WORKING ON THE BATHROOM

by Mountain Gaitway

We're working on finishing the bathroom now. Actually, Laurie is doing most of the work at this point. She textured the walls and is now painting them. She looks like she's having WAY too much fun! (Can't find the photos for this post.) Laurie will be adding the grout to the tile next. At the same time, I'll be putting down the floor and installing the vanity/sink and toilet. If all goes well, we'll have a fully functional bathroom in a few days! We're getting really close to gettin ...

ceiling-done

LOOKING UP

by Mountain Gaitway

One of the very unique features about our round house (think "yurt" but not made out of canvas) is the peaked ceiling with the sky dome at the top. It really adds something unique to the feel of the house. It's hard to describe until you experience it. I finally finished all the woodwork on the compression ring (on which the sky dome sits), all the tongue and groove pine and the finish trim between the ceiling segments 8' down from the top. The rest of the ceiling trim has to wait until the w ...