Showing posts with label mailbox. Show all posts
Showing posts with label mailbox. Show all posts

Thursday, August 4, 2011

The Great Outdoors

T.J. and I have been working so hard on the inside of our house we nearly forgot about the outside. On T.J.'s days off this week we (mostly T.J.) finally took some time to pay attention.

Garage Door Before & After

After:


Before:


See all the lines on the door? No more!


Mailbox Revamp! See the mailbox progress here.

You can sort of see the old mailbox on the right side of this photo. It had a bit of lean to it.


And now:


T.J.'s creative solution to covering the entrance to our crawl space. We decided this was necessary after Lexi got her leg caught in the old cover right after we moved in. He made this "garden box" from a wood crate left here by the previous owners.


He also painted it white:

While we had the white out painting the garage door, the garden box, and the mailbox post, we painted this swing:


And while I was taking these pictures, Lexi was being adorable:

 

And T.J. put up our picket fence a week or so back. The dogs and I thank him profusely. 
Check out more pictures of the fence process here


Yet to come: Painting the front door & a rebuild of the arch. Check out the arch before it was attacked by a riding lawn mower and torn down:


And here is a pretty bush/tree that is blooming around the side of our house. This summer has been full of surprises as far as plants go. The previous owners did a good job picking plants that bloom at different times throughout the season.


Sunday, July 31, 2011

Yellow Spray Paint: Puts a little pep in your step

Oh the wonders of spray paint. I can not believe I have lived so long without it. Spray paint can do so many amazing things. Just to name a few, transforming a gold mirror into a swanky guest bathroom mirror, pink-ifying a chandelier, and updating old drawer pulls. Below is a showcase of fun I have been having lately with yellow spray paint. My living room walls are a really light yellow, so using a darker yellow (Rustoleum Warm Yellow) sort of helps it feel even "yellower."
This mailbox started out black. 
My mother assisted with the number and flower painting on the mailbox.
 
This birdcage used to be purple and the magazine rack above had a fake-oak look to it.
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