Home Improvement

We were missing those great "banana chairs" we had on the deck back in Chelsea.  So, Erick searched for and found something similar.  When the chair and frame arrived, we found that part of the strapping on the chair had been damaged.  Erick emailed the company and instead of having him return it, they sent a new chair for the frame - a more than acceptable solution from our perspective.

Erick made a track for the replacement chair which enables him to move it out of the sun when he's working on his laptop.

Track above on the lower deck. Plant care area at the back.

Erick enjoying the fruits of his labor.

I get the benefit of the original chair (which I patched up - dark area just above my left hand) and frame.

A great place to relax.

One final innovation on the lower deck.  A collapsible "stand up desk" that Erick created.

The desk is also a convenient place to put his coffee cup.

Inside the house, Erick resealed the grout in the shower in the bathroom that's next to our bedroom. Renovation of that room is just about finished now.

We put in the cabinet and European-style
low-flow toilet a couple of weeks ago.

I did some repainting in our bedroom - changed the trim from a left over dark grey-blue to chocolate brown, and the doors from streaky yellow to natural cream.  Glad the former owners left lots of good quality paint for us.

Our reward for the week and Friday night's adventure in dining was going to an Italian restaurant in Montclair Village.  Good Eggplant Parmesian, great Tiramisu!  And a really nice trumpet vine.