I go out in the hot tub almost every night. A must have for the new house is a hot tub. I’d like to add a door from the master bedroom to a deck for the hot tub. A outdoor, frost-free faucet nearby would be nice. Here are a few of the other things I […]

My great grandfather, Elmer Ferson, built this beautiful house in 1895. My grandmother and my mom were both born in the house and it was my childhood home. The home is situated on the top of a hill surrounded by a grape vineyard. My great grandfather called the farm “Mountain View” because of it’s unobstructed […]

This simple online floor planner is amazing! I use it to design and reconfigure the floor plan. Then… I can see what everything looks like in 3D. You can access it at: https://planner5d.com/

We are trying to keep the style of the vintage house with our upstairs bathroom. The sink will be a re-purposed antique wash table. We are installing a vintage tub and an old style toilet with the tank on the wall.

I love soaking in a hot tub each evening. So, I’m adding a deck for a hot tub off the master bedroom. I’ll have an awesome view of the vineyard from the deck.

We are adding a new walk-in closet off the master bedroom. There will be a cabinet on the utility room side of the closet with pass through drawers and cabinet.

Both of my daughters graduated from the University of Washington and my son-in-law played football for the Huskies. So, when the Huskies earned a bid to the Rose Bowl, we had a great excuse to leave the winter of the northwest and head down to Pasadena. Even though the Huskies came up on the short […]

I guess a hundred years ago, they didn’t worry about kids falling over the stair railing. The current railing was only 10 inches high in some places. Believe it or not, it’s not to code anymore:-) After reading some YouTube videos and a reading few Internet articles by railing experts, I decided to give building […]

While looking over the support beams in the basement, I noticed the joist around the fireplace aren’t supported well. I’m not sure if the supports were removed at some time or there never were any. So, I decided to beef up the floor.

To add a bit of pizazz to the stairway, we decided to add wainscoting with the same ornate woodwork that was on the old railing base. I was able to put my new compound miter saw through its paces.