House Update

After a lot of time and sweat, our home's exterior makeover is complete! Over the last 2 years, we have been busy!

Last year:
- Overgrown bushes and weeds removed from front beds and replaced with new landscaping
- Paver patio installed
- I sewed new patio cushions to replace the very dated fabric
- Garden plot tilled
- Grass treated for weeds, re-seeded, and nurtured on a near daily basis by our live-in lawn guru (I don't think Todd enjoys this title, but he's done a great job!)

This year:
- New landscaping in backyard to hide electrical boxes (now we just need those plants to grow!!!)
- New planters and hanging planters added to patio
- All landscaping mulched (We grossly underestimated how much mulch we needed, this was a rough job!)
- Shutters painted (Never again!)
- Front door painted

Next year:
- We hope to replace the decorative Asian maple tree in the front with a Blue Spruce. Just didn't have the time to get it in this Spring.

In the last year, we've also stained a vanity, installed a new light fixture, and painted one of our bathrooms. We built a shelf behind our sectional, (which looks great and is super functional) and spray painted all 6 of our flush-mount lights. We still want to try spraying our chandelier, but after the last 3 weeks of intense home projects, I think that one will need to take a seat for a while. I'm vowing to only look at workouts, recipes, sewing ideas, and teaching resources on Pinterest, at least for a little while. :)

Before: 
(Unfortunately, I don't have a picture of how out of control these bushes/weeds were when we moved in... they were nearly to the top of our first story windows. Nightmare!)

The poor lawn.

Even worse!

Our "blank canvas"

After: 

Finally got a red door! :)

Backyard Water Day! Who wants to come play?