Weekend Warrior, Kind Of

I was not short of things to do this weekend.  I'm taking full advantage of these nice, cool weekends.

 

First project: Paint cheap white shelf.

 

 

 

We've had one of these sitting in our kitchen that we used to put the microwave on.  I've been saying for 2 years that I was going to paint it but never pulled the trigger.

 

Well a few weeks ago, I picked up the HGTV Magazine and saw this cute two toned beauty...

 

 

LOVED, LOVED, LOVED!!!  So guess what I did?

 

(Like my photo bomber?  Why when I don't need to take a picture of her does she stand so still and smiles?  Argh!)

 

Yep, painted that bad boy just like the picture.

 

I love how it turned out!

 

And even though those are pretty bold colors, the shelf doesn't stand out like it did before.

 

Project 1:  Complete.

 

Second Project: Need pop of color in front of house.

 

My house is beige with black shutters and we have a bunch of green bushes in front of the house.  This all adds up to the house looking a little blah.  What's the cheapest way to fix that?  Add flowers in a cute planter.

 

I hit up the Dollar Store for a plastic planter.  Love the shape but hate the color obviously.

 

 

I spray painted it turquoise because as Brent said this weekend, I'm obsessed with that color.  Then I added flowers.

 

Yeah, kind of in love with that too.

 

Project 2:  Complete and FABULOUS!!!

 

Third and final project:  Landscape

 

This is the year that we have to do some major landscaping; plant flowers, bushes and mulch.  All things that I love to look at but hate the work.

 

To kick start that huge project, we planted a few new flowering bushes in the front and I planted a few little goodies in back yard.

 

The one thing I hate about planting flowers is that you have to wait for the dang things to grow and really bloom.  I like instant gratification in plants.  I mean this looks pitiful but has potential to be really pretty as long as I don't kill.

 

Oh well, it is a start.

 

Project 3: Almost complete