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Nick's got all the pieces cut for the rest of the first floor windows and has done a dry fit. This week he will order the glass and after that comes, he will begin assembling them. I've been thinking about the backsplash in the kitchen and how high I want it to go on the wall next to the stove and in the baking center. I can decide, so we're ...

A few weeks ago I stopped by Second Use, one of our favorite salvage yards in Seattle. They had a lot of slate from two old Seattle High Schools that are being renovated. Being a teacher, I immediately wanted to pick out the biggest and nicest piece they had to bring home. Since I didn't have the van, I waited until Nick got home later that  ...

We built a picnic-style table for Atticus. Nick came up with the design and he let me do the cutting and most of the work.  I'd like to think of myself as an apprentice- hoping to learn some of the woodworking skills that Nick has. I've got the sanding and finishing techniques down pat, but I'd love to start building some stuff. We used some ...