Bathroom Outlet

The single-gang box in the guest bathroom held a combo outlet & switch. The switch controlled the vanity lights and the one outlet in the room. I learned this when I bought a nightlight and realized it only turned on when all six vanity lights burst to light as well.

I added a new two-gang box, a GFCI outlet, and a switch that is illuminated in the dark.

Drywall Repair

There was a damaged portion of the hall wall that had been poorly patched with a stick-on mesh patch kit. The problem is, the hole was way too big for such a flimsy solution, and it seems like every flex and crack was addressed with more and more spackle until the wall was a lumpy mess.

I ripped it all out and fitting a new square of drywall. 

Jacked Up Disposal

Literally.

This is the shit you come up with when you work alone. I was having a hard time holding the garbage disposal up while rotating the attachment cuff until I decided that the car jack might do the trick.

Bathroom Shelves

New floating shelves present towels at the ready for my visitors.

Edible Garden

Between the vegetable garden and herb garden, my plate is very colorful.

Oregano

Squash blossoms

Kale

AC Window Insert

My floor-standing air conditioner came with flimsy cheap plastic to direct the vent hose out the window. When that broke, I had to fabricate something new.

Trellis

The clematis at the front door is so healthy that it has outgrown the small trellis there. I bought a set of five trellises, and set them side-by-side. When they still weren't tall enough, I used 1/2"-diameter pipe driven into the ground to prop them up another foot. The result is a curtain of vines with purple flowers all summer long.

Winged Visitors

This spring, a number of nature's creatures hung out in my yard.

This beautiful creature lived in my yard for several days. An image search leads me to think this might be a Polyphemus moth.

Outdoor Dining Set

I love my new dining set! The seats have a swivel/rocker base, are squishy without absorbing rainwater, and have a circular base that won't sink into the grass.

Bonus: solar-powered LEDs built into the umbrella!

Wine Shelves

The closet from the small bedroom carves out an awkward zig-zag in the dining room. Adding a sidebar and floating shelves helps smooth out the flow of the room.

Dining Room Paint

Turns out, choosing the right green is a real pain in the ass. Behr's Wheat Grass looked great in my neighbor's breezeway, but ended up looking like pea soup in my dining room. Then there's too-minty, too-olivey, and too-grayish.

I ended up choosing Glidden's Sandarac Sage... I based it on the color of my cute little countertop compost bin.

Snow Pile-up

With 4 feet of snow sitting on my roof, I decided it was time to call in some help. These guys climbed up there in the snow and spent a few hours safely pushing my snow to the ground.

New Bed

I've been eyeing this Pottery Barn bed for years, and it just went on clearance. I don't like next year's model as much, so I jumped at the chance to buy the previous model at a steep discount. And of course the matching nightstands. And lamps.

Next: upsized mattress to match.