• Sep. 25, 2009
What's up?
Fall's here! And it always gets me in the mood to do some sprucing up around the house. That and all the DIY home improvement blogs I've been looking at lately, wow I can really loose track of time doing that! First thing on the agenda - cleaning all the carpets. That's a big job but all five of us helped, we gave everything a good dusting, vacuumed under the beds, I could just feel my sinuses clearing with all that dust out of the house!
Next came power washing the back deck, sidewalks, and entire front porch. You can't believe the dirt that gets on the house -and here's a project I've been dying to do for AGES:
UGLY! I didn't like these things when we moved in, and they have tarnished so badly they're just gross.
Here's the farmer putting up the new lights - yay for handy husbands! Besides these 2 at the front door, there were 5 others for him to put up. And then of course we had to replace the cheap looking doorbell with something nice that matched the new lights!
Ahhh, so much better! Of course, I put the fall wreath back on the door and then realized now I want to replace the shiny brass door hardware so it matches the new lights and doorbell! It never ends once you start , does it?
Love it !!!! And I have to add, the farmer washed all the windows and made them sparkle - and the sills haven't looked this clean since, well, probably when the house was new 10 years ago.
The next project on my list was the bathroom on the first floor - when we first moved in I put up some wallpaper and a border. The paper looked like a painted, crackled wall and I still liked it.....but that bathroom gets A TON of use and the paper was looking pretty sorry. I decided to take it all down and paint so it would look nice and fresh. It took me awhile to get the paper off (even in that small room) but last week I finally finished, spackled, picked out some paint and ta-da!
Not a very exciting picture I know, but it really does look nice. It's a stone color, which was called "Woodrow Wilson," for some reason. I'm showing this view because I'm looking for opinions and there's nobody in this house to ask!! (middle son told me recently I should paint my bedroom black so it would be like a sleeping cave) Under this window there's normally an oak magazine rack/toilet paper holder mounted to the wall. I'd get rid of it, but the farmer really likes it and you can't deprive a man who'll wash your windows, right? But the oak doesn't look so great and I'm thinking of painting it- but what color?? There are blue accents in this room, but would navy look too stark/strange? Or should I go for white, or a darker stone than the walls, or????? I just can't quite visualize what would look nice.
Let's see, what else?? Max & Emma had a play date with my mil's new puppy, but Max was not very welcoming I'm afraid. Emma was thrilled to make a new friend but she doesn't share toys very well.
I've got a few more projects for this fall up my sleeve, but I have to say this whole project taking up a lot of my time right now:
I couldn't quite believe when it was time for school to start, but you can't with the calendar. Oh yes....and knitting. Still working on Girasole and started a baby blanket for a cousin. It feels like the never-ending-blanket-slog, but I think the end may be in sight!!
Comments
• Sep. 25, 2009
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Posted by Thimbleanna
Holy cow Woman! You guys are WAY too productive over there. The new lights look great...and a hubby who does windows??? Give that man a raise!!! I wouldn't know how to handle myself if my hubby did something like that -- I'm sure he'd be willing to help me, but it would be ever so nice if he would just do them while I sew or something. I'm so envious that you've managed to get everyone in on the cleaning -- our house needs a HUGE cleaning and I'm getting the urge -- maybe in Oct.
Sounds like middle son got his decorating sense from the middle school school of design LOL! Isn't it nice to get rid of old wallpaper? (I need to do that too.) The bathroom walls look so pretty. How 'bout white for the rack? Paint is cheap -- you could always start with that and then move on if you don't like it. Happy Fall!!!
• Sep. 27, 2009
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Posted by Anonymous
We have the EXACT same outside lights on our house, and I was changing the bulbs the other day I thought 'We REALLY need to change these'..... Now I am inspired to do so!!!!! Your new lights look great!
Janice
