A nice finish

Brian FaceTimed me and dad earlier, to show us the work he has done in the twin room - it is looking so good, and fast approaching completion. However, there was one thing I felt it always needed to finish off the room, and that was a proper window sill. The old one looked more like someone had forgot to put one in.

So we had a chat about what could work and Brian went off to produce something out of wood that we could paint white, just like the rest of the window. So he set about looking at what wood he had to use, and started creating the right shape to fit the space. The wood he used was some old oak planks we had removed from the library walls some time ago. However , when I saw what he had in mind I felt painting it was going to be so wrong. We soon agreed he’d just sand them and leave them in the natural finish, instead of painting them white.

As with all of our reclaimed work, there was a small issue that had to be sorted first, the wood had two screw holes in it. Undaunted, Brian cut two small pieces of oak and glued them into the holes. When it was all dried he sanded the boards down and fitted them.

The window sill has now had its first coat of hard wax oil, and I think it’s looking absolutely brilliant. He’s done it again.