Improvements

I'm interrupting your regularly scheduled weekend blog about the kiddos to post an update about the home improvements we've been doing for the past several months. Aurora doesn't like change so she was anxious going into these projects, but we are all happy with the results, which - while perhaps not dramatic in the photos - have been dramatic for our lives. First, we replaced three doors. My dad replaced the studio entry door (which was letting water in), Home Depot replaced our garage door, and I hired contractors to replace Chuck's studio balcony doors. It was a BIG job but they were water-logged, leaking, and infested with carpenter ants (yuck).

After replacing all the doors, we painted the whole house and studio. The colors are very similar but I think you can tell it's a little less orange & cream and a bit more brown & tan. The garage door was super old and rickety. The replacement is so quiet and has a keypad & phone app, so we have some convenient new options for opening and closing it. The lighting might not be as nice in the after picture, but trust me - this garage door is much nicer.

And now for the main front entrance. Again, not a dramatic difference but the update turned out great. Here's the before and after, which includes new light sconces (thanks dad!):

We had to strip layers of paint from the door and it is a new shade of red, but painting the side panels made all the difference. Of course, a house is not a home without family - so I'll post one cute pic of the fam wearing our new matching aprons!!! We still have a bit of work to do (mostly interior now) but it's so nice to have a majority of our projects done.