Outdoor Project #1

We are on vacation this week, but we are not heading out until tomorrow, so we decided to get some things done around the house. First up on our list was to paint the doorway to the garage. The paint started to flake off, and it had started to look pretty shabby, so we decided to repaint.

Of course it is never that simple. First we had to scrape all the old paint off, and then sand it nice and smooth, and then paint over it. And of course we waited until late morning to do this, so it was about 81 degrees and sunny, and hot. But now it is done, and it looks much better.

The before...

The after...

Next on our home improvement list is our deck, and fixing our fence. We didn't have quite enough time to get these done before our vacation, so they will have to get done sometime later this summer/fall. The joys of owning a home :)

Now, just some packing and house cleaning, and then tomorrow we are Minnesota bound!!