11 July 2007

hgtv = the devil

Before:


After:


Not a great "after" photo, but you can at least see some of the work we've done. The grass is a little worse for wear, not to mention watering restrictions, but it's perked up a bit since we've had some rain.

Flowers. They look like we did zero work and just threw them in there. WRONG! That was hours of work, baby. HGTV gets everything done in a half hour including commercials. I can't watch it anymore because I know they're lying to me. Digging out the CLAY, adding in the potting mix stuff, digging the holes in the CLAY...notice said pile of clay to the left of the flowers. It's still there, actually. Anybody got a wheelbarrow they want to get rid of?? We hauled all the weeding and extra dirt to the back yard in our recycling bin! 200' is a looooong way when you're carrying a big bin full of dirt...



Kitchen light fixture, in progress (the garbage bag taped to ceiling was Brandon's idea...definitely helped with cleanup when he had to install the mounting bracket in the attic:



Closeup. Oooh. Aaah.



I'm lame, though. I don't have a picture of the actual light fixture after we installed it. I know you're dying to see it. (ahem)

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