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 desperately need to paint the exterior of our house. We moved in over 3 years ago and it is still LIME green. Hideous. Looked into the cost of having it professionally painted. . but ouch! So we really need to do it ourselves and probably need to buy a sprayer to get it done quickly!
Love your posts on your “new” home. Wonderful family you have!
I would love to replace the roofing on my porch with something more attractive. Thanks!
We have a cute little playhouse in our backyard. I would love to decorate and paint the playhouse for my grandchildren to enjoy. The Lowe’s gift certificate would help me get the project done!
Hmmm….does it have to be outdoors?? Can we call the kitchen the “great outdoors”? We’re working on a kitchen remodel this summer so that would be my first choice on how to use it, but if its gotta be outdoors, then the deck, right off of the kitchen, needs to be restained! Trust me, there would be no lack of ways in which I could spend this gift card!! 🙂 Loving the progress on the house!
We would build raised boxes for our vegetable garden.
Your dad is da bomb!
I love all the windows in your house. It’s so light and bright!
I’m planning to paint the outside of my house this fall when it cools off. A Lowe’s gift card would come in very handy for paint.
I have about two million projects to spend a gift card on….but for now, I’d settle for a new foyer light. Thanks!!
I’d use it to buy stain for our pole barn. It’s had tarpaper up on the sides for 11 years! We finally got 2 1/2 sides sided with siding last summer. The men in my family did cutting, measuring, installing and I was the staining “crew.” We plan to do the other 1 1/2 sides this summer, and a gift card would buy me some more cans of stain.
That roof overhang is almost as cute as your Daddy; and both are so practical. I’m also grooving that paint colour the more I see it.
I need to put a new flat roof on my balcony. Anything would help offset that.
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Your home is looking great!
Outdoor lighting is what I will be shopping for,if I should win the Lowe’s gift card.
Thanks for a chance to win.
Oh goodness it’s looking so good! And that door cover, your Dad is just awesome and does such good work!
If I was to win the giftcard I would love to do my patio by the pool. I have started it but don’t think I’m going to have enough brick to finish it. Then it’s gotten so hot to. So I would probably try and get that project finished if I was to win.
Well, 2 summers ago, we put in a patio–using pavers and stones from Lowes, of course. We planned on putting in a fireplace or fire pit, but ran out of funds. That gift card would sure come in handy!
I would love to get the Lowe’s card and start on my new patio!!
I’m so glad you’ve got your Mom & Dad helping……I wish my Mom was still here. Everything is looking GREAT!
i recently discovered your blog & really enjoy it…i have 5 children and one small cement patio. with LOWE’S help, i might be able to get some wood decking material or at least extend what i have w/ some pavers,etc.
We would love to build something to protect our french doors from the rain….yours is going to be so wonderful! A small shed attached to the outside of the house for tools would be great also.
We just put a new back door in our kitchen, now we need a small deck to get to the door! I need your Daddy too!!! ha! Lori Lucas
Your home is looking great.You are blessed to have such great parents.
I would use a Lowes gift card for fencing .
I am really enjoying your house renovation updates!
I would use a gift card for some landscaping.
Love reading your weekly updates on your new home! My husband is getting ready to build a shed on our side yard and the gift card would sure come in handy for materials we will need.
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