Millerton - News Worthy

On October 29, 2011, New York, and specifically Millerton (and the entire Hudson Valley region) was hit with a very cold, very wet, and very significant snow storm. Between 8 inches of snow fell on Saturday.

Millerton and many parts of the Hudson Valley remain without power since Saturday's storm. Temperatures dropped to 14 degrees. No power means no heat. There has never been a recorded snowfall, this significant in October. Let's hope it isn't a foreshadow of what our winter will be like.

Millerton - Home Improvement

UPDATE!

11/13/11

The kitchen floor is done.

(And I peaked under the linoleum in the sun room and I'm 90% sure it has the same floor underneath.)

Our Kitchen - very exciting (hehe)...

When we purchased the home the kitchen floors were a disaster. Not only linoleum, but 20 year old, "well worn" linoleum with a very unpleasant design.

This past Saturday, after gardening for most of the day (getting as much done before winter sets in) I found myself a little bored. (ha!)

First I considered pulling down the fake wood paneling and drop ceiling in the dining room, but that is going to be a huge undertaking.

Instead, I took a peak under the existing kitchen flooring.... and VOILA!

For the next couple of hours I ripped and pulled that linoleum up, prying thousands of nails out of the wood along the way. By midnight I had a good part done.

I didn't have much time on Sunday but I was able to get about two-thirds of the floor up. Next weekend I'm sure I can finish the job with the help of friends to pull out the refrigerator and electric stove!

The floor is in really great shape and won't even need sanding. So, in the next couple of weeks I'll prime and paint the floor.

I love gray. Gray goes with everything and yet it is still "color" and I love color. So, hopefully, eventually, the floor will look like this.

I'll keep you "posted".