Front Entry

I painted the walls in the front entry last weekend. The previous color was very similar to the color of the woodwork and washed out the whole space.

The sage color works well with the rug and really accentuates the woodwork and makes the whole space "pop". Unfortunately it also accentuates that the woodwork is in serious need of new paint as well. But one thing at a time...

Free Mulch!

The county has free mulch at a number of compost sites. Bring your own tools and containers and you can have as much as you want until they run out.

This week I've been making trips periodically with my Dad's pickup. 3 loads down and probably another 8 or so to go. At least I'm getting my exercise and staying out of trouble...

This week's slide show is the island bed between the driveway and the patio. At the beginning of the year it contained a lonely weeping Birch. Later we added Quick Fire Hydrangeas, upright Sedum, Coreopsis, and some annuals. The light-colored mulch is the free stuff from the county; the darker is cocoa mulch for the annual bed. The cocoa mulch smells fantastic when you first put it on!

The Library

The library is finally done.

There really wasn't a lot to do in this room once we refinished the floor, but other things took precedence. ;-)

The woodwork has an interesting aged finish that we wanted to keep. The previous wall color wasn't bad, but it was a bit too orange at certain times of the day. So, last weekend I painted the walls. We picked a color that is in the painting on the bathroom door and coordinates with the furniture we already had. The new color looks a lot better with the mill-work and brings out the colors in the tile around the fireplace. While I was at it, the ceiling needed a little patching and a fresh coat of paint too.

Those with a sharp eye will notice that we have window treatments as well. They came and were installed this afternoon.