Update

 I'm popping in with another picture heavy post just before April comes to a close. I thought I'd share a few home projects we have been busily working on this Spring! As I'm typing, my back is sore and my sunburn is healing, but we sure have had fun developing our little homestead.

Our greatest and longest project to date has been our (now) fenced in yard, patio, and "garden." When we first moved in back in 2016 (and until April of 2020) our yard looked like this:







Beautiful, but less than ideal for a dog and a toddler with the coyotes and snakes out in Spring.

I wrote this post last year about our wonderful experience with the guys over at Fence SC, and this post about our DIY patio. So after many little projects, additions, and tweaks, we are so happy with the results and spend countless hours outdoors enjoying our little space.













In addition to the yard, we have updated the upstairs bathroom we all share--plugging the old, dirty jets, framing the mirror, painting the vanity, replacing knobs, and adding storage. Little, detailed jobs, but it's amazing the difference a good, deep clean and some fresh color can make. 








I also built myself a little tea hutch for a console table we made from our old dining set a few years back. We affectionately call it the "Frankenhutch," and I love it! It's kind of my little Mother's Day gift to myself this year, with a lot of help from my dad and Michael. I've never designed and built anything by myself before, so it was a real learning experience. I quite enjoyed it, though, and I'm thinking about undertaking some shelving next (keep us in your prayers).




Maggie even got to ride along with us and pick out some paint for her own first DIY project with some of the leftover wood! I think she has the DIY bug, just like her parents.











Have you been up to any fun projects this Spring? Any intense Spring cleaning? I have a love/hate relationship with it, myself. I love to organize and I love a fresh space, but my allergies and back remind me of the cons for days after. Happy Spring!



Best,
Emily






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