The land of misfit projects

Over the long weekend we worked on the projects that we've been putting off. I'm sure you have those too...the projects that you just don't want to do.

First on the list- take out everything that is in the shed and make our yard look like an episode of Hoarders.

After getting organized and putting stuff back, the Dude touched up the shed porch paint. (one day I'll post about the story of building the shed)

Next up was relocating the air vent upstairs so we can start building the shoe storage unit.



Exciting, right?! The vent was originally located on the side of the dormer wall. Now the vent has been moved to the front of the wall, next to the built-in.



The third project on the crappy list: figure out what we want to do with the interior door hardware. You may remember that I used the crock-pot method to clean a bunch of old painted over door hinges and hardware.

The Dude decided that he doesn't "trust" the old hardware and wants the new stuff. We found a mortise set with glass knobs at Home Depot for $25 and gave it a try on a dutch door that goes to the upstairs. There is a brushed nickel back plate that still needs to be installed, but it is a start to the door hardware dilemma.

I also did a little touch up painting on the bathroom molding.

Well, that was our weekend! Hope you had a great long weekend.

Do you have easy projects that you've been putting off too?

(I promise I'll get a new camera soon. These crappy iPhone pics are not cutting it! Any camera suggestions?)

Shed interior design...

Via Real Living, Australia, September 2009 issue

I'm loving the interior shed shots above. I know its sad, but I'm so looking forward to cleaning out the shed and making it pretty. When we first moved into our house, one of the first projects we worked was building a proper shed. My dad and I drew up the design and the dude and him built it from scratch. Below is a picture of them framing the shed. It now looks like a small cottage. I'll post a shed tour next week!