New Gun Room / Parker Pages Editorial Office / Man Cave

[Dean Romig]

Working diligently on the new "Gun Room" and finally after taping and mudding the joints it's beginning to look like the room I had envisioned. The pics make it look tiny but the room is actually 22' X 16'

But who among us can boast of a wife who would offer to get "down and dirty" with us and take on one of the necessary jobs that will bring a room closer to completion... I'm very lucky to have her. Kathy has always taken a big part, right alongside of me, in all the renovations we have made to this home since we bought it in '76.





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[Fishtail]

They don't make women like they used to....my mother has wallpapered and painted houses, inside and out, all her life and throughout her 70's. I'd say she did it 'professional quality' as long as you understand that means a professional of the old days, not the cobblers nowadays that stick a magnetic sign on their truck door and charge $95/hr

[John Taddeo]

So this is where it all comes together.. I look forward to every Parker Pages and a never before seen glimpse of the new cutting room floor

[George M. Purtill Member #28]

Wow
That looks a lot different since I was there after the Amoskeag auction.
The project has taken a lot of time and effort but it will be a place where you can spread out your stuff, photograph guns and actually relax. And maybe invite friends in for a coffee or something else.
Let me know if you need help moving stuff in Dean-o.

Of course now that this is almost done, you can start on that stairway.........

[Dean Romig]

Originally Posted by George M. Purtill

Of course now that this is almost done, you can start on that stairway.........

Thanks George - you really know how to cast a dark cloud over an otherwise sunny disposition....

[Big D]

Greg - Your Mom wallpapered the outside of houses? Musta been a helluva girl!

[B. Dudley]

Looking good. nice sized room.

[Mills]

Awesome! Can't wait to see the finished product. Our whole house is a man cave, but we don't have a dedicated gun/game room. One of these days . . .

[Dean Romig]

Originally Posted by Mills Morrison

Can't wait to see the finished product.

Yeah, me too.

The stairway that George refers to is the one I will be building from my present 7' X 12' gun room... which is hopelessly cluttered with all my stuff and some of Kathy's too. It has become totally unmanageable the way it is.
When we remodeled our kitchen the first time, in about 1979, (remodeled again in '04 with a 12' X 14' addition) we eliminated the stairway to the basement. For the longest time we didn't miss it... but lately it has become a PITA to shovel snow all the way around to our basement door, so a new stairway has become a necessity of late.

[Chris T.]

Is she in charge of installing the new door knob? Might want to check which way the lock is facing, we don't want any "accidents"!