A Vacation Project

 In about 3 hours, we had 16 shutters removed,

washed,

 painted,

and rehung

on my brother-in-law's rental property.

Vacation Wrap-Up

 It was a beautiful day yesterday.  

There was a lawn to mow,

whirligigs to repair and repost,

 shutters to stain,

and a bench to repair in hopes of wringing one more season out of it.

 With these maintenance chores completed,

only today (Sunday) stands between our vacation and a fresh work week.

Legs it Is

and first coat of chalk paint...

Moving On...

 After completing (and selling) the china cabinet above..

this book shelf is my next project.  

Rescued for a mere $5, I needed to replace a few boards

and mend some trim (above).

 Next I filled in the top with a piece of scrap wood.

I'm debating about whether to put a back on it

(and possibly legs)

before sanding and painting it...