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.
We have a small building we are going to redo for a potting shed ,the money would sure help with it. Thanks to L owes.
Pavers! We are enclosing an area for a courtyard and we keep buying pavers!
Our backyard was a disaster when we moved, so we are just getting around to adding some plants around the house. But we would love to put in a full vegetable garden and/or a compost bin to help our growing garden along
My brick backyard patio is sinking! Could it be those pesky ants who push unbelievable piles and piles of sand out from between the bricks? I fear a huge sinkhole will appear one day and envelop patio furniture, barbecue, flower pots, pets, and all. Solid patio flooring would be the solution. Lowe’s to the rescue!
I would buy some placers and some pea gravel to make a pad for our gas grill. Love your blog and love the changes going on at your new house!
I’ve already got it spent…dreaming of fixing up my porch.How fun!
Love the overhang your Dad did..great looking and adds so much
character to the door and back of the house.
Of course everyone wanted to meet your parents, that’s the beauty f blogs, we really feel like we know each other!
I’ve been dreaming of DIY’ing a play structure, so the money would go towards a lot of lumber:)
Jessica
stayathomeista.com
It looks great so far, Rhoda! Can’t wait to see the house when it’s finished.
I’d love to go to Lowe’s and pick out some new accessories for one of our porches or patios. We love to entertain and it’s pretty sparse out there right now!
Hi Rhoda,
I’ve loved reading about your house renovations ~ it has inspired me to get to work on my own. 🙂 Your dad is a gem to be able to do all those carpentry projects! The Lowe’s giveaway sounds great and if I were to win, I’d do some repairs and staining to my fence and/or some fall garden projects. 🙂
Oh Rhoda, that little overhang roof is awesome that your precious Dad built! I have to say again how very blessed you are to still have your parents & especially wonderful they are able to help in your new home!! IF I won the gift card we could redo our deck which desperately needs attention! It was neglected for many years prior to us purchasing this home last year after losing ours to the spring flood (& here we are this year in a big drought!!). Thanks for all the updates….y’all are making awesome progress!! Blessings!
My son has been living with us for the last two years. He is in the process of buying a house from an owner. It would help if he had some outdoor furniture to sit on. I would buy him some if I could.
Rhoda, first congrats! I have read several posts today regarding Haven and how much everyone enjoyed the few days here in Atlanta. So sorry to miss it this year! I know you put a lot of time and effort into it, and it showed. Second, your new home is coming along nicely. Your dad amazes me! So talented. Love the addition of the little portico!
Oh, I love Lowe’s paint! I would pick a color to paint my front door with an accent color!
Oh I would love to update the lighting on the exterior of our house! We plan to paint this summer and new lighting would just be wonderful.
Your so lucky to have your dad helping you, I love what he has done and it gives me an idea for my front porch that is very boring. I am doing up the exterior of my cottage and hope to post on my blog but its a slow process as it’s winter here so painting has stopped.
I really love the little roof over your door, it adds character to a previously flat area. All you need now is a couple of little topiaries in some nice pots on either side of the door.
Lee ☺
Hi,
First off I would like to say how excited I am for you as you go through your renovations for your new home! I get excited just listening (reading?) about it. And yes, you are very lucky in your Mom and Dad. I was too – still have my Dad but my Mom passed four years ago and I miss her every day.
For my outside job, I’ve just moved into a new apartment and have a beautiful, huge balcony. I want some storage for the outdoor things (pots, trellises, etc.) as well as a tiered stand for my plants. I am somewhat limited to what I can do as this is a rental but I know I can make something soothing and fun.
Thanks for the opportunity of the giveaway,
Take care,
Cathy
I agree, covers over doors just make them so much cuter! Your Dad did great work; I can’t wait to see it all finished!!
Thank you also, for a great give-away. I would totally put my gift card toward lumber to build a porch swing. I even already have my plans selected!
Recently we had a tornado shelter installed in our yard and it sticks out like a sore thumb and is just plain UGLY. I would use Lowes Gift Card toward landscaping to camouflage this safety feature.
My patio is in need of potted plants. Plants have a way of making a bare space more inviting. Oh, I could also use a new umbrella. Decisions!
Wow, if I had $100 from Lowes, I could finish my stone garden bed and maybe get an arbor to grow some roses on. That’s my dream for my yard!