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Great looking place, and nice work [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

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yeah, looks great

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<span style="font-weight: bold">Decided to do a little work to spruce up the master bedroom ceiling. So, I made some faux beams/rafters.

The TV wall is backed with a cork tile product I found from a company in San Diego.

I also plan on making a sliding door to replace the curtains over the master bath doorway.</span>

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Neat. Looks like Nicole is over helping. Maybe via satellite.

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<span style="font-size: 14pt"><span style="font-weight: bold">Built a palm leaf design for the front of the house yesterday. Still reaching for more of that Hawaiian Tropic vibe.

Someday I'll paint those window frames on the garage doors.</span>

http://i1167.photobucket.com/albums/...pstuinjogy.jpg
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Well, we finished the wall and the pool, now we have to wait until next winter when my Father in law comes back down so we can build the roof over the lanai (patio), but here are some pics of the pool:
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<span style="font-size: 14pt"><span style="font-weight: bold">It's gonna be a rock star backyard.</span></span>

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Thank you sir! Now all I have to do I pay for it [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/frown.gif[/img]

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Looks great Mark!

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Thank you sir.

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: markinnaples</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Well, we finished the wall and the pool, now we have to wait until next winter when my Father in law comes back down so we can build the roof over the lanai (patio), but here are some pics of the pool:
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Beautiful space Mark!

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Thanks Dave, and thanks for your service.

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Chick_Maggot</div><div class="ubbcode-body">http://i1167.photobucket.com/albums/...psvfzjdmsf.jpg</div></div>

<span style="font-size: 14pt"><span style="font-weight: bold">I decided to add a bit more to the foyer area by embellishing the trio of wood carvings.

A quick weekend project involving some wood framework covered in pebble tiles. I also tried to add a little visual interest by imbedding some fossilized shark teeth in the stone.</span></span>

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You've got quite a creative streak, and the talent to go along with it. Very nice.

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<span style="font-weight: bold">You're too kind.

We'll be expecting more pics of the rock star playground you're building as they become available.</span>

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<span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-weight: bold">My project over the last couple days - Decided to display the house numbers with a little more &quot;tropical&quot; flair. A little scrap wood, some left over paint, new numbers, a pineapple...done. </span>

http://i1167.photobucket.com/albums/...psa066aotj.jpg</span>
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<span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="font-size: 14pt">Got bored last weekend and decided to make a small water feature between two Bird of Paradise plants in the backyard. I also added a small bird bath for all the hummingbirds that dive bomb us when we're outside. I'm hoping it will be a peace maker.

The first pic is &quot;before&quot;, of course.

The link below the pic is a short video I shot after it was done.


http://i1167.photobucket.com/albums/...pspbjdl2rt.jpg




The finished product: http://vid1167.photobucket.com/album...psacgzg2wd.mp4</span></span>
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Looks good. Did you put a pan or tub under the fountain and rocks to recycle the water?

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Yes. I bought all the components from Home Depot and they gave me a free bucket which is what I used.

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<span style="font-weight: bold">Had to do a little more work in the backyard because of an impulse buy at the local nursery. This stump was too cool to pass up. Still need to finish it with some greenery and flowers. I also tried to give is a little Tiki flair (to go with the rest of the yard) with my first attempt and carving with a Dremel. </span></span>

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Excellent!!

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Thanks. Still lots more to do in the backyard.

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<span style="font-size: 14pt"><span style="font-weight: bold">I can't leave well enough alone I guess. I decided to make the frame a little more substantial for a wall hanging in the foyer. Some stained 1x6, a little distressing of the wood, a jute rope inlay, done. The hardest part was hauling that monster up and down the ladder by myself.</span></span>

<span style="font-size: 14pt"><span style="font-weight: bold">Before - </span></span>
http://i1167.photobucket.com/albums/...psrqpt5ldl.jpg


<span style="font-size: 14pt"><span style="font-weight: bold">After - </span></span>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt">A little more work needed to be done outside. We decided the current foliage looked a little disorderly and the space needed to be cleaned up. Those plants can get about 25ft high and I didn't want to be trimming something so tall in my twilight years.

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The answer was a little more hardscape and less greenery. Still have some additional work to do on the deck and pergola, but it's essentially finished. Also need to remove the large stump left over after chopping down the old foliage. We're hoping the colorful hibiscus blooms make the space pop.</span>

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<span style="font-weight: bold">After the sticker shock of pricing three large and colorful ceramic pots, we decided to take another route and have some fun making these planter boxes for the hibiscus. The palm tree ornaments are some trivets I got from eBay for practically nothing.</span>

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Love the boxes, nice job.

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That is some handy work Steve!

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Built the kids a clubhouse.

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<span style="font-size: 14pt"><span style="font-weight: bold">Worked on the front entryway today. Finally hung the array of pendant lights after spending a couple days making them. Have yet to get my electrician here to give them power. Soon.</span></span>

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Very cool

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A clubhouse on the water. Lucky kids. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

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<span style="font-weight: bold">Had some time on my hands yesterday, so I decided to make some hanging décor
for the front entryway.</span>

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That looks pretty cool, nice job. How far are you from the beach?

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: markinnaples</div><div class="ubbcode-body">That looks pretty cool, nice job. How far are you from the beach? </div></div>

<span style="font-weight: bold">I can leave the house and be checking out the bikinis within 12 minutes.</span> [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

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<span style="font-weight: bold">Blew my back out a couple weeks ago, so the wife has me on light duty. Still managed to arrange some flowers and make a couple down-n-dirty plant stands to help add a little tropical color to either side of the fireplace.

My wife was impressed, so I was able to side-step any reprimand for being in the garage while she's at work and not following orders to sit and watch TV all day.</span>


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Aaaaah -- got your hand slapped you did ... LOL TAZ

PS -- you do good work ...

OK, after many many many months of waiting, and three contractors later, we're again ramping up for our 3rd attempt at a kitchen remodel. We're tired of 1993 and want to vault ourselves into 2017 with a little tropical flair.

Most of the effort to this point has been working with our cabinet guy in formulating the design, picking out finishes, tile, flooring, etc., so there are no real changes as of yet.

I was able to snag this sweet piece of South American Parota from an exotic wood joint up the street. I'm hoping the contrast of brand new dark maple cabinets against the live-edge rustic vibe of the slab will look ok.




Test driving the bar top and planning my cuts. I felt lucky to get this slab as it looks like it was grown specifically for my job.
http://i1167.photobucket.com/albums/...psyeoivo4a.jpg


Backside first. About 3 coats of polyurethane done. Still more to go, as well as sanding.
http://i1167.photobucket.com/albums/...psmfz3cnsp.jpg


The poly is still a little wet here. Boy, I love the grain of this wood. The sapwood also has cool character to it. The wood is not stained, that's it's natural color.
http://i1167.photobucket.com/albums/...psapr37ake.jpg
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Looks great CM, looking forward to seeing the finished product.

That is a beautiful piece of wood.

Mike

Time to do some work on the top side. There was an epoxy repair done to the slab, which didn't look anywhere near how I was told it would. I love the slab, but there's no way I wanted to look at the nasty repair for the rest of my life, so here's how I got rid of it. Like mom always said...when life gives you lemons, make lemonade.


Here's the lemon. There was hairline crack there when I gave him the slab. While it was being worked on, it somehow turned into a cavern. I have my own thoughts on how this happened.
http://i1167.photobucket.com/albums/...psloledh8t.jpg

In the process of making lemonade. I free-handed a design which encompassed the area I wanted to get ride of, and also appeared to allow the grain to flow around it (as much as it could anyway). Here, I'm trying to remove as much wood as possible, so my router didn't need to work hard to finish the job.
http://i1167.photobucket.com/albums/...psd52szocc.jpg


Lemonade is done, mom. I had a piece of glass cut using the template I made. Now it's a feature, instead of a frickin' eyesore. The wife can decorate inside with anything she wants.
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Excellent save, and thinking outside the box.