Can we do a snowed-in, home improvement/decor PIP thread?

[treedimensional]

Please share a pic of a household project, big or small, inside or outside, before, during or after.
I need a distraction.

[2curlydogs]

Jan 7, 2014 14:12:26 GMT -5 treedimensional said:

Please share a pic of a household project, big or small, inside or outside, before, during or after.
I need a distraction.

I am literally in the middle of installing a new "closet" solution to our laundry room. But the infant is hungry and the photos are on my good camera.

here, instead, is the plan:

[2curlydogs]

Or here's my current inspiration photo for doing "built in" cabinets surrounding the fireplace

[babybuffalo]

I am currently lining the shelves in my linen closet.

[mrs.jacinthe]

We had our trees removed (still have 3 left, but the ones threatening the foundation are gone). Now we have to paint the house and landscape. This is the front view of the house now. Believe it or not, the sample yellow on the very far left is the exact same as the sample yellow on the bay window on the left. It's SW Belvedere Cream. The trim will be Olympic Delicate White. The door (not yet finished, we had to sand/putty some spots) is BM Hale Navy. The porch will be a light gray color (painted marine/dock paint). The porch ceiling will (probably) be BM Sonoma Skies. We're leaning towards making this front bed a seasonal/perennial cut-flower bed. Dahlias, peonies, daffodils, etc.  ETA: That irrigation tubing was randomly tossed on the ground under the blackberry bushes.  Keep it classy, previous owners, keep it classy.



We also had the blackberry bushes cut out (and now have to keep them from regrowing). We're thinking we'll plant the entire bank with buckwheat seed. It's pretty persistent and can choke out most other plants:

[treedimensional]

This is when we installed the backsplash.

Cabinets are Kraftmade from Home Depot, countertop is UbaTuba granite, hardware from Lowes and an online retailer, backsplash is glass mosaic sheets from Lowes, faucet is from Overstock.com.

[stephm0188]

In progress. Still have to install trim. New bathroom floor.


Big improvement over the sheet laminate that used to be in there.

[InBetweenDays]

Not a big project, but I just finished building these shelves above the bar area in our basement. We finished the basement almost 2 years ago so it is nice to finally jump on this.

[2curlydogs]

Before:

After:

Added an entire 3rd shelf at 55"w x 16"d plus hanging space for air drying clothes. All while wearing the 7 week old in the Ergo.

[boiler717]

I did some crafting

[finally]

Jan 7, 2014 14:30:07 GMT -5 babybuffalo said:

I am currently lining the shelves in my linen closet.

I like the liner!  Where did you get it?

[finally]

Not really a household project but I made Apple a jacket this weekend. The head and wristbands were just for fun with leftover fabric.

[babybuffalo]

Jan 7, 2014 18:33:52 GMT -5 finally said:

Jan 7, 2014 14:30:07 GMT -5 babybuffalo said:

I am currently lining the shelves in my linen closet.

I like the liner!  Where did you get it?

Wal-Mart, of all places! I never go there, but looked everywhere else and couldn't find any I liked. I was impressed with what they had.

[bunnies]

Yay, fun! I've been painting my coffee table raspberry!! My dad built this for me in 2007 and I painted it light blue. The design was in a West Elm catalogue and I changed the dimensions to make it smaller for my space. Now, it's pink! Color is Sherwin Williams Dynamo and not nearly as shocking in real life. Don't know why they're sideways.

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This was my inspiration pic. Again, the color on the table is extra crazy on my cell phone.


Also, I made this little flower arrangement. Vase is a $4 clearance candle holder from Target and Michael's has 50% off "spring stems" this week.

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