Roll for Project 8

 1. Living room coffee table:

I had originally bought this coffee table as a play table for Harper. We had to move it out whenever she upgraded to a full-size bed from her toddler bed and it became a permanent fixture in our living room. 

I actually liked the wood look; however, I am trying to make my living room look a little more cohesive. I used the paint that I originally bought for the board and batten walls. It was too dark for the walls, but just perfect for this coffee table. 

paint: Glidden oatmeal in satin; top coat: Miniwax polycrylic cyrstal clear topcoat in clear satin

2. Kitchen table

No tables are safe with this dice round. This table has been through a lot with all the projects we do on it and it was showing.  

 I still liked the colors I did when I originally made it over, so I tried to stay with it. 

Secret revealed: Harper is actually the power behind the DIYs. 

Paint: Dixie Bell Paint Company chalk finish furniture paint Mason Dixon gray; Glidden oatmeal; Miniwax polycrylic crystal clear topcoat in clear satin

3. rip out bushes

The dice decided the best time to rip out bushes was during the record breaking heat-wave. I did it, of course. What I lack in common-sense I make up for in my desire to follow rules and cross things off the list.

When we first moved in, we had these beautiful bushes on the side of the house. Last year, they all died. Aaron went in and trimmed them down to stumps and I ripped the stumps out. 

 I have a plan forming with what I want to do with that space, but that is for another roll... another blog post. 

4. hallway cabinet

In my desperate attempt to hide the clutter, I have added more storage to the hallway that my kids' share. I am not entirely sure what exactly will go in there. I lost some confidence in the craftsmanship of this piece when I saw the instruction manual.

It is a good fit and I tried to summon my inner Norah Ephron and decorate it like it could be on the set of You've Got Mail. 

I really like the added area of coziness. 

5. Roomba vacuum battery

I found a Roomba vacuum at the thrift stores a couple years ago. One of my best finds to date We ordered a new battery for it and it actually works great. Of course, I am not sure it saved me that much time sense I just followed it around the house the entire time.

Bonus:  If You Have a Leaky Faucet (I'm thinking about submitting this to be part of "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie" series. 

If you have a leaky faucet, you will want to order a new one. Of course when you go to order a new one, you will start thinking about the beautiful apron sink your mother has in her new house. You will spend an hour looking at every website, trying to figure out how to make your husband think it is his idea that we need to replace our "perfectly fine sink," because the rest of the metal in your kitchen is brass and it is just silly to have two competing metals. You will try that logic out on your husband. Once you say the words out loud and get a blank stare from your husband you will turn back to Amazon and order the $30 stainless steel faucet that matches your "perfectly fine sink," but not the rest of the kitchen. You wait for the delivery. 

Once your package gets delivered, you will go to remove the old faucet. You can't move the things that hold the faucet down. You buy the specific tool you only need once. Once you get the tool, you can't bend it like it looks in the picture, and you give it to your husband. Your husband will easily put it into position. When your husband has no problem moving the tool into the right place, even though you tried every which way yourself, you will accuse the tool of being misogynistic and return under the sink. 

Once you replace the sink, you notice that the pipe is broken. So you send your husband to the store to get a replacement. He will get there one minute before closing and apologize profusely to the people working there while running and grabbing the item that looks like maybe it could possibly fit. He returns and somehow the item he panic- bought fit. Once you get all the pipes secure, you will finally be able to have your water at full pressure. 

Once you have your water at full pressure, the sink will back up. Your husband will snake it, and your sink will be in working order.