@posiepurrs, I think the cat cake is extremely good; I couldn't do that. I also think you have a talent for photography.
Margret
Margret
Oh, I can't wait to see that. You have to share with pictures when it's all finished!i'm creating a 'feature wall' in my living room. it's a very small section of wall, which has studs that are very oddly spaced, so i'm using 2x6's (horizontally, and will be using Minwax's Polyshades on them) to fix that problem -- and then will install some cat wall furniture into the 2x6's.
i've started working on this already, the planning and measuring part before i go buy the lumber. i'll have them cut the 2x6's to the right length (and width as needed) at lowe's, because (very) precise cutting of lumber is not one of my strong points. and my hope is to have the feature wall and the cat wall furniture installed by around mid-september.
it's completed!!! just finished it on this past Wednesday. here's a pic --Oh, I can't wait to see that. You have to share with pictures when it's all finished!
That's so sweet about the animal shelter donation instead of favors. How incredibly kind and thoughtful.It was lots of wedding decorations.
That's amazing! I want to do this!!it's completed!!! just finished it on this past Wednesday. here's a pic --
thank you! i'm very pleased with how the feature wall turned out. this was the 'biggest' project i've done so far, and because it turned out so well i'm comfortable tackling another 'bigger type' project, which i'll start on next spring.That's amazing! I want to do this!!
thank you!! it was actually just the feature wall, with the wood planks, that was my most recent project. the other cat wall furniture has been up for a while now. and it really makes the living room feel......warm, with the wood and the stain coloring on the planks.micknsnicks2mom , That turned out nice.
I know the kitties are going to love it!
How are they taking to it?
Cattitude!my three were interested while i was working on the feature wall, but now it's completed they're like......'meh'.
I feel I should mention that there are two possibilities that you apparently haven't considered:i had planned on installing more cat wall furniture, into the feature wall. but i'm rethinking that, because should i ever decide to sell my house taking the cat wall furniture down off the feature wall would leave that wall looking......not as nice, with all the screw holes drilled into it (from the cat wall furniture). those screw holes would really ruin the look of it, and taking the entire feature wall down would leave masses of screw holes in that wall. so later this week i'll investigate the stud spacing on another wall, with the thought of installing the cat wall furniture there.
thank you, Margret!Cattitude!
Give them time. I'm remembering that after Artie got steps, to help him get on the bed because he's apparently having trouble with arthritis, it still took him several days to decide it was worth climbing on them.
I feel I should mention that there are two possibilities that you apparently haven't considered:
Margret
- If you should decide to sell the house you could just leave the wall furniture there, put a few knick-knacks or books on it for the benefit of the realtor and just don't mention that it was originally intended as cat furniture.
- It's perfectly possible to fill in those holes with some spackle or something and paint them over. I believe this is what most people do when they sell their houses. Anyone who's lived in the same house long enough has at least a few of those, if only from pictures.
Wow! That looks professional. Great work and beautiful hangings.
that's really great!!! i'll be crossing my fingers that your piano can be tuned, and etc for a reasonable price.OK, I am really excited about this......many of you know that I took piano lessons for almost 14 years, starting when I was four years old. Even after I got married, I continued to take lessons for almost 2 years. I finally quit, saying that I would never, ever go back to the piano.
When my parents downsized, they gave me "my" piano and it's been in the living room for quite a few years now. The idea was to get it tuned and then I'd start taking piano lessons again. As often happens, life got in the way and I never did anything about it. Until this morning.
I called a local tuner and he's coming to the house in a couple of weeks to inspect the piano, see what it needs, and determine if it's even feasible. Well, it's feasible, everything is feasible, depending on how much money one is willing to spend. But we'll see what he says and take it from there. I would dearly love to start taking piano lessons again; I've lost a lot of my skill, I'm sure, but I'm hoping that I won't have to start completely over from the beginning. (I have a feeling it's going to be ugly, though, for a while until I can get the hang of it all again.) I am so excited!
thank you! it's got it's imperfections...which give it character and show that i created it myself (thank you, Winchester ) , but i'm really very pleased with it.Wow! That looks professional. Great work and beautiful hangings.