I'll talk to you next week.
Til' next time,
Louis
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