Ellard Building Project

The fabulous lunch room with decidedly exposed wooden stud wall and shiny new floors... (since I posted this the room got painted!!)

Just wanted to make sure you all knew that if you go to the oldest posts there is more info about the building and how we came about buying ...

Central Maine Power came to hook us up!! So now everything is looking up.

With dog in foreground for perspective.

Looking good eh?

With just a few extra screws and a simple can of Electric Orange Paint from the Home Depot we were able to transform this ratty old farm...

transom n 1: a window above a door and hinged to a transom [syn: transom window , fanlight ] 2: a horizontal crosspiece across a window or...

Barry and I decided that we needed to spice up the tiny bathroom space in the common area with some stripes. So manned with a dozen or so ca...

Putting in a normal sink just seemed boring and since I decided that this project has to be about making interesting and creative decisions ...

We scavenged up the old bits and pieces of the wainscotting in order to replace some pieces that were a long time gone. Looks like it never ...

Who would have thought that sweeping the floor could be so apocolyptic. And yes I'm wearing a mask.

This one is self explanatory, but the gist of it is that the electricians are done wiring the second floor. Who would have thought tha...

The Restore was good enough to sell this lovely light fixture to us for a whopping 50 cents. Now it will have a new home in the hall as you ...

Barry and I hand scrubbed, sanded and put three layers of clear coat on the floor in the back studio and lunch room. We did this ins...

Here are some pix of the awesome chairs we found for the cafe. The guy we bought them from said they came out of a convent in Portla...

On one particular day I was exhausted by my third trip to the Depot.... but it was all worth it.

Dad and Barry prepare to cut a hole in the floor so that Bert the Plumber can put in the new drains and pipes for the second floor ...

Our friend Justin Richel has been on the job with us, doing what he does best, mudding and taping the sheetrock. He is a meticulous ...

Studio C taking shape!! I'm focussed on this particular studio because its slated to be mine. Can't wait to set up shop! Also, you c...

A simple progression of the new joists going in and the subflooring being put in on top. The final picture is the old flooring that we found...