2022 Season Wrap-up

Closing up Southaven for the season. Got a lot done. But still more to go. I am really hoping/planning to be done with the inside by this time next year (November 2023).

Here are some photos to show the progress of the front exterior and deck over the years

2019

2020

2022

Master Bathroom Shower

After putting this off for almost the entire 2022 season, I finally got the master bathroom shower tiled

Roman shades

Custom Roman shades (from Etsy) hung in the kitchen above the sink.

Porch Trim

Porch trim painted finally, just need to do some landscaping someday...

Taking a break to go fishing

Neil wanted to get a burrito and go fishing on a beautiful Saturday in August.

Captain's Corner Employee Party

 The girls celebrating the annual Captain's Corner Employee Party at Put-In-Bay!

Party Garage Pallet Walls

Chris hooked me up with tons of pallet wood, that could be broken down and used as solid wood planking. Sophie and me picked some up at Tim's house in Elyria and I got to work breaking them apart and removing the staples.

After weeks of getting the planks ready, I hung about 2/3's of it on the garage walls. I think it looks awesome and still keeps the garage bar rough feel I wanted. 

Backsplash (Kitchen and Bath)

After buying the backsplash tile(s) like 2 years ago, we finally got then installed. The big job was in the kitchen. Thanks Dave H.! We had enough left over to do the bath. Funny side note: I had to dig thru the garbage bag to get the last few 1/2 cuts for the bathroom. Just enough material! 

Bathroom mini backsplash

This is how I left it one weekend and...

Yes, that is Bonnie doing the grout!

Carpet done!

These photos don't do it justice, but the house is so much more comfortable with the carpet install done. No more dusty sub-floor! 

Carpet started!

It's been a long time coming, but we finally got the carpet install rolling along. Bonnie was super happy. The carpet we ordered was super heavy and I had to help the carpet guy lug all that upstairs. 

Here are some photos with the install underway...

Entry bar/shelf build

We needed something in the entryway/foyer. I decided to build a custom live edge floating bar/shelf.

Front porch finishing build out and steps

 Front porch ceiling finished, front built out and steps added. This is the "after" photo!

These are the "before" photos of Marc and his crew finished the front porch and steps...

 

Furniture and stair railing

I brought Sophie and Neil up on Friday night and they love the mammoth huge pile of dirt that our neighbor has piled up as part of their foundation dig.

Continuing to furnish the living room. We got two new chairs and a few end tables. It's really coming together.

The big win for the weekend was me finishing the railing at the top of the stairs. The product is very innovative and I paired it with a semi-traditional poplar handrail. This looks great in person and gives you the nautical feel I was looking for...

Driveway done

Finally, the weather cooperated and Leach Excavating (and crew) were able to pour concrete and finish the driveway.

This is so nice, can't wait to park on it!

Front storm door

Thanks JR Biltz, for installing the front storm door, looks great!

Driveway started

The day has finally come. Yes, the driveway is underway. Big thanks to Leach Excavating.

Trim and Stair landing

Productive weekend working on more floor trim and upstairs stair landing railing.

More trim...

This picture doesn't do it justice, but I had to use my angle finder to make these crazy cuts.

Trimmed out the kitchen island all the way around