Home Improvement '09

This is the finished product! I thought I'd show you the whole shebang before breaking down the dirty details.

That "W" flag flies high during the spring/summer to encourage the Chicago Cubs to go all the way!

My dear Dad painting our shutters "new black" to replace the unfortunate blue color that was there before. Here's a little tip: when dealing with black paint and your driveway, make sure the paint can is tightly closed before giving it a good shake.

Here you can just barely see the before color. My Dad's awesomeness, however, is very much visible. You can also see a small bit of our front door that got pimped out with red paint, peep hole, knocker and house numbers.

Ah, backsplash. When we bought out house, there was a white, metal plate-thing that was hanging here. After flinging the hideous thing out of the window, I decided on subway tile.
Before:

After:
*Note the 100th pot of tea I made in a matter of 5 days cooling on the stove.

Next task at hand: convert a useless foyer closet into a built in bookshelves.

And there you have it. It may not seem like a lot of projects, but believe you me, it was. Kent, my Dad and I had a wonderful time together. I can feel Kent rolling his eyes already at the next few projects that I have in store to suggest.