Man room in the making.

[teul2]

Well, as some of you know I have been redoing a room. It will soon be my trophy / man room. Here are some of the before pictures. I failed to take pics before we sanded the heart pine floors.






My main focus at first was to to strip the mantle. I may never take a challenge like this on again with out being able to take it outside / to a shop to work on it.
I was surprised to find it was pine also.




I would like to go back in time to shake the hand of the SOB that shelacked this mantle. Once the majority of paint was off, I could wipe the rest off with denatured alcohol.



Missing some pics somewhere, but skip forward to paint and crown molding.




Heart pine floors stained with Antique Walnut stain, 2 coats of gloss poly for strength, and 2 coats of satin for looks and cause it shows scratches less than gloss.

Have yet to put the bull's eyes back on the mantle.

[chevy01234]

Looks good man!

[teul2]

And now to what made me proud enough to post this. I actually moved some stuff in tonight.


Still have to trim in the mantle.

[DanP]

Looks good man! I've had similar rooms... then I had kids

[cajun squealer]

Hey, Joel! Do you know what would have looked awesome mounted above the mantle?????




























A BLUE-PHASED ROSS'S !!!!!!!!!!!

(Sorry, had to do it. )

[Wingman]

That goose neck really adds flair to the whole decor.

But I like it.

[quackheadbp]

Looks great man.

[DeltaCotton12]

Everything looks good. I have remodeled a bathroom before and realized it's a much bigger pain in the rear than thought. Always nice to know the work done is by your own hands. Makes the project that much better.

[Blackduck]

I'm predicting a baby room in the next 18-24 months. Enjoy it while u can. The mantle and floors look outstanding. How is the yard ?

[landscaper]

Very nice! That has to be a one-of-a-kind shoulder mount you've got there!

[teul2]

Very nice! That has to be a one-of-a-kind shoulder mount you've got there!

That blue is something my dad did a long time ago. I assume because he couldn't afford a full body.
It's an odd little mount, but I like it.

[landscaper]

I like it, too! Little oddities like that are what make up the character of a room you're trying to personalize. It will be a great conversation piece. Especially since you dad did it!

[DeltaCotton12]

You really got those hard wood floors lookin good. Very nice job. Everything looks good. What all do you have to put in the room?

[Bonecollecter1111]

Looks good man! I've had similar rooms... then I had kids

i know your pain, now i have half split between two offices, the rest is awaiting me completeing my houses 2 bonous rooms so i can reclaim a trophy/man room again

tuel, that room looks great, love how the mantle turned out, i know you put a lotta work into it if you were doing it yourself

[duramax]

The goose head is hilarious. Guarantee 90% of the people that go in there will remember that before they do a nice deer.