House Projects

There hasn't been any major or huge improvements made to our house as of yet (money, time and being late in pregnancy have slowed us down). However, we have been busy. Kenney has done the majority of his work outside and we didn't take any before pictures. He has worked really hard and made a huge difference! The landscaping was so overgrown and out of control. He found a case of water bottles and a lawn chair hiding in the bushes. Who knows how long they had been there?!? He has been a huge help getting some painting done inside as well.

I don't think these lights had ever been cleaned, so we took them down, took out the wasp nests and cleaned them.

After

They look brand new now!

This light in our backyard is actually gas powered.  The gas has been disconnected, but everything else was in good shape.  It is a faded green color and just needed some paint.

The glass is missing in the picture, but it was so mineralized it didn't clean up all that well.  Kenney has ordered a solar powered light to put in it so we can have a light in our yard.

After

The glass makes it look a little rough still, but I like how the black turned out.  The sprinkler hitting it several times a week is not helpful in keeping the glass clean.

Our living room was so ugly!!  Between the awful sponged walls to the dark paneling and bulky curtain rods I didn't know where to look.

And lets not forget the horrible fireplace thing!

The dark tunnel continues!

I tried to make it look a little better by hanging pictures, but really it didn't help!

The keys didn't look too great on a dark wall

After (Partially)
 

We didn't make it all the way around, but we got the main wall done.  We have to move the piano to finish it, but it is so much lighter and clean looking.  Hopefully the green carpet won't last too much longer in the dining room and the freezer can get moved too.  All in time, but for now it is a nice improvement!

This color is SO MUCH better than the sponge brown/yellow.  The fireplace is still there for now, but it too will be gone eventually (and the fan)!! 

Kyler's room was pretty sad looking, but this is taken after the blinds had been taken down and the trim had been painted. 

The yellow sponge theme continued in here.  It didn't have as much brown as the living room, but it was still pretty nasty looking.

After

He really wanted green, but he wasn't too happy with this green.  He wanted a different color, however it is so much better than before, and he will share the room with the baby eventually so I didn't want to go too dark!  I have some grey and white curtains to put up, but it feels good to have the painting done!

He also needs a dresser and some decorations, but it is much better than before!

This wall was almost the death of me!!  First, we painted the wall the blue color which now goes into the hallway.  Then I got this bright idea that I wanted a stenciled wall.  I had no idea how much work it would take!  The videos online are very deceiving.  I learned several things doing this wall:  I am more patient than I thought (it took forever); I will never do this again (I think being 37 weeks pregnant was helpful in this making that decision); I think it would have looked better the opposite way with the white as the base color; the wall's texture was not nearly smooth enough to use the stencil; and finally, good is good enough and it did not need to be perfect!!