Monthly Archives: August 2017

Aug29

Outdoor Kitchen/Bar

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Soooo this is happening! Part of my grand vision was too build an area outside to use for entertaining. I’ve always wanted to re-purpose the left over metal I cut off the garden walls. My neighbor is helping me build this little area on one of the concrete pads I poured a couple years ago. We need to finish the roof with the metal panels and then I’ll need to put up the back wall and the left wall (bottom half with the left over metal and the upper half will be vinyl lattice. I wanted a place to put food and drinks so I don’t have to keep going back and forth into the house. I don’t think I’ll have time this year to build the lattice wall to the right of the covered area or time to build the bar on wheels.  So those may have to wait til next year. Yes, I’m feeling a bit overwhelmed with stuff happening but trying to take it one day at a time. I’ve also had to deal with a roof leak in my house as well as a leaky roof in the barn! Just keep breathing, lol!!

Aug23

Drink Dispenser – Score!

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I was in Walmart yesterday getting some canning jars and I came across this score!!  It’s a Better Homes & Garden Drink Dispenser that was clearanced for $4.50!!  Yesssss four dollars and fifty cents!!  I can’t say no to things galvanized, lol.

Aug22

Porch Painting

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Porch painting has begun!  It feels like it’s going to take me forever.  I’m just putting on a first coat right now and I hope to get to the topcoat done before winter, lol, seriously I’m not kidding.  It’s been too hot here to paint so I try to get some done whenever it’s a little shady, which is only a couple of hours late morning.  Still need to get a skirt on it as well.  Hoping to get all the first coat of white on and also the deck boards which will be a little darker gray then my house.  I just love a painted porch, not specifically painting it myself though, lol!

Aug21

Lake Granby

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I went up to Lake Granby last week with my friend, Maurene.  We took a short hike in Grand Lake to Adams Falls and then a bit further to this meadow where we came across a baby moose!  We had a great time, so pretty, quiet and peaceful.  There is nothing like the Rocky Mountains!

Aug7

Yard Yahtzee

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I found this wooden dice game clearanced at Michael’s for $8!!  I decided to give the dice a couple coats of polyurethane (I had it on hand) to help preserve the dots.  Knowing this would be used outside and knowing that I don’t have any grass in my backyard, I decided I needed to make a box to use for rolling the dice.  I figured they wouldn’t last too long rolling them on concrete, lol.

I decided to make the box 2’x4′ so I bought (2) – 1″x4″x6′ boards from Home Depot.  Cut 2′ off of them and screwed the boards together to make the box.  I had a piece of scrap plywood laying around so I cut it to size.

I laid the frame upside down to fit the plywood.  Then I glued and screwed the plywood to the frame.  I have a ton of these screws left over from adding my addition.

Just like I say in scrapbooking – save your scraps!  I had this piece of outdoor carpet rug stuff leftover from my daughter’s bridal shower (I used it for a backdrop).  So I cut it to size and used my staple gun to attach it to the plywood bottom.

A little paint and voila!  Can’t wait to use it!

Aug2

Front Porch – Update

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Yahoo, I only have one sidewalk now!  The rafters are up and the stairs are done.  Still need the railings and the porch skirt.  As soon as the pressure treated wood dries out, I can paint and stain!

Looking good!