We’ve been working on a few projects here and there. One project has been paint stripping one side of the door between the hallway and kitchen. Patrick tackled it with the heat gun and I did the chemical stripping afterwards.

Another project has been the butler’s pantry glass doors. It’s been a while since we last worked on the butler’s pantry (March 2008 and August 2007). We attempted to pick the project back up in July 2009…

…but then got stuck when we bought replacement glass pieces that weren’t cut straight. A cheap-o glass cutter didn’t fix the problem and the project was forgotten about until now. We bought new glass panes and have been working on glazing. Now we need to wait a week before we can paint!

Unfortunately the next project doesn’t have any before pictures. There was a return vent in the hallway that looked really ugly. It’s a nice sturdy piece, but had unsightly chipped paint and years of dirt and grime. Instead of trying to replace it