One of the highlights was our first adventure in furniture building - back in May, we posted some pictures of our guest room bed-in-progress. We managed to complete the bed just in time for my mom's visit in June, and it's hosted quite a few guests since then, all of whom have given it rave reviews for comfort, sturdiness and style. Here's Maddy, giving it her seal of approval about five seconds after we completed the final assembly:
We also successfully installed a brand-new dishwasher, which not only cleans our dishes but sings a cheerful little tune when it's done:
While our outdoor Christmas decorations definitely need some improvement for next year, I think we did a great job decorating the inside. The deep red walls of our living room set off our Christmas tree to perfection, and we pulled off an 18-person Christmas Day dinner without a hitch.
Our budget is a little limited right now, so we may not be doing any large-scale remodeling for a while, but we have plenty of small things to do to continue making this place a home, so we'll be keeping you updated. For our next project, we'll be building a storage bench for our entryway, to give us a comfy place to sit to take off our shoes and a convenient place to stash things like reusable shopping bags, hats, and gloves. We'll be adapting a plan from Ana White, since we used one of her plans for the guest room bed with great success. Watch this space for a step-by-step tutorial if you are interested in building your own!
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