QUILTS ON THE WALL
Posted by mountaintopquilting on Thursday, February 18th, 2010
Time for updates on the kitchen ... remember the lady who bought a house with no kitchen? Yep, that's me ... 2 months now with no kitchen. But progress is being made. You can see my temporary sink which has been a life saver. Washing dishes in the bathroom sink was getting pretty old FAST. Thank you Jamie and Pat!
Serious work could begin once I had a floor plan laid out and cabinets ordered. After working with Mark planning lighting and electrical all sheet rock came down and the guys began stringing wire. We changed the doorway between the dining room and the kitchen leaving a triagnle of airspace between the end of the cabinets. What a perfect spot for triangle shaped hutch cupboard I've dreamed of having ever since I was a little kid. (see red arrow pointing to the framed in area)
We have had one problem this next phase of the kitchen work. Restringing wire and removing insulation means there are holes in the walls and ceiling going to an unheated attic and the outside! Brrrrrrrr ... time to take matters into my own hands coming up with a solution only a quilter would think of. Just nail the quilts up to the framing!
I couldn't believe the temperature difference between the two rooms once I put the quilts up. Good idea to consider ... hang quilts on your walls for more than decorative purposes. Remember how tapestries were hung on the wall of castles? It's the same idea - create one more barrier between the warm inside and the cold outside and enjoy the visual as well as physical warmth of your quilts.
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Disclaimer: I wouldn't normally recommend nailing quilts to the walls. Almost all of my quilts have hanging sleeves but my quilt racks are still in Oregon with Mike. I could have rigged up a temporary hanging system with wire, hooks, and closet rods like we've done in the basement studio, but I was desparate and cold. What can I say... desparate women take desparate actions sometimes. And not to worry, both quilts had been retired to the "use 'em up" pile so I wasn't worried about the holes created in the quilted edge from the small brad nails I used.
