Week 11: Replace Register Covers

Week 11: Replace Register Covers

This week's project was to get rid of the nasty register covers the family before us left behind. The one in the Dining Room was completely rusted out. They had a huge plant stand right above it and you could tell it just wasn't taken care of. We decided to stick with neutral covers in the main living area and then we did decorative covers in the Office and Guest Rooms. The plain covers were under $4 each and the decorative were under $11 each. Not too bad to get a good result :)

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Week 10: New Landscaping Lights

Week 10: New Landscaping Lights

This week we decided to spruce up the outside of the house some more. While in Nashville visiting my parents, we went to Costco (love that store!!) and found great landscaping lights at a steal. Regularly $120, we got the set of 6 lights and 2 flood lights for only $59! The are brushed nickel, low voltage and do a great job illuminating our home. The work was crazy tiring, but we got it done in about half a day. Not too bad :)

Week 9: Clean the Chair Railing

Week 9: Clean the Chair Railing

This week is a pretty easy challenge, but the results are well worth it. When you are at home a lot, things just seem to hide from you. Not long ago, I happened to be walking through my hallway and the chair railing stood out as if a spotlight were put right on it. It was horrible. I was so embarressed and no one was even around. Dust, fur and anything else bordering on microscopic had made a home all along the top edge of the railing. To the glancing eye, it looked like nothing. To me, I about died. I am a little anal about these things. This week I took my Mr. Clean Magic Eraser and went to work. I dampened the eraser and washed the railing and took a dry rag and dried it right after. The result was something that made me smile. Something so simple it gets forgotten about, and something that in 10 minutes it made the house look that much better. I absolutely love my magic erasers!

Week 8: Power Wash the House

Week 8: Power Wash the House

Our house is coming up on 10 years old. There are many things we are finding that hit a 10 year expiration date. Let's just say that washing your house is not one of them. It has about a 2 year time period. I don't believe the exterior of the house had been scrubbed for 10 years. It is (was) that gross. Mold was growing on the North side. Watermarks and mildew were found a plenty and this week we took care of that. Tyler got a powerwasher for Christmas this year. They are in one word: fun. You never knew things were so dirty until you take a powerwasher to it. Siding, driveways, sidewalks, you name it and it will look 1000 times better after a good powerwash. I think this picture says it all. So glad we decided to do this challenge!