Showing posts with label Remodeling. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Remodeling. Show all posts

Friday, June 17, 2011

Red Front Door

I love red. A lot. And I love Behr paint's Red Awning. I've painted my bedroom this color in the last two apartments I've rented and while I knew it didn't really work with my "beach cottage" theme, I wanted to somehow incorporate this color in the new house. And so, when it came time to install a new front door, I knew exactly what color to paint it.

View of the neighbor's from my living room.


New door from the inside.


Her it is again with the new molding.


And from the outside.


I'll have to remember to take, and post, some pictures of it now that the all-glass storm door is in place and I've painted the mailbox and house numbers oil-rubbed bronze.

Monday, April 19, 2010

Why is brown such a difficult color?



To celebrate my last Org Management lecture of the semester I stopped at Home Depot on my way home. I've been struggling over which shade of brown to paint my living/dining room area. I don't know if I want to go light or medium/dark. I have light carpets and moulding that can also be changed/made bigger. I just don't know...

See that top leaf? I'm really leaning toward that. And maybe since its a little on the medium/dark side only doing the front part of my living/dining space with that color and then doing a chocolate brown wainscoting and a rich cream color in the second first floor bedroom that I now use as a tv den. Hmmmm...

Monday, April 12, 2010

Productive Weekend!

Friday night I ran to Walmart and picked up a lot of randomness - including a cheap hoe, hehe - and groceries. Oh, and more flowers. I can't seem to go to the store without purchasing flowers.

Then I ran home, put everything away, planted said flowers, and mowed my lawn, just finishing as I was running out of daylight. Whew.
Saturday, cleaning, cleaning, cleaning and unpacking. And a little packing. I packed up all my sweaters and moved my winter wardrobe upstairs. Installed my summer wardrobe, sad though it may be, in my closet. I still don't have room for everything! I soooo need a dresser and armoir. Its on the list, not quite in the budget yet though.

Sunday, sunshine, beer and baseball. And a sunburn. My shoulders are a little toasty and I'm really hoping they don't peel. I'll admit I'm not so diligent with the sunscreen but I usually do my best to prevent burns.

After the game, I made my way to Lowe's where I purchased the following:



I have the most beautiful dogwood tree in my front yard that is in desperate need of some extensive trimming. I'm going to save this tree if its the last thing I do. It has the most beautiful vibrant pink blossoms. Very glad I didn't cut it down before I realized what kind of tree it was.

And a tool kit! So, I have little chicken arms and can't screw anything into my walls with a screwdriver. Must. Have. Drill. And, after seeing all the awesomeness going on over at Knock of Wood I decided I must have the whole kit. The hand saw will help build some awesomeness of my own and the sawzall is for nasty chain link fense removal. Hopefully soon. As in this summer. This is not waiting for next summer. I hope...

The flashlight is totally unnecessary but apparently not negotiable. I tried. The little man at Lowe's thought I was off my rocker. I just hate wasting money on unnecessaries. Crazy flashlight with rechargable battery that will live in my garage where I will never need it = unnecessary.