Home Improvement Projects at a Country Home in Verona, WI
Over the past several weeks, I’ve been replacing rotting planks and rebuilding landings on the stairway down to the lake at the lake house. Before that, I had to clear away a ton of dirt and sand than had slid off the cliff face over the past two years. This was a lot of work, … Continue reading Rebuilding Lake House Stairway Landings
Prior to getting the new hardwood floors installed, I had the main floor of the Verona house repainted. The majority of the walls are a warm, light taupe, with various accent walls and a light sea green color in the kitchen. I’m excited to see how everything looks once the flooring in installed! Continue reading Painting the Verona House
Last week, I took the Bentley into the Radio Doctor and they completed all of the infotainment and audio upgrades. The result is amazing! The new rig feels like an original part of the car, and the new deck is a massive improvement over the stock unit. Continue reading Bentley Audio Complete
Over the Fourth of July weekend, I was finally able to get the boat in the water! The prior week, the owner of the Bayview Boat Club was able to get a barge crew to install the lift in the water, after Deano Docks was unable or unwilling to. It took a little bit of … Continue reading Boat Lift Setup
After a second consecutive year of terrible weather and flooding on the Wisconsin River during the month of June, I made a somewhat drastic decision: I bought a slip at the Bayview Boat Club in Tipperary Bay on Lake Wisconsin, which is a much more stable part of the lake. I’m maintaining by dock at … Continue reading Bayview Boat Club
After months of planning, the remodeling of the main level of the Verona house is finally about to begin. First, all of the walls will be repainted during the first week of July. We’re going with a very light taupe color combined with accent walls in light brown and a light blue green, depending on … Continue reading Painting and Flooring
This past weekend, I truly started the stair reconstruction project. Most of the beginning of the project was demolition: removing bad railing that needed to be replaced, angle grinding pieces of metal sticking up out of the ground, and ripping out rotting boards. After that, I had to fix the posts on the final staircase, … Continue reading Starting the Stair Reconstruction
I had posted about this project last summer, but put it on hold amongst other distractions. This past week, I finally decided to pull the trigger on getting the Bentley’s infotainment system upgraded. Here is roughly what the finished product will look like: I went with a largely button-less JVC head unit, the KW-M75BT, which … Continue reading Bentley AV Update
Now that the trees have been cleared, and the outhouse and boulders have been removed, I can turn my attention to the stair reconstruction, which I had started planning awhile ago. I had to change my plans a little bit though, as the bid I got from the one contractor who would quote the deal … Continue reading Lake House Stairs Update
I’ve been working with my interior designer for several weeks now, and she’s been helping to change the layout of the main floor of the Verona house, along with selecting new furniture, paint colors, and flooring. As we iterate through the selection process, she provides space plans like the following: I can then take material … Continue reading Interior Design Progress
