| December 19, 2007—Gloom & cold don’t stop the progress | ||
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Here is the dreadful light fixture they put up in the bathroom of the cottage until the real one arrives. It doesn’t look as bad in this picture as it really is, believe me. | |
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On the up side, we got our shower rod installed. I insisted on a curved one because the bathtub is so small. I have noticed that the curved shower rods really help make a small shower more roomy. Something you can’t see, the water heater and furnace were turned on. The furnace is making an icky smell, but Kai thinks it is the insulation. The insulation, a soy-based foam—and supposedly a better alternative to the petroleum based foam—really stinks. The off-gassing from the attic seemed to have eased up, at least until we started the furnace. Hopefully, it will work itself out, and stop smelling soon. As far as insulation goes, however, the product is excellent. Until the furnace was turned on, the cottage stayed at a very constant temperature. I think now that the furnace is on, it will be easy to keep it warm and cozy inside. |
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I had bought this little cafe table and chairs for a relative until her little breakfast table arrived. When it did, she gave these back to me. Now they will serve us in the same capacity, then be used outside in the summer. | |
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The kitchen looks great. I do want to get two more shelves—one for either side of the kitchen wall—to go above the two shelves we already have. We need as much storage as we can get and I think they will make a nice addition to the look. | |
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Ok, here’s the bonus, crumpled newspaper! Yay! Actually, all this—and more—came packed around our chandelier. The box, which supposedly weighed 75 lbs. was so stuffed with newspaper, that when we packed the chandelier back up, we had enough left over to fill a giant black garbage bag. |
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We pulled the chandelier out, but you can’t see much because of all the bubble-wrap. We didn’t want to unpack it because it won’t get installed for almost a year and needs to be kept safely wrapped until then. When we pulled it out, we could see its little arms all dangling from their wires. It was kind of pitiful, like a crippled-up octopus (but with 10 arms). When it gets hung, the arms will be mounted in their holes in the body and it will be much more impressive. (And shiny!) | |
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Just to give you a sense of scale, this is a full-sized house broom . . . | |
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