sneak peak of the den

VR3
VR3 Posts: 28,582
edited September 2009 in The Clubhouse
Just getting it under way...

Using a laptop with a webcam and this is pic I snapped right fast...
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  • danz1906
    danz1906 Posts: 5,144
    edited September 2009
    Looks like it coming along just fine.
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,582
    edited September 2009
    Here is another angle...

    And a pic of the framed out cabinets I am taking a break from.

    One thing to note - all the lighting and electrical items in the den are Lightman Expressed - he is bad ****.
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,582
    edited September 2009
    that is indeed orange behr satin paint :)

    And I must say -- I truly enjoy it... everyone that has seen it has really liked it. With the curtains, the wood floor and everything is calms it down...

    As my girlfriend said... and energized calm.
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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,788
    edited September 2009
    I'll back up the orange paint. It's not a bright **** safety cone orange. It's a subdued orange. Goes well with the curtains and furniture.
    Some people accidentally have their thumb in the pictures. Trey manages to stick his noggin his.:eek:
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,582
    edited September 2009
    Screw you Russ... lol

    the webcam is laptop mounted on the screen.... what can ya do?

    The cabinets came together nicely - not bad considering I was using a zig saw... only a few of the panels were cut off --- usually small so I could shim the front frames to flush or a straight edge....

    Considering every jointed and piece is liquid nailed + screwed or nailed - those bottom cabinets are a part of the house straight up.
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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,788
    edited September 2009
    The kitchen cabs are going to double as a bomb shelter/safe room.
    Solid construction!
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  • messiah
    messiah Posts: 1,790
    edited September 2009
    Lookin good so far!
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  • Shizelbs
    Shizelbs Posts: 7,433
    edited September 2009
    WTF? After all these years you still dont have a digital camera worth a ****?
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,582
    edited September 2009
    I actually have two excellent digital cameras ----

    I just dont have access to the link cable --

    It is either at my other home or in a box... haha
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,582
    edited September 2009
    Ok - So I did have a link cable. It was in a bag...

    Haha - ok here we go....

    Original, Progress, Primer, Almost Done
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  • sTiLlLeArNiNg
    sTiLlLeArNiNg Posts: 805
    edited September 2009
    nice work! i'm diggin' the orange :)
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,582
    edited September 2009
    thanks for the comment guys!

    Glad some folks like the orange ---

    It looks much different in person, far darker. The flash almost acts like a highlighter - the lighting in my den is far more subdued.
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  • apphd
    apphd Posts: 1,514
    edited September 2009
    Looking good, I'm getting close to posting pics of my project as well. All the different angles got me dizzy and do not have a good idea what the room layout is. The shot with the cabinets framed out looks like a different room, or more correctly I can't picture the location of them in the room in the newer shots.
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,582
    edited September 2009
    The rooms are so crazy right now there isnt much to photograph.

    The room with the cabinets would be the kitchen.

    I ripped out the old "cabinets" -- all they had done was take some wood and brace it off the back wall and added a front frame and slapped doors on it...

    So I ripped those out and made real cabinets with a back and dividers. I might add shelves - but I am pretty sure I am just going to use the roll out cabinets organizers...

    But Russ is adding 6 recessed lights in the kitchen, under cabinet lighting, a work light above the sink, work light in the utility closet and a new overhead light. The 6 recessed lights will be on a dimmer.

    Only thing left to do in the Den is run two more hospital grade outlets above each of those glass shelves and the cable to the left glass shelf... and switch out that white outlet for a hospital grade.

    Run the misc cables for the components through the bulk cable plates - slap on the plates, hang the TV and we'll be cooking for sure.

    Still alot left to do in the kitchen though --

    I still have to add a back and top to the top cabinets and add a trim piece at the bottom -

    Lots of spackling, scraping, sanding and priming in there.

    Not to mention a new floor.

    Just going one room at a time. The den and the kitchen are by far the hardest rooms with the most detail work so I wanted to get them out of the way first.

    Post pics of your project - I always like to see peoples hard work!

    Thanks for the comments...
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  • apphd
    apphd Posts: 1,514
    edited September 2009
    Got ya, no wonder I was confused, I thought these were all of the den. I'm still maybe a month away from pics, I'm ashamed to say it's kind of a hack job compared to your work. It's posts like yours that help keep me motivated on my job. OLD houses are a pain in the a$$ to work on with so many uneven, unlevel, un plumb surfaces and 4 or 5 previous remodels done over the years you never know what you are going to find:eek:
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  • Ron-P
    Ron-P Posts: 8,516
    edited September 2009
    Vr3MxStyler2k3 wrote: »
    that is indeed orange behr satin paint :)

    And I must say -- I truly enjoy it... everyone that has seen it has really liked it. With the curtains, the wood floor and everything is calms it down...

    As my girlfriend said... and energized calm.

    Very, very nice. I love deep dark orange colors. Our kitchen is also orange with very dark stained cabinets.
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,582
    edited September 2009
    tell me about it --

    This house is ONE HUNDRED AND NINE YEARS OLD!

    lol

    The den took a month due to several surprises just to prep, prime and paint.

    The kitchen will take equally as long Im sure.

    The other room will be far easier.
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,582
    edited September 2009
    Ron-P wrote: »
    Very, very nice. I love deep dark orange colors. Our kitchen is also orange with very dark stained cabinets.

    Thanks Ron

    I was worried I wouldnt like it. Im more of a neutral guy - but the orange is awesome, I like it
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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,788
    edited September 2009
    I'm gonna put purple lamps in the recessed lighting. Maybe some UV flourescents along the base boards then hang a Jimmy Hendrix velvet poster.
    Whatcha think?
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  • Ron-P
    Ron-P Posts: 8,516
    edited September 2009
    Vr3MxStyler2k3 wrote: »
    Thanks Ron

    I was worried I wouldnt like it. Im more of a neutral guy - but the orange is awesome, I like it

    I'm one who loves color, I hate white walls, don't have a single one in the house. Every wall is painted with earth tone dark colors. So much more relaxing, colors really bring life to a house.
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited September 2009
    White walls remind me of being in a hospital.
    "He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche
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  • messiah
    messiah Posts: 1,790
    edited September 2009
    Ron-P wrote: »
    I'm one who loves color, I hate white walls, don't have a single one in the house. Every wall is painted with earth tone dark colors. So much more relaxing, colors really bring life to a house.

    Amen!
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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,788
    edited September 2009
    The only bad thing about his house is it smells like mothballs and cheap wine.
    You can't paint over that.
    OHH! And rabid, bad mannered raccoons live in the attic!
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