Fall House

Our Front porch was looking a little run down.  The concrete was chipping and crumbling so we patched it (again).  We have tried to paint it with regular concrete paint, but this year we saw a new product at Home Depot called "Restore".  It is for wood decks as well as concrete.  We painted the foundation as well as the front steps.  I am hoping that it will last and protect the concrete from cracking.  I think it looks really sharp.

After Restore

Before

Before

With Restore and painted shutters and doors

Dr. Who?

Here is the only "before" photo that I could find of our pantry door.  It used to live around the corner in the hall and  hid the coats and the vacuum. I couldn't stand the '80's brown oak look and if it was going to live in my kitchen it should be cool, right?  My accent color for the room is blue, so I suggested painting it blue.  That is when the kids suggested that we add trim and paint it to look like Dr. Who's TARDIS.  My husband actually agreed to the project (he, being a Dr. Who fan as well) and got to work on it.  What do you think?

TARDIS style Pantry Door

"Garage" do

The "before" with a canvas hanging where the doors go

a few 2X4's, 2X6's, sheet of 1/4 inch maple ply, clear poly-carbonate, and hardware

Paul and Karl making it fit

Love the Carriage swing out look!