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.
Your daddy is special. One word for my project….trellis!
Your Dad is the best! He did an awesome job on the door roof!
I would use the gift card to landscape my backyard.
I can’t wait to read your Haven recap, from the tweets in Twitterville it sounds like you were the star of the show! I’d love to buy a cute and colorful outdoor rug to add some color to our deck.
Your daddy is awesome! Love the overhand that he built for your door. Can’t wait to hear about Haven. If I could be the lucky winner of a Lowe’s gift card I would like a new rug for my deck and I would buy some paint to gussy-up my garden shed.
Your house looks great, Rhoda! You are making so many wonderful memories with both your parents.
I would use a gift card to buy an outdoor rug for my covered patio.
I would use the gift card to buy a power washer to wash our deck. It really needs a treatment of some kind, and this would be the first step. Thanks for the chance to win.
IS THERE ANYTHING THAT TOO CUTE DADDY OF YOURS CAN’T DO ? the overhang is a great idea !
CONGRATULATIONS on HAVEN – just an INCREDIBLE conference, my oh-so-talented friend! hugs !! debbie 🙂
I would love extra $$ to spend at Lowe’s….feels like I’m in that store every other day! With the money, I would complete my landscaping in my front yard.
The house is really transforming, you and yours are doing a great job and we love seeing it happen! I would use the gift card for some overdue landscaping.
I would love to win this LOWES GIFT CARD! We just recently had an inground pool put in and we are in the process of installing a privacy fence, covering and staining the concrete patio as well as recovering some pation chairs and painting patio furniture and did I forget to mention we need landscaping too. We could REALLY use this card! Thank you!
I would love to finish up some landscaping that is very lacking in our front yard.
The house is coming along nicely. Enjoyed your post! I would buy a new dishwasher!
Love your new roof! i am a new reader, also in atlanta:) found you through pinterest and Im glad i did. if i won the lowes card i would put it towards our backyard reno….that is just in our heads at this point. thanks!
Your daddy is smart! It’s wonderful how much you appreciate him.
My daddy has a lake house in Alabama that needs lots of updating. If I won the Lowe’s gift card, I would redo the railing on the front porch and put in new ceiling fans. I know he would really appreciate it! Kim
I just got my grandmother’s patio furniture and i would love to spruce up our back deck with accessories and flowers.
Great Job!! Treasure the moments you spend with your parents.
I would use the gift card towards a roof over my new deck.
Hi Rhoda, Your parents are wonderful and they have been such a great help. The house is coming along quickly and I know it will be beautiful when you finish. We just had new sod put in the back yard and I would love the gift certificate to add some plants.
A backyard deck is our next project.
I would build my son a playset!
you are very lucky to have such generous parents with there time and talent. enjoying tracking your progress, it looks great! i have a patio slab in need of some sprucing up that a lowes gift card would do wonders on. thanks, and lots of luck to you.