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We realized our before & after projects were scattered all over this blog of ours, so why not make life simple and consolidate. It’s a work in progress so be sure check back in with the House Tour for updated photos of our casa.
-Cara
Libby recently sent us a message on Facebook asking about the columns on our front porch…
| I saw on your blog awhile back that you redid your columns. I have similar columns on my front porch and have thought about doing the same thing. How did you do yours? Now that the weather is nice, it's time to start outdoor projects. Your new house looks great by the way. |
…Thanks Libby and good question!
Now before we go any further, I have to admit, we did not build these columns ourselves. We had the columns crafted during our crazy month of packing, painting, refinishing floors, and moving, but I did do some super sleuth stalking as the columns went up, so hopefully my input will help.
Here is our porch pre-columns…
Nothing special. We needed to spruce up our curb appeal pronto. Enter our handy friend who we’ll call “Joe” for the sake of this story.
Joe was to build us 4 square columns: 2 on the front porch & 2 in the carport.
The plan was to build the wooden columns around the existing rot iron columns which would remain as the support for the porch.
First, a little trim was needed to remove the excess rot iron…
Next up, our friend Joe basically built a box around the rot iron. Be sure to use a wood that can stand up to weather demands and keep a level on hand to make sure your columns are nice and straight. Add trim as desired.
This is where we said farewell to Joe and continued on with this project ourselves. First on our list was priming these bad boys. We turned to Kilz exterior oil based primer.
After a couple solid coats of primer, we were ready to caulk the cracks and screw holes. Click here to see the post outlining this adventure…
Once the caulking was dry, all that was needed was a couple coats of exterior paint. We went with Parchment White by Behr.
Finished out with a few new house numbers and we were in business!
-Cara
The wallpaper gods and I have made our peace. I don’t know what I did or said to put me back in their good graces, but boy was removing the wallpaper in the pink hall bath a breeze! Compared to our last attempt at wallpaper removal, this task was a little slice of heaven.
Eric ran off with the camera to do important Realtor things, but no worries, the video camera was on hand to capture our bathroom walls in decorating limbo: after wallpaper, before priming & painting. Pay no mind to the bad hair day in the mirror…
I have to admit, we’ve done a bit more than just paint, so check back soon to see how our pink bath is shaping up—and yes, it’s still pink.
-Cara
Check out how one Casa Sugar reader created her own West Elm knock off for just $15 bucks!…
-Cara
From where I sit as I type away on my laptop, which is right here…
From our dining room window, I see happy neighbors pushing strollers, joggers prepping for swimsuit season and dog walkers spending time with their canine loves. I feel a bit like the nosy neighbor and I love it.
But yesterday’s passersby took the cake.
I may or may not have run to the window with my camera in the event they decided to cruise by a second time. No such luck. This all I have for you…
Father and son taking a joy ride with junior hanging onto the outside of the truck and dad holding onto him while driving. Oh, Arkansas. Really?
-Cara
Cooking is not my cup of tea. I sometimes try it and even sometimes enjoy it, but in no way, shape or form am I eager to hit the kitchen on a daily basis—alright, let’s be honest here, it’s really doing the dishes that makes my lip curl.
As a result, this trifle bowl has remained empty since it was given to us at a bridal shower many moons ago. Oh, yikes. I hope the person who gave this to us isn’t reading along. Oh well, sometimes the truth hurts. But rest assured, kind gift giver, this trifle bowl is now serving a purpose…
Another fantastic Gran find was this chest of old keys. Dozens of old keys. Dozens of old keys that would make for killer vase filler trifle bowl filler…
Several of the keys even had handy identifier tags and I quickly learned that these friends were once the gatekeepers on a long lost boat. As fun a discovery as it was, I wasn’t surprised by this revelation. You see, my Grandad was a bit of a nautical nut. If it had to do with the sea, he was onboard.
Just my luck, there was enough room in my trifle bowl for each and every key…
Well, I may have left one out…
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-Cara
I’ve been eyeballing this set of floral prints from Pottery Barn for quite some time, but with so many home projects consuming the time (and pocketbooks) of we Wilkersons, these guys have been simmering on the backburner… 
…until now! Look what Gran & I found during our recent scavenging adventure…
…it’s the holy grail. The holy grail filled with hundreds upon hundreds of 8x11 wildflower prints…
I feel some serious framing coming on.
-Cara
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