Pre-nursery Projects

If you have been to our house, you may have noticed that our front door sucked. It was ugly, scratched, let in a draft and easy access in for insects, and didn't exactly shut all the way ~or you at least had to slam it shut a few times~. We were definitely due for a new one, but they are so expensive! We were at Lowes one day and saw one on super clearance because someone had it custom ordered but it didn't work out. It was basically sitting on a throne calling our name. So...we bought it!

Here she is! If there's a word to describe it I would use "gorgeous." We still need to paint it but it still looks 1000 times better!

Here's the old one, from the inside. It might not look so bad, but trust me, it was.

See? So much better!

Lane decided to build a desk and shelves to go around the fireplace. Part of that process included covering the mantel and staining all the wood upstairs to match. It's starting to look beautiful. This was the mantel before:

Here's the desk and new mantel. Excuse the mess; he is still working on the shelves. We also need to figure out how to contain all those cords! (Better picture to come)

The only other update on our house that I can think of is that we have grass now...and weeds. We've managed it well enough for now. We just fertilized it so it can sit over the winter and we can get going on it and landscaping come spring. Also, our next updates will probably include some nursery projects! We're havin' a baby!