Project: Outside Trim

One of the features I loved about our house originally were the cute shutters around the windows. Well, in replacing the windows, the shutters got thrown away. I was bummed about it because they completed the house with the columns. Lane replaced the trim and I started painting in April before my family came...and we just finished today. The new trim isn't as cute as the shutters but it looks good finally painted and complete. (Just don't look up close--you'll see that we didn't hire a professional). Now I need something to go above the door in that huge open area.

Final

Half-painted/No shutters

With the shutters before we bought it

As you can see in the final picture, the lawn is very splotchy when it comes to green. Lane has been working on our sprinklers, but water isn't enough to make that part come back. That pine tree that was in the front put the area of grass around it to its death. After we grind the stumps of the deathly trees, we'll be showing our lawn more affection with fertilizer, weed killer, etc. And eventually, someday...I'll start landscaping. The first goal is green all over though!

Oh, and we bought our first lawn mower!...the first of many yard expenses, I'm sure.