Monday, April 15, 2013

3-Month Move-in-iversary

We've almost lived here for 3 months, so I thought I'd post an update on the state of the house. I won't subject you to a boring list of to-dos for each room, so I'll just say that there is obviously still MUCH to do, but it's fun to see what a difference some furniture and paint makes. On to the pretty pictures!

LIVING ROOM
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Yeah, this fireplace is a blight on the wall and I am currently fixing that. Updates in your future.

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DINING ROOM
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STUDY/OFFICE (before photo doesn't exist)

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GUEST ROOM


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HALL BATHROOM


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MASTER BEDROOM
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My favorite room is easily the master bedroom. Once we painted those walls a sexy gray color, it definitely set the mood. ;)

Monday, April 1, 2013

Covered Greenhouse Garden

While we're waiting for our fence to suntan before we stain it, I took on another outdoor project this weekend.


Yep, it's Garden 2013! And there's a reason for the Oregon Trail look, I promise. Since we've moved here, we've had some windy nights and some CRAZY 30 mph windy nights. On top of that, the neighbors all comment on the foggy summers. So to help my future tomatoes out, I decided to build them a little green house to protect them from the wind and to elevate the temperature during the colder days. This should also help me with the "year round" gardening Bay Area people seem so keen on.