{house projects}

Matt & I had a {Skype date} with my parents on Sunday night.  We also got to see and talk with my 3 St. Louis siblings.  It was so wonderful and long overdue!!

Before saying good night, my brother {Brian} informed me that I hadn't posted anything new on FBOFW for 6 days...now 8 days! Quite a bit happened in the last two weeks down here in {cowtown} so here's a recap and then we'll get to the fun stuff :-)

Matt replaced the {old and rickety} ceiling light and fan with a brand new from {Home Depot} that we got for a great deal!

Old and rickety: shakes when the fan is on and sounds like it could fall onto you while sleeping...

In order to ensure that the new fan would not come barreling towards us, Matt shimmied his way through the {small} {very hot} and {dark} attic to tightly secure the support.

{Milly} was being super helpful!

TADA!! {Hampton Bay ceiling fan for $69.97}

Not only does it work, but it works WELL!!! We have now moved the master bedroom upstairs :-)

We* also got to hanging artwork in the living room, which was a bit of a challenge since the walls are plaster...but {good news} if you have plaster walls because we have found the solution: Hillman Sharkie wall anchors available at Home Depot. *I use the term "we" loosely because it's mostly Matt doing the work & me monitoring the situation.

Perfectly level...this is where I got called a {smart ass}

Not bad, right!?

Tuesday and Wednesday evenings, Matt & I decided it was time to tackle the {puke green} kitchen walls...this included everything from taping off and dusting to moving appliances and wiping down to finally {painting}!!

{before}

{after}

Next up: the dining nook and then the den! But before I sign off on this post... 

{Milly} in the monkey grass

Upcoming stories: Our broken AC, Milly {the escape artist} and Milly digs!  

-j