Reflecting on Bargains

lately we have been taking daily trips to the local hardware store, we even go so far as calling them our date nights/stunning night out on the town...

This Friday while I was at Lows I found a real beauty, she measures 44x32 and was only 36 bucks, regularly 100 (on clearance of coarse) I took a good look at her and thought "where am I supposed to put a big mirror like that, so I walked right by.

As the night of vigorous work came to a close I ran to Doug and said we have to be to Lows in 5 minutes because they close at 10. (considering its a 15 minute drive from our house) I figured out where we can put the mirror...

You see this big, chunky medicine cabinet/mirror?!?! I think my framed mirror will fill in the space very well while looking beautiful at the same time

Isn't she a beauty!!!

check out the detail in this beauty... I love how much character she has

Now it may seem really simple to put up baseboards and a little bit of paneling but it took us all night to get it done.
This is the head wall in my bedroom… As you can imagine we're not really going for the old 70's hotel look so this paint and border have got to go or at least be covered up.

I was thinking a little more cozy, a built in look, maybe a little something like this.

We got 3 sheets of wood paneling from our local hardware store which Doug cut down to size.

I cut the two vertical boards and Doug used the nail gun to put it all together.

And there you have it - a beautiful wall that's ready to be painted a good crisp white. Seeing this room take shape makes the whole mess worth it!

Tune in next time for some more remodeling fun...

Good times, Great stories.

Last night Doug and his dad Dave were working at the house on electrical. Doug was up in the roof most of the time and Dave was doing random little project here and there. One of which was adding more light switches to some of the bedrooms. They had a great time and got so much done in the 3 1/2 hours they were there.

Doug always turns on the outside lights when he leaves but this time they didn't work… What could be wrong. They tried the lights again and again but nothing happened. Doug checked the breaker to see if it flipped off but it was still on. He flipping the light on and off while Dave walked around thinking of what could possible be wrong. Suddenly Dave noticed the lights going on and off, on and off in the bedroom.

While Dave was changing the switches he goofed and now the fan switch in the bedroom turns on the outside lights and the outside light switch turn on the fan in the bedroom. Good times, Great Fun!

Many hands make light work

I've been working in the yard because I'm not much help when it comes to electrical. But Yesterday Dave and Doug tore out 2 of the 4 sheds in the backyard and the dog run for me.

It was lots of fun listening to them trying to one up each other the whole time... "Watch me knock this down!" "Well I'm twice your age and I can still pick this sledge hammer up!!!" :O) It was a great bonding time filled with lots of laughs.

A little later Michelle, Mom and Dad came with a trailer to fill up with the load. It's amazing how much more you can get done with a few more peoples help, Thanks so much to all my family!!!


Just the 2 sheds and the dog run filled an 18 foot trailer about 6 feet high. It was a great nights work.

Our First Home!!!

Smile for the camera
"It's your first picture in front of your very first home!"
It's a cute split entry built in 83,
with so much potential and an awesom yard.

It was a long road getting here but now the real work begins...

Doug pulled out all the carpet cause it's probably older then me and not in the best of condition.

Rather then having a railing the last owners had a pony wall. It was the first wall to come out.

Doug borrowed this hammer from Dad and soon realized that it's not as strong as it looks.

Doesn't it look much more open now?

This was the next wall to go. It divides the kitchen/dining from the front room.

How would you like to walk into this every time you open the door?!?

This is the before picture.

He had a blast taking it down.

Taking down the Sheetrock.

This is after the "WALL" came tumbling down.
Check out all the dust

This is the backyard in panoramic view and it's also my favorite feature of the home. We have a few fruit trees apple, Apricot, Pear, and Peach. I even found another Apple tree after cleaning out a few dead tree trunks.

These are the 2 sheds in the north corner and a dog run that is hidden in the back corner.

This is a really bad picture but its the view straight out the back door

The south corner with an adorable pond feature that you really can't see, it even has Bamboo.

This is a good picture of the Apricot tree right next to the house.