No one gave an opinion regarding the bench but I decided it needed to be weathered and aged. I like it much better now.  I added more ...

 I made the small black bench and the light fixture this evening. The bench was made with scraps from my wood bin and painted. It fills th...

I have minor details to add - a lower porch bench, a lamp in the master bedroom, more family photos, etc. - but the house is essentially c...

 I've been making slow progress on the tile work. I finished the back a couple of days ago. Tonight I started on the last roof section...

The corrugated cardboard is in place for the whole roof and I have two adjoining sections of the roof tiled. That's all I got done in ...

 First, the iron - I added patina to the wrought iron on the French country railings and trim. I found a great close up photo on the inter...

Well, my windows anyway. I knew the bay window was crooked but with each addition to the front of the house the extreme degree of crooked be...