You may be wondering about the title for this posting. I chose it to describe my ongoing challenges and continuous moderations of
LAND'S END.
I have been attempting to stick to my original plan of making a seaside bungalow using only the original blueprint for the kit, and without the use of power tools.
(Not that I would have used power tools in the first place, but that's besides the point)
Nevertheless
MY BIGGEST PROBLEM IS THAT I CAN'T SEEM TO MAKE UP MY MIND ABOUT WHAT I WANT TO DO!
every idea that flows in on the tide, flows out with the next. I looked for help in a book which I found at my favorite thrift store
AMERICAN FARMHOUSE Country Style and Design
Some of the furniture that they feature in the photos, I happen to have the equivalent of in miniature. And even though the book is about farm houses, much of the americana atmosphere, is transferable to what I still hope to achieve with LAND'S END.
But I'm getting ahead of myself,
Let me begin by showing me assembling the kit.
Since I have a lot of catching up to do I hope that you'll bear with me and this extra long post.
*** In retrospect, assembly of the Denise Kit was pretty simple but as usual I didn't read the directions before starting, so there was a lot of initial confusion about
what went where.
When I finally broke down and actually read the instructions, it was much easier.
*duh *
Even so, I do wish that the pieces were better labeled.
I am one of those who prefers to look at the pictures and if enlightenment fails then I revert to the text.
More detailed Diagrams would have saved me time, but hey, that's just me.
"Anyhoosie....."
I got the floor secured to the foundation, then the walls went up; and everything was glued and nailed into place.
hooray for me |