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The Winner is: #52 Jill D! Congrats!
Hi, my friends!
Last week was devoted entirely to Haven for me and I have been completely exhausted after a week of running like crazy, but my daddy was hard at work at the house, getting a couple more things accomplished. I’ll do a recap on Haven on Tuesday and it was SO fabulous, I hardly have words to express it all. I’m still on a Haven high! I did get some great sleep last night, so I’m feeling like a human being again.
But, back to the house. So many wonderful girls from Haven asked me about the house and told me how excited they are for me and this house. They asked me if I was bringing my mom and dad to Haven, but I didn’t get them there. Everyone wanted to meet them, but they would have been so out of their element!
Here’s the little back door that goes outside from my laundry room/storage area downstairs. My daddy is one who loves to put a roof over a doorway like this. He likes to protect doors from the elements and they definitely do last longer when protected from the weather. So, with my Lowes Creative Ideas blogging opportunity for June, we are going to add a cover over this door.
He went and bought lumber to get started and this was the very beginning that I snapped pics of at dusk one afternoon. That daddy of mine is so good at all of this and I’m grateful to have him.
He framed in the top and sloped a short roof. We’ll eventually put a metal roof on top.
And here it is all framed in and almost finished. The metal roof will go on top of this and it will all get painted out white. Note: we ended up using shingles and not a metal roof, which worked out great too.
Isn’t it cute?
Close up of the brackets. We’ll add a bit more trim and then it will be done.
My daddy is so smart!
I love it, it’s so cute and will look so great when painted. Now hopefully this door will not get water damage. We had noticed that a bit of water comes in by this door when it rains, so it will be interesting to see if this stops it. Hope so!
I never showed you the finished master bedroom paint, so here is Moderate White (SW) again. I’m keeping my bedroom light and airy too and will probably keep my blue and white and add some green splashes in here. Lots of greens and blues in this house this time around. Love those 2 colors together.
Another thing my dad got done was tearing out the old vanity sink cabinet from in here. This will be a great space for my antique vanity.
Can’t wait to use it!
And here’s the extra bedroom with Moderate White.
I’m loving the house so far, it is so much fun to see it come alive. I know you all are so excited for me. And a big shout out to Lowes for providing a giftcard for this project. That has been such a help to me to get this house finished.
Here’s some exciting news too! Lowes is giving away a $100 giftcard for ONE of my readers. Leave a comment telling me what outdoor project you would work on if you win.
Have a great week!
mymosk says
Decorating my front porch! Thanks so much for the opportunity and loving your post on renovating your new house. Mary
Marty@A Stroll Thru Life says
Your house is coming along beautifully and I love your new little roof over the back door. It looks fabulous.
If I won the $100 Lowes Giftcard I would work on a small area set aside for a garden. I would love raised bed, a flagstone or some sort of rock walkway, and edging to mark it off from the rest of the yard. Right now it is a big rubble pile and it is driving me crazy.
Hugs, Marty
Gina in S FL says
Your Daddy is awesome! So are you, Rhoda. With a gift card from Lowe’s, I would work on camouflaging my neighbor’s tall white vinyl fence with a few trees and plantings!
Cindy Johnson says
Lobe the door cover. We would like to continue to work on our fountain area in the back garden.
Julie says
It’s looking great! If I won the gift card, I would finish the concrete patio we started a couple of years ago!
Robin says
My landscaping! We’ve been living here for 4 1/2 years and we still have ZERO landscaping! We’ve had a horrible time just getting grass to grow, so landscaping has taken a back seat.
Love the house progress, and adore your new roof!
Jen says
I would love to use the money to add some lighting and a fan to my back porch
Rebecca says
Love that overhang! It will also be a nice protected place to leave messy gardening gloves and shoes when you are done for the day- can’t dirty up what I’m sure will be one fabulously decorated screened porch! A Lowe’s card will be a huge help towards some new outdoor seating.
patti g says
Watched an old favorite movie last night ,
“Hope Floats”. Gets me every time when the mama says
“my cup runneth over” to the grandaughter – but I so know
what she is talking about, and I think you do as well.
The Lowes gift card would go toward getting a fresh new
front flower bed going at my daughter’s house. Welcoming
yourself home as you pull in the drive is always a good choice.
hugs,
p
Debby Schuh says
I would like to extend our deck with a stone patio.
Glenda Jones says
I would use the gift card to finish the landscaping in my backyard. Your hardwork is paying off. Love it!!
Heather H. says
Our new house has a cute little balcony, I’d definitely want to add a table, chairs and some plants so my hubby and I can really enjoy it.
Cindy N Bob Mossey says
Your house is looking WOW! The trim is so neat and modern. Every detail is coming together.
Bob (my husband and handyman)and I are spending lots of time at Lowe’s renovating our deck. We are so inspired by your amazing Dad’s fine work. Bob has now become a fan of your website too. We are also planning about a million other projects on our home we bought 2 years ago. Building shutters is high on the list too. Keep up the great work.
Dawn says
I have a door on the side of my house where we enclosed the garage and made it into a den. One of these little roofs would be perfect! Add another project to our to do list. If I won the Lowe’s card I would probably go ahead with this project! LOVE IT
deb says
I’d work on adding a veggie bed. Your house is looking amazing!
Courtney says
Just found your blog thru Pinterest. Love it! Your new home is going to be beautiful.
My husband and I just moved into our first home a year ago. With a tight budget I already see some great decorating ideas to use!
As for our outdoors, we have a screened in lanai. We are hoping to put some furniture in it soon! We also have an old hammock we would love to put up. So if I won the gift card that’s where the money would go.
Shary says
Love your house. You’re doing a great job.
If I won, I would get some more plants for my front flowerbed or put it towards a table and chairs for the back deck.
Kelly says
Love that roof your Dad built over the door. That adds more architectural interest to your home too! I am so excited about your giveaway! I would love to get materials to build an outdoor fire pit. That is something my husband wants to do some time. That gift card would certainly help out!! Thanks for the opportunity.
Karrie Alexander says
So excited about your new home! I would use the gift card to maybe do some landscaping…our yard is in DESPERATE need!
Heather says
If I had $100 to spend at Lowe’s for an outside project I would probably buy some landscape lighting. We are just redoing a large rock path in our backyard and it would be wonderful to have some lights along the way.