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[CliffandJoann]

Looks great. There is one thing I do not like about this method, you can't move to the next or back to the previous image. Is this only because I am using an iPad to view?

I posted this with my I-Pad...new at this...I took a couple of photos today and there not in the photo album?
I'm computer challenged for sure.

 

[sissy]

I planned ahead also when my house and basement were done .I had the basement preplumbed and had the slab insulated and the exterior walls insulated .The basement is plumbe for 2 bathrooms a kitchen and a laundry room and is 2440 sq. ft. like the house .The atiic could be use also if ever needed .I find no reason to finish either spaces .My one son moved back to NJ and the other one I bought a fixer upper near college for 5 thousand and did all the work myself which i figure now at this point is around 10 thousand and it is now worth 89 thousand,but I am sure would never get that much no matter what they say but needed that to redo the homeowners policy . .The only thing the house had going for it was a newer roof and newer electrical and newer heater .He is closer to college and uses the college bus system because it only costs him 5 dollars a week and he is only 10 minutes to college and his highest electrical bill so far was 48 dollars .So all the insulation i added really helped .My house for last month was 82 dollars for electric and think the new appliances really helped as the others even though only 8 years old still used a lot more than the new ones ,plus new well pump and new filtration and new on demand hot water heater have helped .It amazes me every time the come out with the new energy star stuff and how much it saves .It comes out new appliances will pay me back sooner than later .Plus the electric company is sending me a rebate for each new energy star appliance .30 dollars each for fridge and range and 55 dollars for new water heater and I got 30 dollars for new dishwasher last year .Front loading washer and dryer I got 8 years ago was 60 dollars for each .

 

[CliffandJoann]

my son calls this command central station...we reupholstered the chair and
footstool in leather...(it's the leather that is used in Mercedes Benz cars)
this is the second chair we did in leather...the other chair we covered in
the leather we removed from our old sofa.
everything I need or want is at my fingertips...we put in the ten foot projected
window ourselves -- before we had three Anderson crank out windows...
one of the windows we installed over my chair.

we also made the computer table and the birdcage and birdcage table.
the penny topped table was a recent project.

 

[CliffandJoann]

second try...

 

[CliffandJoann]

third try...

 

[CliffandJoann]

grand puppy test driving my chair... and view from den window...

 

[Big Lou]

grand puppy test driving my chair... and view from den window...

That view is stunning! Your upholstery skills are great. How did you learn such a tedious skill?

 

[CliffandJoann]

thanks big Lou ... we started with simple stuff a long time ago...
like all hobbies it's best shared between two people because
it gets obsessive. now a days with the Internet there are great videos
on how to do upholstery...leather is more difficult.

this is Cliff's grandpa's chair...it was in his grandpa's den...it's
over 100 years old. his grandpa made the horned footed
footstool to go with the chair.
Since you're from Texas, I'm going to show you our fireplace
horns, but you'll have to wait until tomorrow as it's to late to get
a photo now.

we stripped the leather from our old sofa to use on this chair.

 

[Neo]

Obviously this isn't what my house usually looks like, but this is it til' Nov. 1st :twisted:

 

[capewind]

Loved seeing the Halloween decorations, so added a few that hubby has up so far... still a work in progress...

The black fence is made out of 1" irrigation line...

The ghost he has rigged so that it moves, and also has a black light that shines on it...

The skelaton in the cage... it's right arm reaches out at you (powered by a wiper motor and car battery)... The cage is made out of 2 cheesy white plastic patio tables screwed together, the bars are pex tubing... spray painted black... the skelaton itself is also homemade... the long bones (arms/legs) are more pex tubing, with plaster paris... the rib cage, hands and feet are those wire insulation hanger thingys, again with plaster paris,,, The skull he carved out of blow foam;-) Ohh and the parrots feathers were kindly donated by our chickens LOL

There are also two guys that fly around the yard (note the pully on the porch corner)... will make a video of those running... they are powered by my old sewing machine motor...

He still has a bunch more to do... in the basement, he built a life sized toe pinch casket, with a homemade cam shaft inside to make the lid rattle (several independant boards make up the lid) and is again powered by a wiper motor... will take a video of that later too... he is waiting til close to Halloween to put that out...

 

[Neo]

I think we even have some of the same tombstones lol, and that lawnmower prop is great also!

grand puppy test driving my chair... and view from den window...

That view is amazing, I don't know if I would ever leave the house if could see that out my window everyday.

 

[capewind]

The lawn mower has to leave the scene for a bit tomorrow ,,, it has to actually mow grass for a change LOL.

 

[CliffandJoann]

To me what is very important is a cozy place to entertain outside and sit outside in a shaded area to view
your pond. To make an outdoor retreat. A covered patio or deck, a place where when you step outside -- you
want to stay outside. When we originally designed our pond we used the garden hose to lay it out, them
went inside and checked the view from inside.

We already had the deck across the entire back of the house,
but were intending to do over the part directly in front of the proposed pond making
it a two level deck. In order not to block the very front of the pond (from the inside of the house view)
we moved the proposed pond out a bit ( the garden hose pond) and also lowered the
proposed pond deck (using two x fours and benches)
hope this is clear.
We're usually the type that jumps in head first when doing a project but, this
was something that was carefully planned.

I'll be back with some picks... I have to go to my laptop in order to post them, I haven't quite mastered
the I - Pad picture posting.

 

[CliffandJoann]

Outdoor retreat

Looking up from pond deck...The fish tanks are filled with koi fry.

 

[sissy]

I have never seen a deck cover connected to a house like that cliff and joan .