Thank you Mom!

I have the best mom ever! Those of you that know her tell me that all the time, and I already knew, but she was the best helper this weekend. I stole her away from her grandson and she helped me pick out new plants (I am a very indecisive shopper), swept my entire patio (twice!), removed the dead plants from my first gardening attempt, rearranged five of the 40-some lb planters around the space and planted all the new shrubs and flowers (who better than the co-owner of a landscaping company?). I still have more to do, like paint the wall, but it is already so much more colorful and ready BBQ season. Since I hadn't shared pictures of the patio before, here are some before and afters...

From the real estate listing (note they had a wide-angled lens and this was before the building went up next door)

As of Saturday morning (the before)

Sunday Morning (after)

Updates

Wow, last post was in February! Well, there hasn't been too much to report. But hopefully I'll have a couple of projects completed in the next few months. I am having closet built-ins and an outdoor light fixture installed soon. I also plan to do a little gardening this weekend, so maybe I will post a few patio pics. In the meantime, here are a few recent pictures of the living room. I had a large mirror installed over the couch (it was actually a leaning floor mirror that i had hung horizontally) to try to expand the room. I also accessorized the bookcases - I know it doesn't look catalog-ready, but I filled the shelves with stuff I already had and love and did my best to make it all work together.