The images above are the early stages of our back mudroom update which, after a. few changes.

You know getting to use something as cool as this would make even the most reluctant gardener at least a little tempted to get to work..I actually used a pitch fork!

For something other than just posing for funny pictures!.And how amazing is this pile of bricks?.Chris found these behind the garage when he was landscaping back there.

He just stacked them up neatly until we decide what to do with them.. We think they must have dumped them back there when they were tearing out the wall between the original house and the master bedroom addition.. Any great ideas out there for what to do with it?So, blog-worthy things happen around here pretty much ten times a day, but time to actually document and share them… not so much.Anyway, here’s one thing!.

That’s original hardwood there.. Isn’t that kinda the dream?

You buy the big old country house in need of love, pull back some of the ugly and find tons of original beauty waiting for you to unleash it!.Though I only clued into this after a week of trying to convince myself they were OK and if I just tied a little orange ribbon in the right way, they would be perfect.

Nope.. Why do I do this to myself?Over fake pumpkins??

Oh well, the point is, they’re pretty now and I like them!I even got compliments on them on Thanksgiving!.