Projects, projects, projects

Hey, Guys!

Well, I have finally gotten started on a couple of projects around here - and have finished two!

Amazing, huh?

I made a door/draft stopper for the utility room door. YOU may not think that is important, but the door is almost an inch short for some bizarre reason, and now AC and heat won't run out under that door any more.

I have also started making slip covers for the dining room chairs. I have had these chairs since I moved in as gifts from a friend of my parents'. The are beginning to really show some wear and tear, and really need to be recovered and have the bottoms rebuilt, but when you can buy fabric for a dollar a yard at Wal-Mart, why not just try to build something yourself? So, about four or five months ago I saw some cheapie fabric that would work in our house and bought about 8 yards of it. And it has just sat in the corner by the sewing machine - watching me while I played games and such on the computer, wishing it was something other than a pile of fabric.

So now I have made two slip covers - not really great, but so much better. Here are before and after pictures -

And for the final project in today's entry, Brent and I went to Habitat for Humanity on July 3rd and bought a light fixture for the dining room to replace the old fixture that had hung there probably since this joint was built over fifty years ago. When I moved in here, it was a brassy color. I wanted something that was white/cream and textured, you know what I am talking about, but those things cost money, so dad painted it for me, and it looked really good - 8 years ago.

Well, the one we bought was brown metal, but my dear sweetie Brent has painted it, and we have officially installed it - and I must say we are both very impressed with ourselves.

So - what do you guys think?