the trusses have risen!

Ok, friends: we got some great progress made on bootsy star today! We put up the five trusses for the roof. I realize it doesn't sound like a ton of work....but it was! Those things are super tall, and not easy to move around. Our dear friend Lauren came over and helped us, and brought along her dog Nate for a play date with Penny and Hunter. We finished just as it turned dark (6pm!) Here is how the day went:

makin' it square..with a triangle! mind blowing, i know

here are the trusses...and the chicken coop and the tractor

hunter in the front yard

james wishes i took more photos

penny underfoot didn't get her name by standing far away, knowwhatimsaying?

team wilson's primary fuel

ok we've lifted them onto the walls...now to raise them up...

the ones on the ends were v.e.r.y difficult

we lifted them up with the tractor

the sun came out!

the sun was helping by being there

bootsy star has great views

james up in the rafters...hehehe

james nailed it

nate and penny on a play date

artful sun shot. its like the sun is climbing the ladder

nate and hunter came to help

james is checking out laurens guns. penny just wants a hug

nate in the doorway of the shop. he is patiently waiting to be let out

james and lauren in action

james let lauren use the power tools!

nate and penny love lauren.... awwww hell. we all do

the carpenters consulting on how to screw this thing in

james. is. outta here.

slacker!

the only shot that 'proves' i was working today

i wasn't kidding about finishing when it got dark!

bootsy star has walls!

It was a big today today for my little workshop! The walls are up and bolted/nailed/screwed into place.
It rained like crazy for most of the day...which was rude of mother nature. But, hey, in the northwest we have to roll with it. Our dear friends Lisa, Jeff, Ava and Jen came over to help and ohmygosh are we grateful. It turns out when the walls have giant windows in them they become very, very heavy!

check it out:

heading out to the shop. it hasn't started pouring down rain...yet

Jen screwing in the windows

James and Jen putting in the windows

This side is opposite the one with the front door....making this the back of the shop

Hunter wanted to be near Jen....but not when it was raining

Lisa: "you want it over here?" James: "no, I need it over there"

Jeff is inspecting something. Aren't these windows awesome? Note the building that will be our library behind Jeff. That is an entirely different blog post...

Jen and Lisa adding the brace things that attach the two walls together. Jeff is supervising

Jeff, Lisa and Jen working away

I think Lisa has gone mad from too much water

Ever loyal, Penelope Underfoot won't leave the team until the job is done...no matter how drenched she gets

Lisa bolting the wall in place

Child labor laws be damned! Ava helped too!

The ever present Penny watches as James prepares to put this giant beam thing in place (on top of the wall)

James and the giant....window

These are the five tresses that need to go up next. They form the roof....or will next weekend

James in the foggy rain. Doesn't the chicken coop look so tiny back there??

This is mostly to prove I was actually there! 

Jeff soggy and drilling 

This is the front of the shop. On the right there will be double doors. 200 square feet of awesome crafting space!

This is the first time (besides moving in the claw foot tub) that we have asked for help, and I'm so glad we did! It made the work go so much faster, and was more fun. I'm so grateful for good friends and their willingness to get wet!

Next will be the tresses- then getting the roof on. Once that is done I'll start siding the outside and then putting the insulation in the inside. My goal is to be moved in by December 1st.  More to come....

small details finish the bathroom

I have a thing for details. I think I'm finally done with the bathroom and wanted to share some of these finishing touches with you!

  

Our new full length mirror (even works for James tall self) came from Home Depot

Note the dots around the border

I picked this medicine cabinet for the dots around the edge. This came from Lowes.

The light switch and outlet covers have the dots. These came from Home Depot.

I have fake flowers cause they are low maintenance and I want some color. Flowers are from Craft Warehouse and gifted. Glass is from various garage sales and vintage shops. Creepy toddler painting is from an antique shop in Astoria. Frame is from the Providence Portland Medical Center gift shop.

These belonged to James' mom. I love the packaging

I found this at a super scary junk store on Foster Road. Always go in those. There are treasures!

The door is the original, but we replaced the glass with a custom piece from Gresham Glass 

I love this doorknob! We found it at The Rebuilding Center for $60. The key came from Restoration Hardware and I think we paid $10 for it.

These hooks came from Cargo and were $6.00 each. You may recall that 53 is the Wilson lucky number

This wall is now complete

I just found these at a tiny thrift store in Pacific City. I got them both for $5.00! The frames were gold, so I repainted them black to match the other frames in the room.

I picked up the cabinet from Craigslist for $99

I changed out the knobs with these to sorta match the doorknob

Make up containers with dots. They are from Salvation Army

I found this ship painting in Astoria and repainted the frame black. The mermaid figure I've had for about 15 years, and the whale I found at an antique mall in Springfield. The whale turns around and plays music! It was a splurge at $30 but I had to have it. I like how we have a nautical theme going. If anyone finds a small clock in the shape of a ships wheel, let me know!!

So, that's the bathroom. It's a pretty great place to take a luxurious bubble bath in every day!