On the Homefront

First up, some home improvement projects.

We stripped (and stripped and stripped) our front door that had MANY layers of white paint and dark varnish on it. It is now a beautiful, smooth, warm honey-colored wood that I can't stop touching.

Then I spent most of Labor Day weekend applying 400,000 coats of magnetic paint, covered by chalkboard paint, to a pillar in our kitchen.

It has become necessary for me to post lists and reminders for my children WHERE THEY CANNOT MISS THEM. Like on this big black pillar that they walk past a thousand times a day, and still, for some reason, do not notice.

But isn't it neat?



The last project was one that I've had on my list since we moved in here: a picture ledge for the boys' artwork. They have a fantastic art program at school, and bring home some of the most mouth-watering art that will no longer fall off our walls because the tape isn't sticky enough.

And, as if we hadn't already shot all of our project mojo on this stuff, we also installed a new faucet in the upstairs bathroom and a new vent on the dryer. Not exactly photo-worthy projects, but hey, they count.

We'd be feeling really good about all of these accomplishments if they weren't just the tip of the Home Improvement Iceburg here at casa Lucas! Stay tuned for more.