Warm weather has finally arrived in Minnesota! And there's nothing better than spending some warm evenings outside on your own deck.
When we first started looking for a house (4 years ago... crazy!), E and I wanted to have a deck on the house, or the space to build one and last summer E built one for us! He did such a great job! Little A and I helped a little, screwing in all of the floorboards, but E ended up doing most of the work on his own.
Over the winter we turned windows in our kitchen into a patio door, so now we can walk right out. Plus the door lets in so much more light, and really brightens up our whole house. Here is a before and after shot of the window to door transformation.
Staining the deck was suposed to be the part where I would do most of the work. But because of some bad weather (and because my husband is so sweet), E stayed home last weekend and got the job done! Doesn't it look nice?
We made the deck nice and big so we have room for a table, a sitting area and an area for Little A to play. She thinks the deck is the greatest part of the house.
Here's my favorite part of the deck. This was totally E's idea too. He added a gate near the steps so we can keep the little one contained. It is so helpful when I need to run in the house quickly, or water part of the yard. I can still see Little A, but she can't escape (at least not until she masters the latch).
When we first started looking for a house (4 years ago... crazy!), E and I wanted to have a deck on the house, or the space to build one and last summer E built one for us! He did such a great job! Little A and I helped a little, screwing in all of the floorboards, but E ended up doing most of the work on his own.
Over the winter we turned windows in our kitchen into a patio door, so now we can walk right out. Plus the door lets in so much more light, and really brightens up our whole house. Here is a before and after shot of the window to door transformation.
Staining the deck was suposed to be the part where I would do most of the work. But because of some bad weather (and because my husband is so sweet), E stayed home last weekend and got the job done! Doesn't it look nice?We made the deck nice and big so we have room for a table, a sitting area and an area for Little A to play. She thinks the deck is the greatest part of the house.Here's my favorite part of the deck. This was totally E's idea too. He added a gate near the steps so we can keep the little one contained. It is so helpful when I need to run in the house quickly, or water part of the yard. I can still see Little A, but she can't escape (at least not until she masters the latch).
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