There comes a time in most remodeling projects when the big, structural changes are done and a million little things remain. At Hildring House, we’re coming to the end of the initial phase of renovation. And that means we’re doing first phase tweaks – all of the little things without which the project just wouldn’t be a success.

Next up will be mostly cosmetic re-dos of the office, the master bedroom (not the master bath – that’s a biggie), and Debra’s Domain. Then, probably, some more major work – enlarging windows, (?) a new carport (?), extensive hard and soft-scape work out back. Stuff like that. But right now, it’s the little things.

The Grandboys’ Room

Lots of finishing touches for the grandboys’ room.

Curtains are always a nice touch to help a room feel “dressed.” And the chalkboard had to be Goldilocks – high enough for the bigger boy but still low enough for the little guy.

I can’t remember if I posted pictures of this area when I put up the shelves or when our finish carpenter, Justin Cowdin, installed the desk-for-two, but I know that you haven’t seen the magnet boards or the travel pics above them. You’ll notice a lot of travel-themed stuff in the grandboys’ room. We want to instill in them an appreciation that the world is a wide, wonderful place, meant to be explored.

Next is a bit of whimsy that Debra found somewhere online.

Pretty cool, I think. Don’t you?

New Powder Tweaks

Remember that we turned the 5th bedroom at Hildring House into a full-sized laundry room and a powder bath? We’re still tweaking both but I wanted to show you some of the small touches in the powder.

Brass and clear acrylic is going to be a thing at Hildring House. Remember the curtain rods that we DIY-ed? Some of the powder fixtures echo them.

At least those things attached to sheet rock. You also may recall from the DIY post linked above that the black hexagonal tile Debra chose for the accent wall in the powder proved to be hard, hard, hard.

Well, I won’t say that Debra was unsympathetic … But did she let me off the hook? Nope. She was determined to have a glass and antique brass shelf above that super-cool square toilet, and a black ceramic soap dish by the sink. So I bought several tile bits and set to it.

I wore out three bits. BUT ….

Here is the shelf:

And here is a view of the final product, from our fictitious uncle Fergus’ vantage point:

She’s right – that wall space needed something and the shelf is just about perfect.

So. Things are just about wrapped up in these spaces, as well as in the unfitted kitchen. We’ll have a post soon with some good pics (the inimitable Trey Freeze is coming with camera in hand) of most of the first phase renovation. We’ll be anxious to know your verdict.

Many thanks for following along! Y’all are the best!

Dan

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