Home Projects

Friday night Rich put in my shoe shelves...Yeah!! In our bedroom there is a little nook in between our closets. This space has been bare for the past three years and we have been thinking about the best way to utilize the area. I finally decided it would be a good place for me to put my shoes. I love shoes and have a few, but they were not organized or easy to get to in my closet, so this solves my problem.

Rich used his stethoscope to find the studs.

Here are some shoes from my collection. I love my green shoes because it is my favorite color. I also have a boot collection and turtle rainboots. The plaid converse shoes are one of my favorite pairs of shoes. I've had them since I was a sophmore in highschool and only wear them 1-2 times a year, so I don't destroy them. I also put a picture of some of Rich's shoes, so they didn't feel left out. He bought the black buckle shoes while he was on his mission in Italy.

On Saturday morning we got up early to get a jump on the day. First, we went to OSH to get some more bark. They were having a buy get one free sale and I love a good sale. We also bought some marigolds. We then went to the Farmer's Market and bought some apricots, nectarines, peaches, and bread. We love the Farmer's Market because everything is so fresh and delicious...so much better than the grocery store. We then went to the mall to buy a gift and home to work on the front yard.

We bought our daylilies last weekend and now it was time to put them in. When we first moved into our house 3 years ago the planter in front of our house had some ugly and overgrown shrubs that we immediately ripped out. Last year we put in a small Japanese Maple that we love, but wish we would of spent more for a bigger one. We also put in four daylilies and a red hibiscus. We liked the look of it, but knew we needed more daylilies to fill out the area. This year we bought 9 more daylilies and within the next couple of years they should fill out and fill in the planter. The hibiscus is not doing the best in that location, so we are going to move it to a pot in the backyard and put in a Coral Bark Japanese Maple (I love Japanese Maples). We also put in some marigolds to add some color and plan to keep putting in different annuals to add color throughout the year.

Rich working hard and Luca relaxing in the cool dirt of our newly planted daylilies...crazy dog.