There was a house, a project house, where everyone was busy. . . .
Aaron cut down the overgrown honeysuckles that were off of the back porch and so now we can enjoy the view!
We have an amazing amount of storage space in this house so we were able to use the under the stairs space for more important things. Aaron used some old carpet remnants and covered the insulation in the walls so now it is a cozy little playhouse for the kids.
Aaron hates to throw anything away, so he put these old, worn out light switches to good use by putting the kids in charge of some pretty important stuff.
He also used some old wood scraps and faucets to make a sink and a shower and a bench. The little cabinet was given to us by the people who rented this house before we bought it. We love other people's "junk". :)
This is their little "bed" in the playhouse. I started making a quilt eons ago and decided I didn't like it so I never finished it. Well, Aaron had some pillow stuffing from somewhere and asked if I had any fabric to make a pillow with. Well, yes, yes I do. So he made this pillow too. Such a handy man to have around.
I told Sullivan to go over and take a shower for the picture. I wish you could have heard his sound effects too.
This is the other project we have been working on. This is our entry way. The people who built this house were so smart! We can shut the door between the living room and the entry way so that no cold air will come into the house. Absolutely brilliant in a place that is so cold and windy most of the year.
Anyway, these windows had some special yellow blinds on them, so we replaced those and I painted.
We used to have this bench out by our shed in our old house so it is weathered and perfect for this space. I made the pillows out of some fabric that I have had forever and have never had a place to use it.
Aaron built me the shelf/coat rack to my specifications and he did such a great job. I love it! I am still waiting for the store to get more hooks in stock. The old window was given to my by my friend, LaDonna. I think it was from her Mom's house and it was a really bright yellow. At first I thought I would just leave it yellow but then I decided to go with orange. So I painted it and then antiqued it a bit. I should have gotten an up close shot. It is the coolest window ever. Aaron found the ancient post with the sign on it and the barb wire out in a field somewhere and the box on the floor was my grandpa's. It was an orange juice box back before they started using cardboard for packaging things.
I still have a few things to do in there but I love it! Pictures don't quite do it justice. Many, many more projects to do. I love projects and luckily my husband does too!
