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House Renovations: Week 10, Building a Door Roof {or How Awesome is my Daddy?}

June 24, 2012 By Rhoda 394 Comments

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{Giveaway is Closed}
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!

Back door before

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.

cover over 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.

door cover in progress

He framed in the top and sloped a short roof.  We’ll eventually put a metal roof on top.

back door roof

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.

side view 2

Isn’t it cute?

bracket

Close up of the brackets.  We’ll add a bit more trim and then it will be done.

close up brackets

My daddy is so smart!

side view

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!

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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.

bathroom sink gone

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.

sink gone

Can’t wait to use it!

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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!

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  1. Elizabeth says

    June 26, 2012 at 1:52 pm

    Replace the wooden posts holding up my patio roof, the termites ate them all winter.

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  2. Laura says

    June 26, 2012 at 2:32 pm

    We just ripped all the bushes out in front of our house so I need to replace them!!!

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  3. Carolyn Mustin says

    June 26, 2012 at 4:43 pm

    I love Lowes and I love your blog. I am enjoying reading about your house projects.

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  4. Lucinda says

    June 26, 2012 at 6:10 pm

    I would love to put a door roof over our front door! That is such a great idea! We also need to re-do the back deck because it is rotting.

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  5. Carla says

    June 26, 2012 at 7:06 pm

    My daughter turns 11 months tomorrow, and I’m super excited to get a window box full of flowers up outside her bedroom window! 🙂

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  6. Carol Ann says

    June 26, 2012 at 9:58 pm

    My yard is a never-ending source of projects, so if I’m a lucky duck, the gift card would be used for something fabulous for the yard!

    [email protected]

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  7. Sally P says

    June 26, 2012 at 10:30 pm

    Love the cover your daddy built over your door. I would love to win the giveaway and get MY daddy to build one for me 🙂

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  8. April was in CT now CA says

    June 27, 2012 at 12:34 am

    It would definitely go toward some MUCH needed patio furniture. Living in northern CA means beautiful weather more often than not and I really want to take advantage of that while we’re living here!

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  9. Rosalie says

    June 27, 2012 at 1:14 am

    Hello Rhoda! I recently found your blog on Pinterest. It’s been wonderful catching up with everything going on in your life. It’s been a long time since the days at GI! Congratulations to you on your new home and on Haven. The reviews are so wonderful and positive, you’ve truly outdone yourself with this project.
    I recently purchased a new home too and am doing extensive renovations to the outside of it this year. In all my planning for all the big things I’ll need, I completely forgot to budget for the pretty things to add the finishing touches. If I should be lucky enough to win the gift card I would use it for porch accessories and window boxes. Thanks for the chance! And keep up all the great work!!

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  10. Deneen says

    June 27, 2012 at 1:23 am

    Rhoda
    Your dad is amazing. I guess that is why you are like you are! You did an amazing job with Haven! Thank you for all your hard work. So glad I met you at the HGTV shoot or I would have not known about this awesome opportunity. The goodies were amazing too. I can’t wait to use my Ryobi saw!! Get some rest! Thanks again!
    Deneen

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  11. Deana says

    June 27, 2012 at 1:47 am

    Where would I start if I won a Lowes gift card? Who knows because EVERYTHING outside needs work! But, probably start off with some planting. My yard is NAKED!!!

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  12. Beth in IA says

    June 27, 2012 at 6:56 am

    I’ve enjoyed following your house renovation. Thanks for sharing and for the opportunity to win. My outdoor project would be to stain our deck and replace the staircase!

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  13. Teresa K says

    June 27, 2012 at 10:42 am

    I’ve been working on replacing 60 year old shrubs — $100 would go towards plants/bushes/trees!

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  14. Dana says

    June 27, 2012 at 1:00 pm

    I really would like to continue making our back deck like an extra room of the house, so some more furnishings would be great. And we need a grill ASAP! 🙂

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  15. Victoria says

    June 27, 2012 at 2:50 pm

    Your house is looking great! I need a new grill for the back porch…my old one couldn’t make it through one more summer!

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  16. Charlene says

    June 27, 2012 at 4:28 pm

    Loving seeing your house come together! Look forward everyday to the progress you’ve made! I would use my gift card for getting new outdoor cushions and accessories, or maybe an outdoor ottoman!!

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  17. Alison says

    June 28, 2012 at 12:26 am

    We have an old, crumbling, falling down retaining wall the desperately needs to be rebuilt!

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  18. Waleska says

    June 28, 2012 at 9:00 am

    I love reading your blog and can’t wait to see the new house all remodeled! My outdoor project would be to decorate our covered patio. I visit lowes pretty much every week to look at their outside furniture, and get ideas for our patio. I’d also like to stain our concrete patio floor and add a fountain in our backyard.

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  19. gardnergirl says

    June 28, 2012 at 1:35 pm

    ooh…the thought of a “bonus” $100.00 to spend at Lowes? I think I would get the materials to build a raised bed cutting garden for next year. I love flowers in the house and have been dreaming of a cutting garden to provide them! Thanks for offering such a great giveaway!

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  20. Renee says

    June 28, 2012 at 2:51 pm

    Your dad did a a fabulous job. He is a great dad to have I am sure. I really enjoy reading your posts. Thanks for sharing.

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