Y’all are probably wondering: What the hell happened to the new faux bois finish on the stairhall niche arch? Was Suzi kidnapped by aliens and unable to finish? Well…no. Suzi was…OK about the new finish. Then she said: “I think you can actually do better.” I gulped. She made up two jars of paint, and…

  However…I had matching flooring stuck in the garage. It is from the circa-1921 front porch, which I removed in 2014. Then I stored its flooring away. The Other Justin though hates working with old flooring, as the tongues and grooves are normally all junked up. So, we made a deal. If I cleaned up…

When I have to do something I have never done before, I procrastinate. I imagine the task to be massively difficult. And I know, just know, that I will screw things up. And, even though now at 64-years-old, and having learned countless times that what I imagine, and what will prove the reality, will have nothing…

    The faux bois finish faced the bedroom. The shellac finish faced the hall. What will the other bedrooms reveal?        

  You might though be thinking: Why three water lines? Of course, normally one has a cold line and a hot line. And that is what is pictured. Except, there is ONE cold line (right, PVC pipe) and TWO hot lines (left, CPVC pipes). The latter is a contiguous loop running from the hot water…