{"id":3848,"date":"2015-07-04T20:31:32","date_gmt":"2015-07-05T01:31:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/?p=3848"},"modified":"2015-07-09T22:56:33","modified_gmt":"2015-07-10T03:56:33","slug":"minor-outdoor-improvement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/2015\/07\/minor-outdoor-improvement\/","title":{"rendered":"A Break from DIY Kitchen Transformation: A Minor Outdoor Improvement"},"content":{"rendered":"

Can you see what’s changed?<\/p>\n

\"Can<\/a>
Can you see what’s changed?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Here’s a hint, a picture of the front of the house from when we first bought it:<\/p>\n

\"Look<\/a>
Look closely…<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

On a trip to Lowe’s today for some parts for our new kitchen sink, we took a look at exterior lights. The ones that were on the house when we bought it that were very tired-looking.<\/p>\n

\"One<\/a>
One of the tired-looking brass light fixtures. Dave tried to clean and polish them, but they were\u00a0too far gone. Time to go SHOPPING!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Here's<\/a>
Here’s the replacement fixture. It took Dave about 10 minutes to replace it, and it cost about $30 at Lowe’s.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Do you love it as much as I do? Dave\u00a0replaced three lights in the front of our house with those lights<\/a>, and we plan to also replace the two back lights this week. The replacement work seemed very easy, with universally-color-coded wires that are very easy to change out.<\/p>\n

And as a double bonus word score, we found little solar-powered lights for our front garden that match!<\/p>\n

\"Love!!!\"<\/a>
Love!!!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In addition to the lighting, Dave took down the house numerals, hit them with automotive engine primer, and then spray-painted them in a matching color.<\/p>\n

\"Before.\"<\/a>
Before.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"After.\"<\/a>
After.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This small home improvement cost us about $140.<\/p>\n

Later this week we will be revealing our completed kitchen! We can’t wait!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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