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How to… not sure exactly.

Trying to achieve a reveal where the ceiling meets the wall (on the ceiling) in order to install LED strip lighting. Also, a small reveal on the floor. I’m hoping the floors are somewhat level to for a nice clean look, if not, I heard it can look messy — I’ve searched for various drywall trims and reveals. Pretty cool tricks. Adding channels, insets, etc to your drywall. Some a bit too trick for my liking. I found this product from trim text. The “Reveal bead” and “Shadow bead” for my strip lighting.

Adding an Element in the Back

No master plan developed for the exterior as of yet… so we created a small setup from old form boards left over from the waterproofing job. The purpose was to give our newly purchased element a home. Not a lot of love online for this little guy, however, I think peops have it wrong. Yea, the access panel to the propane isn’t hinged for easy access, but it’s a easy enough — a pressure fitted panel easily snaps out. Overall, nice design. We’ll see how the cooking goes…

Vola Packaging

The vola arrived today — the packaging is tight. The faucet is dead stock from the way back machine. Vibrant yellow! happy little faucet.

Fun factor + low budget = on the fence

We’re very happy with our bathroom, however, we’re looking to add a bit of a fun factor to the 2nd. Fun as in color, not as in wacky. This bathroom won’t have much natural light, but will contain a nice, relatively open shower. The polished concrete floors are far from consistent due to old pours, new pours, filler, cracks, aggregate, you name it… we have it. Unlike the upstairs, the space doesn’t contain a “quiet” feel. So what to do with the bathroom? more inspiration at the jump.

Cube n Cube

A rough idea of what the downstairs could look like. Create a cube of storage; laundry, media, clothing, supplies, etc. Stop the cabinets about a 10″ shy from the ceiling to allow light to pass thru the space. this would also allow for better lighting opportunities vs. cans.

Analysis of the material culture

Removing the hardscape proved to be a good decision. Looking back at the photos confirm what needed to be done. It was only after removing the front patio that we discovered the previous owners had poured concrete over the old, resulting in a good 1′ + of extra dirt around and over the entire structure. This contributed to the water and termite damage around the mudsill.