closets

Martin has built shelving for the closet in the master bedroom. The ones in the back wall slide in and out and give us access to the kneewall storage space behind the closet. The pole is ready to be installed.

The only thing left is to hang the closet doors. They have been hanging out in the basement for a couple of years now. It will be good to have them in place finally.

The guest bedroom closet is all set except for the doors. We are temporarily using it until the master bedroom is done and we move into it.

clothes line

 I love the smell of newly washed clothes that have air dried on an outside clothesline. I use my dryer as little as possible. But, I have to admit, I am short. To get a clothesline that is high enough to hang the clothes without them dragging on the ground, Martin put up a post.

 Then he attached the other end of the clothesline to the barn. As you can see. I need a ladder to hang the clothes. I must look ridiculous climbing the ladder with the clothes basket. I use the top of the swing set as a place to set the clothes basket while I hang up the clothes.

 Not sure what we are going to do in the winter. I usually hang clothes out and then bring them in to finish drying by the wood stove. Looks like I will have to rethink that one.

cast iron rack

 We decided that the best place for the cast iron was hanging above the stove. I had some old hooks forged by a local blacksmith that I used in the old house. Martin needed to reshape them slightly so they would work to hold the cast iron. Then we needed to figure out spacing and support. Since we didn't want to screw the hooks straight into the drywall, Martin repurposed some Brazilian cherry to make a section of wood to hold the cast iron and to protect the wall from bangs. (He knows me too well, because I am usually rushing to get dinner and wouldn't be extra careful taking down or hanging up cast iron frying pans and griddles.) The end result is this lovely cast iron rack.