One Panel Is Up

We started the day shifting our wood pile around to get to our bead board panels.  We knew it was the last of the wood we were going to need so when we first stacked our recycled wood we purposely placed the panels on the bottom.  Our pile of wood is beginning to disappear which means we are getting to the end of the Crafty Cottage building project.  There is still a lot more to go but it is getting exciting to see it get closer to being finished.  After rearranging the wood we put up the first  panel.  Now we discovered two things, 1) every panel will need to be pieced due to it being recycled and 2) the panels have watermarks and stains so we may be adding paint or a stain to them. Once all of the panels are put up we will have to see how it looks and then I will decide if I like the "character" of the wood or if it needs paint.  I am trying to keep it as light as I can inside the cottage so that may be a deciding factor too!  I am so glad Tim has so much knowledge with this project because I have zero and have been learning every step of the way.  Thanks Again Tim for all the hard work you have put into the Crafty Cottage.  We won't be working on the cottage today because we are going to Pigeon Forge to pick up our first visitors at the farm; my daughter Carrie and her boyfriend Daniel.  Check back tomorrow and see what we did!