I never pretend that our house is a perfect place, inside or out. There are usually toys all over the floor, a thin layer of dust on nearly everything, and an ever-growing list of repairs and improvements to be made. We’ve lived here for about three and a half years, and while the house was completely livable, I’ve […]
Curb appeal improvements: Final reveal!
I’ve been busy this summer working on a bunch of exterior projects, repairing things and trying to improve our home’s curb appeal. I’m not through yet; the landscaping needs help, but I feel like I’ve made great strides. Since everyone loves a before and after, I thought it’d be fun to collect all the projects […]
Refurbishing our metal porch railing (p.s. it looks like new!)
The final project in my porch makeover was giving the railing some love and attention. It’s been missing for several months while we worked on the surface of the porch, but now that all of that’s complete, it was time it went back up. Before From the street, the railing looked white. But up […]
Painting my concrete porch: The penultimate porch project
After our crumbling concrete porch was repaired, we had a fully functional porch, but the surface looked unfinished and under construction. The new concrete was a very light gray; the old concrete was a sandy color and had a different texture. I needed to do something. As I researched, I found out concrete stain accentuates […]
Stripping and repainting our front door frame
The frame around our front door needed re-painting. The old paint was peeling and there were a handful of useless nails hammered into it and painted over. I guess they were probably used by a previous owner to hang Christmas lights. The whole thing was ugly. Before And after refinishing our front door, I thought the […]