We get a lot of magazines and packages, and the small mailbox that came with the house wasn’t going to cut it. As I’ve shared before, we don’t really have much of an overhang on our porch to keep things out of the rain, so a big mailbox is a necessity. So we hung a new mailbox […]
Stripping paint…
File under: What have I gotten myself into? and It always looks worse before it looks better. and I am never doing this ever again.
Curb appeal update
Progress An update on my curb appeal to-do list… things are moving right along. After many weekends, the porch surface repair is done and awaiting finishing touches. You’ll notice the railing was removed to work on the porch. Having it gone gives a nice open feeling to the porch, but we are probably obligated to put […]
Crumbling concrete porch — repaired!
My dad recently finished resurfacing our crumbling concrete porch! There’s still work to do, but the worst of the project is finally behind us. Before Our porch was cracked and crumbling. Luckily the damage was concentrated in one area: along the edge and near the steps. As I noted in my previous post about replacing […]
How to faux paint a brass patina
The kick plate on my front door was shiny brass, even though the rest of the hardware had developed a nice patina over the years. I’m not sure if this style of door is even supposed to have a kick plate, but because of the visible damage on the door itself, I had to put it back. But […]
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