July 23, 2012 | Home Improvements, Painting projects
Here is the way our house looked a few weeks ago. It desperately needed some new paint. The existing paint, even when cleaned was fading and had patches all over it from rot that we fixed on the siding. The white trim and railing was dingy so it cried...
July 19, 2012 | Home Improvements
Our house is finally finished being painted! Can’t wait to post some after pics for you! In the meantime, there were a few roads bumps in the way. One being the back side of our house where we took down the old gutters. They were rusting and falling apart....
July 18, 2012 | Home Improvements
Getting our house painted has taken a bit longer than expected, so bear with me as I update you on the little going on’s around here. I decided that the hardware on the front door (more on that later) and the door bell needed some sprucing up. As you can...
July 16, 2012 | Entry Way Makeovers, Home Improvements, Painting projects
As part of repainting the house exterior, the door and frame would get repainted. However, it’s a fairly old (original house?) steel door, with dents, scratches, and nicks all over. Furthermore, there’s a fair amount of rot on both sides of the jamb,...
July 10, 2012 | Entry Way Makeovers, Home Improvements, How to's
It’s baaaack! The fun Pinterest Challenge hosted by blogger goddesses Katie from Bower Power and Sherry over at Young House Love. This one snuck up on me, but luckily I was able to create something in a just a few hours. For the past couple of weeks...
June 22, 2012 | Home Improvements, Kitchen Makeover
If you noticed from yesterday’s post our kitchen is looking a lot more tidy and less cluttered. Well once the cabinets started getting paint, I realized our counters could use a little organizing as well. Here is the corner in our kitchen where our...