Scary Cabin

A few months ago (OK, maybe 7), I wrote about the challenges of getting a California King mattress into the upstairs bedroom. To accomplish that we had to cut away some of the balcony railing and hoist it up to balcony and in through the balcony door. That removable railing is proving to be somewhat useful. Because the home shop is better equipped, I built the carcass for the upstairs built-in bookcase there. We then transported it using the amazing Drabbits roof rack on our 4Runner.

Since it’s made out of plywood, it’s not real heavy and it’s only about 4 ft. wide and just over 6 ft. tall. It’s also angled on one side to match the angled ceiling. We can get this up the stairway; no problem, right? Wrong. It was close, but it not close enough. So down comes the railing again. We hoist it up and Genny was able to hold it there while I ran upstairs, grabbed it and hauled it up. Another disaster averted.

With the bookcase securely installed we moved on to more painting and knee wall trim. Since we don’t want to break with tradition, the knee wall trim is taking way more time than originally estimated. Waiting for paint, filler and glue to try is really slowing things down. However, dog cubby #1 is mostly complete with the exception of the tip out drawer and some final sanding and painting. Dog cubby #2 is well underway and is a bit easier now that we have a good idea about how we want it to go together.

So the key now is to get a stockpile of lumber and get it prepped. That way we can spend more time building and less time waiting for paint to dry.

Back bedroom

1. Dog cubby baseboard (one done, one to go)
2. Dog cubby outside trim
3. Figure out knee wall design
4. Knee wall door trim
5. Build/install bookcase
6. Install hangers for clothes
7. Install drawer carcasses
8. Install drawer boxes
9. Install drawer trim
10. Install baseboard
11. Trim wall to ceiling corners
12. Install conduit for ceiling fan
13. Build new ceiling fan mount
14. Install new ceiling fan

Front bedroom

1. Paint balcony door
2. Frame knee walls
3. Trim knee walls
4. Door for closet
5. Drawers and doors for knee walls
6. Install baseboard
7. Install wall to ceiling corner trim
8. Install conduit for ceiling fan
9. Build new ceiling fan mount
10. Install new ceiling fan
11. Install grill cover for vent fan
12. Install window blind