Spring Projects

I've had some requests for another Margo post, but she ate my Sperry's last week and we still aren't on speaking terms, so let's talk about how productive I was this weekend shall we?? Okay. 

We had some projects to do around the house for the weekend and we were thrilled that the weather cooperated. 

Project #1- Add a storm door to the front.

Before

 Yes, that is my Easter wreath that's still up. 

Here's Tony in the process with his stop-taking-pictures-and-help-me face.

 6 hrs. and one emergency patient later, here's what we had...

Neither one of us were the emergency patients, thank God.  Tony got called in to save someone's tooth.  He's a good guy like that.

Project #2- Paint the old yucky patio furniture

My parents have had this patio set for as long as I can remember.  When they moved from Great Bend it was passed on to us and I hadn't done anything with it since, but I wanted to keep it b/c I think it has a lot of character.  Well, it needed some a lot of love after sitting outside for years without a fresh coat of paint.

And there's the shoe eater

So I grabbed me a can of spray paint...

And off I went.  Those gloves didn't last long, they were super annoying.  After about a chair and a half I ran out of paint.  Duh.  Apparently I don't spray paint often, I guess I thought the can was never ending and one would get me through.  I went back to Home Depot and came back with another can.  It ran out too.  I'm an idiot.  So back I went again.  3rd time was a charm. 

I might have sent Emily a text message saying 'spray painting is a bitch.  I'm ready for a drink.'  My right hand is still getting cramps and looks a little bit like a claw.  But the end result was worth it.

And here are the cushions I bought for it.  Yes, they are a little large, but I had issues finding smaller ones, so they will have to work.

So here's the layout of our deck, where I sat and enjoyed the fruits of my labors over a cocktail while Tony finished the door.

Then I got a hold of this guy...

He was in need of a makeover too and I didn't want him to feel left out.  Nothing was safe with that paint can in my hand.  Margo's lucky she didn't cross my path.

Project #3 - DIY kitchen island

We are almost done with this beaut.  This is just a sneak peek.  I'll post before and after pictures when we finish the grouting and sealing.



Okay, okay, here's a picture of Shoe Eater in all her glory.