Updates around the house- Sunshade for deck, Firepit chairs, Pergo hallway and picket fence updates (to name a few)

So I've been kind of MIA from the blog-o here, partially due to lots of things happening in life, but also due to lack of energy to blog- I blame my new found exercise regime- wears me out. lol. (You can check out my trials with weight loss and exercise over at Stepping with Smiles, btw.)
Among many things (such as working full-time and rehearsal for a theater cabaret I got roped into doing) hubs and I have been doing some minor updates to the humble abode.
Check out some of the fun stuff we've completed around the house recently:

Sunshade added above the corner benches

Now things are shaded from the sun a little better. 

We originally made it even, but after some thought, we made these two front posts shorter, so the shade would be at a angle- making it better during rain time

It worked out nice when we had friends over- this was where everyone hung out for our Murder Mystery night- along with some tasty dinner also served on the deck.

 Firepit chair update

The before- the metal was a little worn (these actually went with our dining room table- but they just took up too much room- with having the arm rests) 

After- all bright (we did 2 in the yellow/green and 2 in the blue) 

We mixed them up with the other chairs we have (from our patio set- but we could just use the neon chairs if we moved the patio table to actually eat around)

Firepit time!

 Pergo hallway redo

I come home one day, and the hubs has torn up all the old carpet in our upstairs hallway...

...and started to remove all the carpet from the stairs. 

So much under-carpet padding. bleh

The scary stairs...

But, it ended nicely- here is after the pergo is put down.

And now with doorway edger put in. Yay!

Picket Fence update

Hubs tore down all the original fence- and put up new back braces (he fixed that middle spot that was all weird)

So many pickets!

After the new back braces put up- he then re-put up each picket one at a time.

Pickets are now even across the top- however, since our yard is at an angle, there looks like a gap underneath- hence why we want flowers to go in front of the fence. lol.

With the spare old back braces from the old fencing hubs made this cute little plateform/deck to the barshed. Eventually we will paint it to match the shed

 De-weeding flower beds

I spent a good portion of a day de-weeding this flower bed and removing grass that had gotten into the bed. exhausting work.

but our flowers are so pretty!

Oh spring flowers!

Sadly though- the front porch looks a little pitiful till the bucket flowers bloom

Other happenings...

Oh, yeah- we also finally added a ladder to the loft in the barshed!

We cooked on the grill for the first time this season! 

We saw the newest Captain America Movie... 

I got back into tracking my diet and exercising more... 

... and Wendy continued to be cute.

I'm hoping to finish painting the fences all white, painting the stairs (once the staples are ripped out), finish redoing the dining room and possibly adding sheer curtains to the deck sunshade area- whenever I get the free time to do so. (I know, the ToDo list keeps growing). This weekend I'll be doing another "Once Upon a Time" at Barnes & Noble with some friends (aka- a lot of us dressing up as storybook characters and reading to kids), as well as a girls crafty night on Saturday. I'll have to share some crafty projects later too (along with what I finished during the Stampin' Up! weekend getaway with my mom, which I still have neglected to share with ya'll.).

May the todo list keep growing and projects keep getting done to check off that list. lol
Have a great day!
-M

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Work it! Wednesday #3

Welcome to another Work it! Wednesday.

So what are we working on? Well, first- we hope to finish up these benches by upolstering the fabric to the chairs. Right now, the benches are looking mighty cute on our patio, so until it is grilling season, they might just find their home there.

We also hope to finish the chandelier. Now that it is painted, I just want to add some jewels to drape from it and install it in the hallway right when you walk into our house.

We also are working on our taxes (boo!)

The hubs and I are both on the play-reading committee for the theater company we are involved in, so I'll be busy reading plays and listening to musicals' recordings, to help pick the shows for the 2014 season. I'm also in the midst of designing wedding invites for a co-worker, and working on the program design for the upcoming production of "Cheaper by the Dozen" with Newtown Arts Company. Designing invites and programs always keeps me busy throughout the year. haha

Our big project coming up- not sure how long it will take, we want to fix up our picket fence. It has a lot of old wood, so my husband suggest we tear down the old back brace of the fence, and replace that wood- but still keeping the existing pickets (which will be attached to the new brace). Does that seem feasible?

We are starting to get in the mood for spring, and are chomping at the bit to start on our garden (or lack there of). We want to fix up the spot to the left of our shed, and have a veggie garden. We just ordered from my husband's co-worker a jalepeno pepper plant, so we shall see!

Lastly, we are trying to figure out what to do with this thing (below). It is a shed on the side of our house in the backyard. The doors fell off and it is all rusted and gross. I'm trying to figure out a crafty way to make this into something cool, or make it look nice for storage of things like our spare yard chairs, etc.- stuff that doesn't need to necessarily be locked up. Any ideas readers?

So what all are you working on?

Thanks for stopping by and seeing what we are working on this Work it! Wednesday. :D
-M

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