Boathouse - Electrical and Lighting

I found my light fixtures and am now working out the details of the lighting and electrical plan.

I'm very pleased with the light fixtures.  They look nautical enough without being too over-the-top screaming boat theme.  And I found both at local box stores for under $30 per fixture (perfect lighting budget for a boat house).

Three of these will hang over the bar... (they look like brass in the picture but are actually brushed silver)

The garage bead board wall will be highlighted with track spot lights and we will have some sort of under counter lighting behind the bar.  Then the rest of the interior will be lamp light.

...and here are my exterior fixtures...They remind me of the lights you often see on the long fishing piers in the Carolinas.

They look eerily similar to these...sold at Barn Light Electric for $79.

The exterior lights will encircle the perimeter of the addition (2 on the back side and 1 each on the sides).  I love the fact that they provide subtle down light only, so having four of them on the sides of the addition won't be overpowering or blind our neighbors but will be enough to illuminate the way from the shower to the back garage door at night.  

Boathouse - Windows and Air Conditioner

The windows and air conditioner are in.  Thank goodness.  The heat is brutal.  Since nothing has been insulated and there's only a tarp covering the door opening, it's still pretty hot even with the air conditioner running but it's at least tolerable now and it's helping the paint dry.  I still have one more coat of paint to put on the rafters and then the blue on the ceiling.

Oh, my beautiful and inexpensive windows. Love them!

I'll have to figure out landscaping to conceal the air unit.

Sure wish the grapevine was on the other side.

Tomorrow E and Dad will work on framing the garage wall to prepare it for bead board and then the interior finishing is on hold until my electrician gets everything wired.  And the exterior is on hold until we get a break in the heat.

A Second Heron Design

Since a neighbor purchased my first heron and I would like The Blue Door to have one to sell, I created another one - this time experimenting with the silhouette to make it a little more realistic and less stylized than the first.

Blue Ceiling?

I'm debating a blue ceiling for the boat house - which, of course, would mean cutting in again but the results could be spectacular...

Photos courtesy of Kathleen Hay

Since I've selected a beige indoor-outdoor berber carpet and white walls, the blue would add a fresh punch of color.  The bar is mahogany and teak wood, the tables are Parsons white IKEA and the chairs are wood with black canvas directors chairs.

The blue could be really spunky if I can motivate myself to carefully paint the flat ceiling surface in between the 2 x 4's.  And pray I wouldn't need 2 coats!


Is it worth it?

Boathouse Update

Progress resumed on the boat house yesterday since the kids are now in camp for the next two weeks.  I've been priming the open framing for two days.  I started with the sprayer but, between technical difficulties and the HOT protective layers involved, I reverted back to old fashioned roller and brush.  That's A LOT of cutting in!  One coat of paint better do the trick because I don't have the patience for two more times around all of those 2 x 4's!  Yesterday was worse than today though - working with only the ventilation from the door was very sauna-like until S cut some window holes for me last night to provide more air flow today.  How convenient would that outdoor shower have been the past two days!

Wall on left will be white beadboard when complete.

The windows and door provide lots of light

With all of the white paint it's starting to have that crisp but rustic boathouse feel I was after.  

Stay tuned for more progress this week.  E returns to help tomorrow!

Wood Art Panels - Downward Dog

It's been awhile since my last post.  A trip to the beach and a new gig as a daycare provider stopped progress on the boathouse but I've made some headway with peddling my wares.  I've got two local retailers, one is definitely interested and the other I meet with next week to determine interest, in both my stained glass pendants and my wood wall art.  I also identified a retailer at the beach that seems like the right venue but I still need to make contact with them.

Here's my latest design...

Seriously, I may be able to get paid for doing this?  Fun!