new house numbers up

The new house numbers are now up. I ended up sticking them in with wood putty instead of the construction adhesive as the directions recommended, as they seemed to be staying pretty well without any help. I think the new house numbers look a lot better than the old ones, and it is nice to make the change, even though it is not much.

house number before

house number after

I got all the tape down in my bedroom and got the whole place put back together. It is looking really nice now. I did get the hole drilled in the closet door, but as the knob I bought was actually a cabinet knob, the screw that holds it on is not long enough, so I will have to go to Lowes or Home Depot and get a longer screw before I can actually attach the knob. There is always something...



I actually did a lot of work this weekend, but as most of it was touching up here and there an little things, when you look around you can barely tell I did anything! Oh well, some of the places where the window frames needed to be repainted that bug me will now no longer bug me, and I don't have to look at ANY blue tape on the walls or at the crown moulding with splashes of pink paint on it. A bunch of little stuff I should have taken care of long ago, but got sidetracked with cold weather or gardening have now been done, so that makes me feel good.

My next big house project I would like to tackle is repainting the mullions on the front of the house. I do have some white exeterior paint, so maybe I can work on that project next weekend. There are also some more window frames I want to touch up inside with the brown paint. My next major touch-up job will be working on the ceiling in the dining room, which got too painted when I was trying to paint the crown moulding. I think I amy be able to do it all without moving any furniture, except the part over the desk, and I can't move the desk. We will probably have to live with that part...