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This Week’s Featured Pulp Improvement
Pulp Bath Reno 2
Pulp Deck
As we await our last bag of grout delivery to arrive (scheduled for today) so we can complete the shower tile grouting and get the shower hardware installed, we have, in fact, started using the Pulp Bath Reno 2 once again, as sinks, vanities, toilet, and yes, the freestanding tub are all now in operation….and it is wonderful thing!
We took a couple days this week to do those final touch type things, aka, faucets installed, towel bars, TP holder and robe hooks hung, toe kicks for the cabinet/make-up desk, you know, those little details that make it a “functioning” bathroom. Took some time and a couple trips to Lowe’s for a few tile drill bits (they just don’t make them like they used to) to ensure no damage to our tiles with the pieces that needed to be hung from them and then….it got really nice outside!
And it’s been a long time since we’ve had consistent, nice outside conditions so what to do? That’s right, back to getting busy with the Pulp Deck project! Now I should say, we have already made the Pulp Deck quite usable this spring with plenty of comfy seating, a grill and a pizza oven both up and running, so all in, we are in a good place. But there is still much to do with the finish out and first things first, we needed to get the patio portion of the deck complete so we can relocate the existing (and currently not in use) hot tub out to the Pulp Deck so we have the sauna/hot tub combo operating simultaneously (making the deck a true destination location for now and the future)!
As you may recall, we started the Pulp Deck project late last fall and got as much done as we could until the weather finally decided we were done with outdoor projects for the season. Part of that work involved picking out pavers for the patio portion of the deck (see adjacent and below pics) plus the requisite stone and stone dust base that would sit below the pavers. In this case, for the pavers, we chose 3 different shaped granite pieces and worked out a pattern that we felt was going to look great and be a nice footing for the hot tub (plus we’ll be relocating our BBQ Smoker there as well). We had all of that delivered late last fall/early winter and even dug out the area where all of it would go. Then it got cold. And all of that material ended up on tarps sitting in a couple big piles next to the garage (which made for some fairly large snow mounds over the course of the winter)!
Anyway, all of that said, this week we went to town on the patio. Lots of lifting and placing, followed by even more leveling and re-placing! Near complete, just need to make a few cuts on some of the larger granite pieces, set those and then fill in the grooves with pavement sand. Expect to get that done this coming week, along with completing the Pulp Bath Reno 2, good times indeed!
Some progress pics adjacent and below. See you next week!
Pulp Improvements
The 257 Project
Most Recent Pics for Sale
Nothing at All
A long time ago, in a small apartment in New York City, I was listening to a Prince song, simply called “7” and I was very much getting into the sound of the guitar playing, and what I perceived as an “open” chord strum, aka, just hitting those strings with no fingers applied (forgive me if that was mistaken). I tried to work that into something, and came up with a riff that I thought was pretty catchy. Not 100% sure what mood I was in at the time but decided that “you don’t need Nothing at All” was a good premise and ran with it. Years later, and also during the pandemic, decided it was a good time to rebuild it. Got busy with my wonderful musician friends and a new version it was.
Hope you enjoy!
The 1800 Project
Here’s the trailer to the exciting new movie coming out this summer (okay, so maybe not really a movie, more a couple long form video’s to document the start to finish of this project)! Truth is, had a little fun with a movie trailer template they have and this is the “story” of the 1800 Project to date. Enjoy!
The Ray Harm and Guy Coheleach Limited Edition Prints Prints
We recently mentioned that we had been gifted a fine collection of Ray Harm and Guy Coheleach “limited edition” art prints which we intend to eventually sell here from the website (will be setting up a page in our shop collection). Currently doing a complete inventory of what we have and documenting all of that. Wanted to share a little taste of what we are talking about so will feature a pic or two each week until we get that shop page up and running. This week’s sample print below!
House Wren
