Completed Projects

After our huge project weekend earlier this summer, we (mostly David, I helped only a little) have still been working on smaller projects that just needed to get completed.

Coat closet by the front door:

I asked David to make the shelf for the coats lower than normal so that we could put at least one more shelf above it that we could still reach.  It is so nice to have all the coats, hats, gloves, boots upstairs instead of down in the storage room.  This winter it will be really nice not having to run up and down the stairs every time the girls need something to play outside.

Water softener:

I asked for a water softener several houses ago.  David finally agreed and found one online that was a good value and large capacity.  He installed it and we have had wonderful soft water for a week and a half.  Cleaning the shower is so much easier!

A utility sink:

David had an unplumbed utility sink sitting the basement for a while, waiting for the softener so we could do all the plumbing projects at one time.  Now we have a place to clean up paint messes.  It is in my laundry room, so I can use it for whatever laundry needs I might have too.

Fireplace mantel:

The fireplace mantel has been done for a while, but I hadn’t taken any pictures.  We used to only have one board across the top of the fireplace, and the back was open.  I always felt like things were going to fall back behind the fireplace (we did find some of the previous owners belongings back there).  Now I don’t have to worry, and the wood is in much better shape.

Basement stairway:

When we moved in to our house, the wall below the wood section was concrete that had been painted white.  Because concrete is porous, paint eventually won’t stick.  We were constantly picking up flakes of paint from the stairs and it just looked unfinished.  David attached some drywall, did the mudding and taping, textured, primed and painted, and now it looks great.  No more messy chipping and flaking on either side.

We have several other projects on our to do list for this summer.  When we get around to them (usually means just finding a time and place to get materials) we will post more pictures.