Goodbye brass, hello nickel!!!

Small project, but well worth it! We replaced all of the brass door knobs in the house with new, beautiful brushed nickel knobs. So much better!

Laundry room updates

So the laundry room wasn't really functioning well for us. We couldn't fit our freezer well, the dog food was taking up too much room, and the cabinets and countertop were simply in the way and not providing much storage. The room also had a small wall that was an attempt to separate the washer dryer area since it's unfinished.

We decided to take out that wall to create more room. We are hooking up an existing sink and will actually be able to get to it with that wall down! We also took out the bottom cabinets and countertop and added a ton of shelving cubes for storage! We redid the floor. This summer I'll do some finishing touches on the tile that's on the wall and maybe replace the hardware on the cabinets. We just about tripled our storage I think! We love the new look :)

Before pictures:

 
 
















After pictures:

So I decided today that, since there is no way we are going to frame and drywall behind the washer, I could at least soften the feel of the room a bit by hanging some white sheets that we have lying around. That way we at least don't have to stare at insulation :)

I also added all of my craft items to the storage bins and hung a couple of things up on the wall. I am loving doing laundry now! (kind of)   :)

The sink is now in service!

Power washing the deck

Our deck looks like it's never been cleaned! It's old, and grey and needs to be resealed.



Joe brought home  a power washer, and we went to town! We haven't stained it yet, but it already looks 10 times better!