arrrgh, thar be bandits!

as we were getting close to the tail end of the office projects, we came home after work on a friday to find this:



the would-be bandits smashed the glass and were likely dismayed by finding a double cylinder lock in their way, so they tried to kick the door down. too bad for them, the door jambs are solid 1926 douglas fir:



the deadbolt gave its life to keep the house safe and the burglars never got in:



we had wanted to replace the door when we were redoing the kitchen, and now we have a reason. unfortunately, while we are waiting for the door to arrive, we must live like the zombie apocalypse is coming:

office round 1 - the closet

the first project tackled in the office was the closet. first, demolition:





the plan for this closet is for it to also serve as the house networking hub, so all of the network cables will run to this closet and be handled by the router. to accommodate all of the wires, a big hole was drilled in the sill down to the crawlspace:



since routers need power, we also installed a new outlet next to the data outlet. a quick patch up job and it's as good as new:



the closet windows were also so heavily painted over they barely closed, so more stripping:



paint and installation of the new closet hardware and we're done:

the first of three bedrooms - the office

the next project to tackle is the office. some current shots:







and the closet:



the plans for the room include new windows to replace the casement windows that open inward, new closet hardware, installing network ports, paint, and building a new desk.

we're famous...ok, not really

the wonderful home decorating blog, Apartment Therapy, did a story on lori's door finishes, check it out!