OK, these are really more “the durings” at this point.

We had no garage.. And here’s that same wall of the garage after:.This is obviously just an “in-progress” sneak peek, but basically Chris has now been able to start building an actually real workable workshop in there.

I just went in there and snapped this picture while he was in the middle of organizing all of his tools.So for $454.44 we got a whole garage!Here’s the basement before again:.

This picture doesn’t even really capture the disaster that was our basement.How did we let this happen?

We’re smart people!.

Anyway, here it is now!.The first thing that needed to happen was to remove the clear varnish that was keeping the brass from tarnishing..

I read that a little vinegar mixed with salt and applied with a scouring pad does the trick.I’m not totally sure if it worked, but I did notice the finish becoming less shiny and yellowy and more raw looking.

It was a bit of a lighter color as well.So it must have done something.. Next I rubbed the whole thing with a bit of sandpaper.