We finally put the finishing touches on these cabinets…Just before the Holidays, the remaining counter top was put on the island. The wall cabinet counter-tops we built ourselves, (actually that means Scott did it), but on the island, the homeowner wanted something different, so we had been waiting for that last element. It is made … Read more
New Years Eve.. I can remember when New Years Eve was always at least 30 below zero. It looks like we will get a bit below zero, they are saying -12 and it is dropping now… I suspect it will get a bit colder than that just because it is clear and it just feels … Read more
Such a beautiful sunny winter day today, the Winter Solstice. Temps were about -3 this morning when I left the house. A perfect crisp winter day. Animal tracks, I’m guessing fox, down on the shore by the old beaver lodge… The now frozen Burntside Lake looking out from one of the vistas on the … Read more
Here is a small project we will be starting on this winter some time.The homeowner of this log home decided they would like a covered porch entry way area built on to their existing log home.The porch roof will come out at a 45 degree angle from the intersection of the existing roofs. This is … Read more
…watching Burntside Lake start to freeze over.Even though we have had lots of cold and even a brief below zero night, Burntside Lake has remained largely unfrozen so far.I was at a spot on the west end every day this week. On Tuesday it was all open with ice capping the rocks on the shoreline. … Read more
Some pictures of a door I built a few years ago. I was digging them out to add to my galleries.It is a double door built out of Cherry. Half circular windows, double entry door, custom built for a home in Northern Minnesota. The uncarved interior side of the doors before finishing. The lower left … Read more
A few more shots of this recently completed renovation: The family room was separated from the back area by this log interior partition wall with the stairs going up along side it. To the right of this picture you can see what was the old bathroom. This is the “after” shot. The log partition wall … Read more
A short post today.A couple before and after shots of the 3 season porch on this recent renovation: This is the view looking to the main entry door into the 3 season porch before we started the renovation… quite dark. This is basically the same view after the renovation… new windows, new wood, new slate … Read more
Some more shots of the recent remodel project. This is the lakeside exterior of the cabin before we started. The dormer on the far end is just on the outside and does not offer any interior space. As we can see here on the interior… the exterior dormer does not show through. Back … Read more
I am going to start posting some more “before” and “after” shots of the remodel we have been working on. For the most part, it is completed now. Appliances and furniture moved in etc. I know I started this before and got side tracked, but I was looking around the other day and realized was … Read more