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Ikea Inspiration: Skadis Pegboard

Ikea Inspiration: Skadis Pegboard

This is one of the pictures we got when we explored the new Ikea store in Jacksonville, Florida. We were looking for inspiration for the new house. This is an idea for my laundry room/craft room. The wall is covered with Skadis Pegboard. It comes 

Ikea Kitchen Inspiration

Ikea Kitchen Inspiration

They have opened an Ikea store in Jacksonville, Florida. We had a shopping list for the new house, but spent some time wandering through the models getting ideas and inspiration. I like that they show a lot of different style kitchens. Most are pretty streamlined, 

Inspiration: Turquoise Beach House

Inspiration: Turquoise Beach House

I just love this turquoise beach house. I was walking down the beach as the sun came up. I took a bunch of pictures to share. Can you imagine waking up to the sunrise over the beach? The porch overlooks the beach. The walkway leads 

Finishing the Concrete in the Garage

Finishing the Concrete in the Garage

Earlier they had built the form at the end of the garage and at the side door. Preparing to Pour the Concrete Garage Floor > Today the cement truck poured the concrete. This post is a continuation of Pouring the Concrete Floor in the Garage 

Pouring the Concrete Floor in the Garage

Pouring the Concrete Floor in the Garage

Today they finished the concrete floor in the garage. Earlier they had built the form at the end of the garage and at the side door. Preparing to Pour the Concrete Garage Floor > They did not put in any metal. We used fiber reinforced 

French Doors, Carport Door, Dog Door and the Last Window

French Doors, Carport Door, Dog Door and the Last Window

The last of the doors and windows are all in. At first the French door opening was not the right size. We wanted to make sure they didn’t move it into the space for the dog door, so we wrote it on the wall. The 

Lowering the Carport Walls

Lowering the Carport Walls

I’m really not sure what happened here, but somehow we ended up with an RV port instead of a carport. So, they re-framed the walls. Cliff will have more space to store stuff. The supports look a little spindly now, but I think a little 

HVAC Progress

HVAC Progress

We’ve waited and waited for the HVAC guy and finally we got someone else. This has been holding things up because the ducts have to go in before the drywall. This is the ductwork for the heat pump. The new HVAC guy got right to 

Preparing to Pour the Concrete Garage Floor

Preparing to Pour the Concrete Garage Floor

Earlier they poured in gravel. A lot of gravel. They framed the floor. They put wood at the doorways to act as a form. They smoothed out the gravel and laid down a vapor barrier. Just thick sheets of plastic. The garage floor will be 

Free TV with DVRs and an Antenna on the Roof

Free TV with DVRs and an Antenna on the Roof

We put an outdoor Multi-directional antenna on the roof of the 2-story farmhouse next door.