Backsplash Done!

The backsplash is finally finished! Check it out!!!!!

New Decoration

I totally copied Jennifer and Chuck and went out and found old tin ceiling tiles and hung them on our living room wall. Do you like?

Front Steps

Our front steps were crumbling and were dangerous. So, before winter comes we're going to redo them. Here are some before pictures and an in progress picture. The side walls have been poured. The steps should be done by Monday! (crossing our fingers!)

Tree Boxes

Thanks to my great neighboorhood friends, Mark & Bill, We now have tree boxes around the two trees in front of our house. They are so perfect! Now all I have to do is plant flowers in them. Any suggestions?

Backsplash layout

I know this is dorky, but I am so visual that we set out our tile for the back splash on the floor so I could see what the design would look like. Here's what we came up with. Hopefully, we'll get it up soon!

Our Windows are Finished!

Our windows are finally finished...well mostly. The facade windows have been restored and the outsides have been painted. No more boarded up windows. Aren't they pretty! I love my house! Double click on the pictures to see them bigger....and be sure to leave a comment. Here's a close up of one of the windows that shows the detail.

Upstairs guest bedroom windows

When the window restorers (who by the way are incredibly slow) took out the windows from the upstairs guest bedroom to work on them in their workshop, they realized there were no headers. The windows were holding up our walls. That night some of the bricks (our wall is only made of bricks, 4 bricks wide) fell out. So, not only did Taylor have to build and install new headers, he had to rebrick and mortar the walls above the windows. Fun, fun!

On a side note, our window frames and trim are in, but the sashes (the glass part) isn't. The window openings are just covered in plastic. It's so nice to know the only thing stopping a burglar, the wind, and the rain is thin plastic! The boards that are in the picture below are gone...it's just plastic covering them now.