All the carpet is up, nails countersunk and staples removed! Our good friend Scott is bringing over is whizzbang sander today to show me how to use it, and I’ll give the floors a once over with that, then apply the stain. I’m hoping to be able to put one coat of estapol on today, but we’ll just see how I go. The hallway may have a few doggie and human footprints in it if we have to get up during the night!

Living room with carpet

Harley likes to help her mum

Timber boards are in great condition!
I’m also in the middle of making some new doggie beds with an idea from the latest Martha Stewart magazine, so I’ll post them when I’m finished =)



























[...] DIY Doggie Beds – Pooch to go By Mikaela ⋅ January 21, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment url='http://mikaeladanvers.com/handmade-diy/diy-doggie-beds-pooch-to-go/';size='small';username='mikaela_d';As promised, here are Girds’ and Harley’s new doggie beds! The reason I decided to make these is because their current beds are lumpy, big oofy pillows, with blankets on top. They take up far too much room in our bedroom, aren’t very portable, and are hard to wash. These beds, however, are the opposite of all those things! [...]