Showing posts with label house. Show all posts
Showing posts with label house. Show all posts

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

The Porch: Before and After

We've been in our 100 year-old house for nearly 6 years now. Over the years Jen has voiced that we need to do something with the porch. Apparently using it as storage/overflow isn't doing something.

What did we need to do with the porch? For starters, Jen told me, some decent furniture to sit on. And maybe a carpet to cover the beaten up floorboards.

After a multi-visit Target adventure, we were able to procure some chairs, table, and carpet for 50% - 75% off. After a few frustrating hours of chair construction, the porch was ready to go!

BEFORE
Picture it also with 6 garbage bags full of pillows and stuff from the last (false) lice panic. I put the chair on the curb with a "free!" sign and it was gone within an hour.

AFTER
A place to relax in the early morning or evening with a drink and book.


Next up: Painting said porch...

Tuesday, December 18, 2007

Now on Google StreetView: Reise Home

Our humble abode is now included on Google Map's StreetView feature. Minneapolis was recently added to this Google feature. They went around, apparently some time last summer, and took pictures of every street. Thankfully, we weren't outside doing anything embarrassing at the time.


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