Not all of our adventures are on a trail.
This weekend, we did a little home improvement on our 1930's era bungalow. Having an 80+ year old house can be a challenge. Luckily, ours is sturdy and, other than a really ugly bathroom (I'm telling you, it isn't like old ugly, it's done really cheap and falling apart ugly), the upgrades really are only cosmetic.
On Friday, I decided that our front entryway needed a good cleaning. The wood floor was just ground in dirt. On top of that, the entryway walls were scuffed and hadn't seen a new coat of paint since the dawn of time.
The floor was scrubbed and water sealed as well. Later this week, or next weekend, I'm going to paint the trim some other color than brick red.
(I LOVE LILACS!!)
Next up, the fireplace! As a fireplace, its only useful for bird nesting, so Tyler had the brilliant idea of turning it into an entertainment center! It required a bit of cleaning.
Measured, cut, installed, and stained the shelving (imagine black stain).
Tyler working with the wiring. Turns out, some of our wires were a bit short and a trip to Fry's is in the works for later this week.
The cost for these two projects? Probably about $50 in supplies (paint, water seal, stain, hardware). The shelving is made from "upcycled" oak doors. The biggest bonus? More room in the living room for Kinect games :)
