Sunday, January 18, 2009

Stairs and blinds...

Well, it's been cold here. REALLY, REALLY cold. 5 degrees on Friday morning. I'm ready for Spring! Needless to say, I don't feel we've been very productive the last couple of weekends...much more interested in hibernating. But, I do have a couple of shots below to show that we've done a LITTLE work.

Here are the stairs (going from the mudroom up to the kitchen) that have been unfinished since last Summer. This project did actually take quite some time---I helped with the mitre saw and we had to get exact cuts to make the handrail fit just right. More work than one would think!
Drilling the holes for the spindles.

And, the finished product! Well, a bit of touch up paint and staining, and finishing out the back of the stairs. But, at least we now have a rail!

And, here was the most rewarding project of the weekend---these are the curtains that have hung in our bathroom since we moved in. They look like old sheets with these tacky flower holders on top. Seriously, I'd like to burn these in the backyard. UGH! So, this is the before...

And, here's the after! YEA! We put up the same blinds that we now have in the guestroom and downstairs bathroom. Oh so much better! It's the little things that make me happy. :)

For Trey...

No, I didn't take this picture of my husband's rear for the blog. This was a special request posting by Brooke for his friend Trey. He wants to make sure Trey knows that he's working ALL Winter to get into shape for Springtime cycling. So, from Brooke, here ya go Trey!


Sunday, January 4, 2009

La-Z-Boy

Happy New Year, everyone! Is this really the beginning of the end? I've let my husband buy a RECLINER! We needed another chair in our living room and both agreed that a nice leather chair would be great. I did concede a recliner, as long as it looked modern and not like a puffy-armed, oversized monster with a cup holder and magazine flap. Granted, I'm sure those are extremely convienent and comfy, it's just not my taste. So, after looking for several months, we actually really did find one at the La-Z-Boy store. Fantastic deal and just what we wanted.

Here's Brooke in the new chair...doing what guys do best!
And, an up-close of the new purchase. Not too bad for a recliner, huh? Oh, and we finally hung the prints above the chair...only a year and a half after moving, but hey, it got done! :)

And, the other project this weekend was FINALLY getting the chandelier hung in the breakfast room. I purchased this chandelier at the Ballard Designs Outlet store in Atlanta...probably 6 months ago! It just hadn't been a project that we'd gotten done. It retails for $140, got it for $60. Great deals if you have the time to get there. Above is the old chandelier.


And, here's the new one. I might get one of those chandelier chain covers for the chain, just haven't decided yet.