Showing posts with label gypsy carpenters. Show all posts
Showing posts with label gypsy carpenters. Show all posts

Monday

Laundry Room Wall with the Gypsy Carpenters

Supplies for the Painted Pony Resort are currently stored in 2 separate areas, one in the main house and the other in the laundry room of the guest house.  The guest house laundry room is one of 3 guest laundry areas but storing cleaning and estate supplies can cause problems and is unsightly.  To remedy the situation the Gypsy Carpenters were hired to build a partition in guest house laundry room so guest have unfettered access to the laundry facilities and unsightly shelves of supplies may be hidden away.  In short order the wall went up, the door installed and it was quickly finished.  I was amazed what professional carpenters can do.  When I undertake a project like this, it usually involves lots and lots of thinking and planning since I'm inexperienced at this sort of work.  I acted as Susan's assistant so I could learn all I could about partition walls and quickly realized that if I had tried this project myself my approach would have been all wrong.  It pays to have the professionals do the job.  The job is done efficiently, quickly, and looks great.

Susan's post about the job is on the Gypsy Carpenters blog and includes a really good image of the Chiricahua Mountains taken through the front garden.

Header going in and Susan checking job schedules

door installation

Final partition wall ready for paint
Addendum:

Here is the final finished product with a fresh coat of paint.

finished partition wall.

Saturday

Gypsy Carpenters at the Portal Cafe

Last night the Gypsy Carpenters performed for the Friday night dinner crowd at the Portal Peak Lodge.  Starting around 6:00 Pm they played until the cafe closed.  All the familiar songs were performed and the clientele joined right in making it one big sing-a-along.   One dinner guest even brought their own musical instruments (harmonica and spoons) to help out.  Along with a tasty dinner it was a wonderful evening with the residents of the Portal Rodeo (the high deserts twin cities).


The Gypsy Carpenters at the Portal Cafe