Well, the last couple of months I have been making a list of home improvement projects I wanted to tackle this year (hey, at least it wasn't a spreadsheet!). We always try to do some sort of improvement to the house every year. Instead of a big thing, which we have typically done in the past, I decided it would be a good year to do a bunch of little things. Since Jeremiah is home this summer, I thought it would be a good time to get a bunch of them done (I think Jeremiah might have had other thoughts). So we've been working hard getting some of these things checked off our list (yes, I'm a list person too, but that's another story). Anyway, today we decided to hang cupboards in the pantry and put up a pegboard and work surface for Jeremiah's tools in the garage. Thank goodness my Dad, brother Taylor, and soon to be brother-in-law Jedd offered to help us with the pantry cupboards while they were down watching Zachary's t-ball game today. I can only imagine how crazy it would have been for Jeremiah and I trying to do it all ourselves. Thanks to all of you that helped, we really appreciate it! I have to say that both projects turned out great. Here are a few pictures:
For those of you who don't know or might not remember, we only had one wimbly little wire shelf above our washer and dryer - so these cupboards are a definite improvement. Not only do we get more storage, but they look a lot nicer too. And the garage is a bit more finished now with the pegboard and work surface.
I do have to say though, that the best part of both projects was being able to organize everything into the cupboards and on the pegboard. My wonderful husband was just more than happy to let me do it all by myself. I think he's learned that I thrive on organizing and that letting me do it myself is more of a gift to me than trying to help. And he's even smarter than that - he's realized that when I'm all done and pull him over to show him what I've done, he acts very excited and praises me for my good job - even if he could care less and doesn't care how it looks. Is he good to me or what?
6 comments:
I love how you said it is a "gift" to you to let you do it! Very funny. I am an organizer too, but it depends on the day whether is feels fun or not.!
Glad we could help out. I really think I had the best job though, holding Hailey while she slept. I think the cubbards looks great and the garage looks very neat and clean. Great Job all of you
Love Mom and Dad
I am very impressed. I love to get the updates on all the improvements you have been doing! What did you use for a 'work surface' on those set of drawers, I have that same drawer and I was thinking about going and getting another one and doing the same type of idea for Brian, you will have to let me know all the good things you used to make it go good. The cuboards look great too! Fun for you!
I love that you get excited to organize things! :) Things have to be organized for me, too, but sometimes I wish I wasn't like that because I don't really enjoy the organizing process. The end product is what matters, though--and yours looks good!
My family teases me about organizing too. Although you wouldn't know it lately, I have found that with 4 kids organization is a wish that ain't gonna happen anytime soon. Oh, well!
The cupboards look awesome! Jedd felt so bad for leaving becuase he likes to finish a job he starts, but it looks like things worked out great! The garage looks great as well. I wish I got excited to organize as much as you....Jedd probably does too! He he.
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