MY LATEST DIY PROJECT

[milkmansdaughter]

We finished the rooster house today. Can you still pick out the original crate we used? I'll tell you, this is one spoiled rooster! There are a few trim things to finish like the edges of the roof, and adding a door. Don't look to closely at the paint job, but overall, I'm really pleased. Right now it's drying overnight. But not bad since almost all of it was from wood we had on the property already...

 

[milkmansdaughter]

I hope you have a warmer door for the winter. If you had that magazine rack in there stocked with popular science, we'd have to drag my son out, lol! If the magazine's are too interesting, you might lose your work force.
The apple sauce/butter stir off sounds like fun. I used to do that with friends when we lived in Washington state.

 

[Beekissed]

Well...we are finally able to get back to painting the outhouse, inside and another coat on the outside. All the lava rock is installed. Mom's painting inside while I'm painting the trim prior to cutting it for placing around windows and the door.

I've also been cutting quarter round for placing over certain joints and other trim to place over certain mistakes.
Also painting the bedstead that I'll be attaching our outside sink frame to and will try to also paint the large screens I'm turning into garden gates. I'm slapping a coat of red paint on everything that's sitting still today!

I'm praying that we will finally get it done today if that is at all possible. Hard to do two coats of paint in one day, but it is very breezy today and that will help.

I've also been hauling the wood and plywood scraps to storage. I cut one left over piece for the bed of our utility trailer...will apply some 2x4s to that later so that things don't drop out of the trailer as we go along....there's a 4-6 in. gap below the side panels, right above the floor, and it makes it hard to haul anything like firewood, chips, manure, etc.

We are slowly but surely trying to clear up the multiple projects going on out here in the back yard. Maybe today will be the day we get that outhouse finished....I HOPE! Can't move on from here with that hanging around my neck, just waiting completion.

 

[sumi]

Sorry Bee, but Just think how amazing the end result will be and it will hopefully make up for the oopses.

 

[Beekissed]

Ooooh I can sooooooo identify!

We're getting stuff done, lots of stuff, but seems like I'm always going back to finish a project only to have to then go back again to fix my mistakes! Good thing this stuff is for us and not to sell.. my painting lately has left MUCH to be desired. And the list of things to do is far outstripping the list of things DONE. Just yesterday my husband banned me from telling him any more ideas for the foreseeable future (I'm supposed to write new ideas in a book. Lol!)That lasted about a whole 15 minutes, and then HE was delaying getting things done because he was trying out new ideas...

I bet that's the prettiest (and maybe only??) outhouse in the closest 3 counties. Funny, you're the only person I know that would have lots of willing visitors to come see your outhouse!

Probably the only, if the truth were known. I'm getting tickled with how it's all shaping up....still not done but you can start to see positive changes. Caught Mom in there painting....

 

[milkmansdaughter]

Love it! And those are the same colors we've been using I really like the yellow you used for the inside. I bet it makes it bright and cheerful.

 

[sumi]

It sounds very nice and I love that pic of your mom!

 

[sumi]

I never thought I'd say this about an outhouse, but it looks great! You've done an amazing job there.

 

[milkmansdaughter]

You've really seen WAY prettier outhouses?? Really?? Your old one was prettier than most I've seen (and used!!) I guess I come from the wrong side of the tracks! I don't think it ever even occurred to me to try to make one so pretty.
Bee, you and your mom do great work. It's a very pretty (and useful) addition to your property. I hope your company likes it and will avoid all tramping dirt through the house... (Although if there's a lot of company, especially with young teen boys, the women might want curtains.) Or do kids behave so much better now than when I was a kid?

 

[milkmansdaughter]

Btw, I love how economical it was for you to make this not only functional, but appealing as well. Really a very nice job!!