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Projects, projects, projects

Taking on any project in addition to the juggling act that is my life seems a little insane.  But insane seems to suit me well.

My first order of business was to address our saddle stools for the kitchen island:

At one point, the dog decided to use one of the legs as a chew toy and it had all types of damage to the finish.  It was a stool in distress and not in a good way.  So it was time for a facelift:


I sanded them down, and gave them three good coats of off white paint.  I wanted something similar to our cabinets.  But I started to worry about the outcome because the paint looked......amateur.  From a distance it was fine, but it really bugged me that it didn't look..."perfect".  That is the issue with any project I do.  I tend to have an over critical eye for my own work.  

But then I did the most liberating thing.  I beat the crap out of the brand new finish, and added some stain to give it a shabby chic look.  I think they are perfectly imperfect.  I might even distress them a bit more.  





These tiny stools were a bit time consuming but I would like to do the same thing to our kitchen table.  I love the size and everything of our table, but the finish is getting so worn looking.  So the plan is to sand it down and do a two toned look.  White distressed legs with a stained table top and chair seats.  It is a bit overwhelming and it probably going to take me a month total.  But I have high hopes that the project will turn out nicely. 

Another thing I am considering is our storm door. We painted the storm door the same color as the wall that the door is on.  It looks fine, but I want something that pops.  The storm door kinda fades into the wall and doesn't do the front justice in my opinion.  Painting a storm door is a major major pain in the rear.  And I have to decide on just the right color.  
                             

In addition, we have a good list of things we have to fix up outside around the house.  The winter did a number on our yard.  The deck already needs touched up thanks to a four legged friend who likes to run up and down the stairs.  AND we still have lots of projects to get the lake lot camping ready.....

                               
This gives you an idea of what it started as....only thicker.  Ian worked all summer and fall with the help of others to get the brush and trees cleared.....
As you can see here, he got a lot accomplished.  Got the dock installed.  Eventually we want to put stairs in to make it easier to walk down to the dock.  

We got a holding tank installed along with water lines.

This kinda give you an idea of what we are working with.  Since this picture we put a shed in and started a gravel drive.  The timbers kinda show an outline of how we are going to set it up.  The timbers that are perpendicular to the road represent where we put the shed facing the road and driveway to park our cars and such.  Then the timbers that run parallel to the road are where we are going to build a retaining wall, gravel and park out camper.  I plan to paint the shed this spring, which I am excited about.  I want to put a girlie touch on it.  Plus I have outdoor furniture that I want to paint as well.  Fun fun.  But thinking of all the things on my to-do list, I may be a tad overly optimistic.  


I am SOOOOO ready for Spring...


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