Saturday, July 14, 2007

Also on the home improvement menu...


storm door (41 of 47)-11.jpg, originally uploaded by willowdawn.

I've been painting the bannister and railings of our staircase in preparation for the new hardwood floors. See the dark inside my daughter's room... that will be throughout the entire house, save the two upstairs bathrooms. Painting all those nooks and crannies is a pain! Going to put the flooring in the hall this afternoon. Someday this house will be pretty... someday this house will be pretty... someday this house will be pretty...

It never ends...


storm door (25 of 47)-1.jpg, originally uploaded by willowdawn.

So last winter our storm door wasn't shut all the way and the wind pulled it... breaking the casing it was attached to. So we finally get the new one in, and it's not damaged (LONG story that I'll save for another day) and planned on installing the new beautiful door this morning. In preparation, yesterday I pulled off the old one only to find that my entire door frame and transom window over my door is completely rotten. MAKE IT STOP! This home ownership stuff is a lot of work. I'm reading to go back to base housing... let it be someone else's problem for a little while! So now we are getting a new storm door, a new front door (did I mention that I just repainted the old door, inside and out?) and a new transom window. So much for a budget! But the entry will be pretty!