Monthly Archives: September 2007

Our newest visitor

And yes… he’s a frog. 

Daniel and I found this little guy in our laundry room (luckily before Darcy realized he was there), so we trapped him in a box and put him back outside where he should be much happier. There’s a creeka ways back in the wooded area behind our house, so I’m guessing he […]

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Tackling the shrubs

It was an intense battle Sunday afternoon (and on into evening). While the yard is nice and green, it hasn’t been maintained, so the shrubs and plants are a bit sprawling (to say the least). In particular, the shrubs in front of the living room window had been driving me nuts because they were nearly […]

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A few other touches

Just a few other touches we added to the bathroom. At Daniel’s insistence, we got a teak bathmat. Teak has antibacterial properties (a definite plus for the bathroom area), and it also absorbs water really well (not to mention the wood finish goes really well with the rest of the bathroom). We’ve been using it […]

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Bathroom reveal

And after many hours of hard work, we finally have something to show! The green is Valspar’s Lime Burst, and I think it really adds a bright, airy feeling to the room without overpowering the more muted yellow tile.
I was really impressed with how the sink worked out. It’s SO MUCH larger than the last […]

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DIY: To fix a hole

Daniel and I have had several DIY projects since we’ve moved it (from installing a shutoff adapter on the refrigerator water line to replacing all of the toilet components), but I thinking tackling the hole in the bathroom wall might have been the most daunting. However, we’re still young, and so we were up to […]

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