The built-in dressers are coming along. Here’s the first set in front of the bathroom. Louise picked the color.

Here’s the big pile of maple and poplar that I got for the project: Building the face frame was super fast and easy to do with pocket jointery:

I wanted to start work on my built in dressers for the upstairs, but first I needed an out feed table for the tablesaw. I wanted something that doubled as a work space, and added... [read more]

….built-in “knee wall” dressers for the upstairs! Here’s a couple of pictures from SketchUp. I will give anyone the models, if they are interested in seeing how I designed them. I purchased a bunch of... [read more]

I’ve been working quite a bit on our upstairs remodel project. I removed an old closet, and installed lighting in the ceiling. This helps tremendously with the look and feel of the room; it was... [read more]

No not 3.1 or Xp.

I’m back to working on my eternal house project. I finished the baseboards for the downstairs, so now it is time to tackle the upstairs. The upstairs is really rough. First off, there are these... [read more]

Baseboards are nearly done! Project hutchinson moves one step closer to being done. iPhone pics:

Louise and I stained a lot of the deck last weekend. I did most all the railings on Saturday/Sunday, and on Sunday afternoon we did the planks together (I sprayed while she brushed). Looks GREAT!... [read more]

The deck has a railing!: Last night I spent a bunch of time scrubbing it to get the redwood tannin marks off (the black marks). You can see it is still a little wet. I... [read more]

I added some more pictures to my Deck album: http://picasaweb.google.com/corbin.dunn/ProjectHutchinsonDeckProgressAugust07 It is really coming along!

Don’t forget the stairs!

Project Hutchinson continues! The deck is slowly coming along, at great expense. Here you can see some of the main beams: Here’s some of the wood to be used: A little of the underground work:... [read more]

Well, not new, but an antique that we got from Louise’s mom and step-dad, bill: Looks great! (Thanks JD and Bill)

Project Hutchinson now has a beautiful fish tank. Actually, it has had it for several weeks, but I have been too busy to post a picture. This is a wonderful 150’ish gallon tank that I... [read more]

Well, we finally got some carpet put in, and it has been great! Take a look on picasa: Hutchinson – before and after carpet

Floors are coming! Installation is all done, and now they are going to let it sit and acclimate for two weeks before sanding and finishing. We went with the 3/4“ x 3” solid brazillian cherry... [read more]

Well! Here’s more work. Louise painted the side of the fireplace red. I made some side wood panels to make it look nice: The edge is going to be covered up with a wood corner:... [read more]

We now have nice window sills. I made them out of a long piece of Douglas fir that I got from Southern Lumber in San Jose. All the wood was expensive, but it looks great.... [read more]

Well! Louise and I were unable to use the water in our house for about two weeks. We had trouble with the septic tank; it was backing up somewhere from the cleanout by the house... [read more]

Well, now that we have drywall, it is time to paint! Louise has been doing most of the work, since my “christmas vacation” actually involved working on stuff at apple. She has been doing a... [read more]

Well! We’ve had a lot of progress on the house. I broke down and decided to pay someone to do some of the work, and a few weeks ago we had drywall installed and textured.... [read more]

We got all the tiles up! here are some of the last of em: I’ve been having working on finishing our new doors. We bought three Simpson brand doors from San Lorenzo Lumber, in Santa... [read more]

I posted a series of more photos on picasa. Hutchinson Progress 2

Project Hutchinson has moved forward. I now have a driveway! Check out all the pictures. Here you can see the driveway, along with the wall that Louise and I built. here’s another picture of the... [read more]

Well! My latest project has been working on my new house. Well, it isn’t new, and that’s why I need to work on it! It is a major fixer-upper, in the Los Gatos mountains, located... [read more]