Banister

I finallt replaced the dodgy old banister going up the stairs. We wanted a stainless steel rail but I couldn't find anyone who sold such a thing on this side of the atlantic. I was going to make one but stainless is so bloody expensive. We were at home depot and looking at lights when I saw the steel conduit used for running electrical cabeling. Our neighbour Benny had buit his own rail out of shower stock so I decided to take a page ou of his book and make out own rail but out of some burly steel pipe. - the conduit. The entire project cost $26. Conduit, Silver spray paint (for the brackets), self tapping screws, and chair caps for the ends.

Kitchen Floors

This weekend we tore up the kitchen floor and put down a porcelain "faux" slate tile. The tile looks and feels exactlylike a natural store, but the tile is harder and much less poreous than true slate. The tile is also fireproof so we can use it in the fireplace.