A few setbacks
Over the past few weeks here at the Red Rowhouse, we experienced a few setbacks. A certain fluffy puppy is to blame for the first set back.
Glorious, glorious…mud?
You may remember back in October, we planted some grass seed to replace the gray rocks that were in the front yard. 2 weeks later, we did have green grass in the front yard and it was marvelous! A picture from those heady days:
Let there be light!
Not too much has been happening at the house lately between the dog and the holiday season. The touch lamp that we were using to keep the dining area lit finally died so we decided to just buy a real light for above the dining table.
Before
Ho-hum dining table with no overhead light:
Grass, Glorious Grass
I have been waiting for this day ever since we moved into the house. I was not a fan of the rocks in the front yard but as Roger says on This Old House, the best time to plant grass is the fall. As soon as September came, we called a landscaper to take up all the rocks and put down some soil and grass seed.
An image to refresh your memory:
Painting the kitchen
After a much-needed 6 month break from painting, Mike and I were ready to tackle a couple of painting projects.
Goodbye, Ye Old Mustard
Before
Since we moved in, the kitchen had been the same mustard color that it was when we bought the house. Mike had done some patch work when we first moved in, when we had intended to paint it immediately after move in, but then we got lazy so the kitchen looked particularly neglected. You can see below that we had even prepped the AC vents with painters tape…and it had sat prepped like that for 6 months.
Warming up the living room
We have had a flurry of visitors and weddings over the last month or so, including my brother’s wedding, which has made it hard to find time to write any house updates. I apologize for that but now I’m back on the case and I shall make up for it with a lengthy update and many pictures.
Living room updates
When we first moved in, the living room was in a sad state - it had the sparse quality of a college dorm room and the accompanying disarray of stuff. Here’s a before picture:
