House

Back in August right before we left for vacation our garage door opener died on us. So when we returned home we purchased a new opener as well as a new garage door. Even though the siding on the house was white we went with a sandstone garage door because we knew the siding would change at some point. Here is a picture of the new garage door.

House 2

After having the new garage door on for a week or two Dave decided he was ready for new siding on the house. It really bugged him to come home and see the old white dingy siding next to the new garage door. So we looked around and got a few quotes and went with a local company to have new siding put on. The job was finished the end of October. Katlyn and Dave picked the new shutter color of plum. Well after having plum shutters on top windows and black on the bottom windows for almost 4 months we were told the plum didn't come in the right size. So we picked midnight green and they finally were installed a few weeks ago.

So after the new garage door and new siding we decided to get rid of the front door. We picked one with glass in it to add more light on the inside. Dave stained it himself and we had a friend install it. I think for now we are done with upgrading the house. The next few items we want to do are a little more involved and costly - redoing the kitchen, redoing the basement and we would love to put an addition on above the garage to give us a spacious master suite. But these items are going to have to wait for now.