Last of the windows in early Spring

How long have we been working on windows now? Seems like at least a year that we started the kitchen, so maybe a little over a year. Slowly, we've pieced them all in. We had to get the baby room ones done before summer. Here we are drilling holes for the added foam insulation.

Look at those panes. Beautiful. We're getting faster. I think with demo, these two took about 2 hours. Another 45 minutes to trim them out. Of course, I still have to caulk and paint the outsides.

We also decided to tackle the windows above the fireplace. They were a gross yellow, privacy glass pane that let in dirty light around 5pm. They were only $55 a piece, so we figured, why not just a simple window. It makes a world of difference. We're also kicking around the idea of a couple stained glass panels to fit over it....or just painting on some design.



The rest of the photos are just around the yard and house. We've been slowly trying to weed, get the garden ready, plant some new perennials. Things are slow going with a growing baby belly, but Buddy likes to help out. (yeah right)

Cherry blossoms

Cherry blossoms close-up

The fountain area is about to undergo a make-over

Sittin' pretty in the front yard

Old windows ready for a Re-Store dropoff.

New lattice to help hide that ugly shed.

Planting mix is spread. Waiting for warm weather.

A work in progress: Hill stairs featuring Juniper timbers

Hopefully this is a good before picture.

Old garbage can turns into new rain barrel. Full after a week!

Look at those new windows. Baby will love them.

Using the new table saw stand! No backaches to report.

Finally, an update

Wow! We haven't written in a long time. Things have been a little crazy because we're adding to the blog headline "A Girl and a Boy..." A remodeler junior is on the way in July!

Okay, moving on to what the blog is supposed to be about. Above are the doors we bought at the salvage yard, Second Use, in South Seattle. They were about $20 - $25, which seemed like a good deal. Their website is great because they include all the products and include an order number, so you can call and reserve your product.

Anyway, the doors were good, but super ugly. We spent an afternoon sanding, filling, and priming. Then two to three coats of high gloss latex white paint. We recommend using a slimmy roller and then back brushing. You definitely want to back brush any time you paint doors, trim, etc. ...anything you want to look smooth. The nap on a roller cover always leaves a little bit of texture. Rollers are great though for slapping on A LOT of paint.

Speaking of paint, we're picking out paint for the bambino's room. Since we're going with a space theme (yeah, we're a little nerdy), we're going to do a light blue on the walls and then a darker blue with white clouds for the ceiling. Glow in the dark paint for the stars! What do you think?


Check out the curtains! That's sewing.....buy a sewing machine and get on it. This is a lot of interior decorating for this blog, but if you can't make your home beautiful on the inside, there's really no point in remodeling to begin with.