Spring House Projects

We are so thankful that SPRING is here! What a horrid winter it was in the Burgh. Since the weather has warmed up and sun has come out of hiding we decided it was time to start tackling our to-do list.

First up was new deck furniture! Since we have both a deck and a patio we decided to put our table & chairs down below on the patio and turn the deck into real comfy outdoor living room. After many weekends, websites and catalogs we finally found what we wanted. And we couldn't be happier!



Next up was tackling a major problem with our house...LIGHTING. Because we have none. We have no lights in our living room, hearth room or 4 bedrooms. Poor Vince had 3 lamps in his office and it was still dark. Our living room was the same way 4 large floor lamps and you couldn't sit on the couch and read a book after dark. So we decided after much debate to install 8 can lights in the living room and install ceiling fixtures in all the bedrooms. The job got finished on Tuesday and HOLY COW what a difference light makes! Now we need to have a lamp sale!



Carpet was up next for the living room. We hated the new rug we had gotten for the living room b/c it shed like crazy. You would have to sweep daily and it still wasn't enough. We decided that since that is the room where we spend all our time as a family it would be worth the investment for carpet. Boy Oh Boy was it worth it! It got installed yesterday and we love it! Miles is so happy too! I think it really warms up the room. We picked one of the new patterned carpets and I was a bit nervous but it really looks sharp!




And finally The Rupp Vegetable Garden...Vince started growing our garden about a month ago inside and today we transplanted and planted more seeds. This is by far our biggest garden attempt to date so lets hope it goes well! We have jalapeno peppers, sweet corn, tomatoes, cucumbers, watermelon, carrots and zucchini. And parsley & basil will be growing up on the deck! Miles & I really hope that the carrots do well!