The Summer of the Never Ending Projects...

Since moving into our new rundown, dilapidated foreclosure fabulous five acre property we've had several projects that we've undergone.  It started with the major overhaul of the inside before being able to officially move into the place in November with lots of inside touch up painting and tons of decorating during the winter months.  Then came spring.  The fence needed to be torn down and rebuilt which took us just about three months given that we only had energy on the weekends to work on it.  And of course for Craig's vacation we rebuilt the barn! 

For my birthday we came to an agreement on revamping the deck.  The trees around the deck needed major trimming back and many of them were simply removed to make room for our new and improved version of what was already there.  The funds didn't exist for what what I truly wanted, so we had to make do with what was available.  And here's a peak of what we've done!  

 cutting down the big guys!

 a new view

 finding out we had to replace all the support boards because they were rotting away...that was a bummer...

 old entry stairs...

 

new entry stairs

 tons of painting needed to be done...

 but it was worth every ounce of sweat equity--especially since Nana helped with many of the pickets and the kids helped keep the puppies out of the way

Mind you it's not complete.  We still need to build handrails and replace a couple broken steps on the back side, paint in between all the floor boards, and add rock walkways and patios.  Plus we will need to revamp the concrete walkway up to the front door, but that will have to wait for when we build Nana's addition in the fall so we only have to pay for one concrete truck delivery as opposed to two. And naturally I want add a bit of curb appeal with cute cushions, plants and other homey items!

And if you take a close look at the picture with the front door, you will see signs of an upcoming project...let me give you a hint.  It involves lots more paint!!

I'm still deciding on the perfect color, but we are hoping to decide soon so we can check this project off the list as well.  Oh...the many wonderful redo's this house has allowed us to conquer!

It's a dream!