You know what we’re like really really good at around here? Half-finished projects. Seriously, I’m pretty much the master of half-done, if I do say so myself.
Chris isn’t too bad either, except this time, he screwed up. I had a post all lined up about how we’ve had these half-built stairs leading up to our back deck for the past two months. He must have been reading over my shoulder cause the guy went and finished the darn steps. Right out from underneath me and my beloved blog.
Now it’s still a big ol’ mess back there, but it’s definitely not as ridiculous as having just the two bottom steps and then nothing.
Our house had this big long giant humongous ramp across the entire back of the house. He’s been working at tearing that down to make room for a big ground level patio. At the time I took these photos, at least that little project was still half-done.
But guess what? He went and finished tearing that down too! The nerve!
He even re-used the ramp wood for most parts of the stairs so they’re all perfectly aged like they’ve been there forever.
It’s looking less hilarious and more presentable back here by the second! Now where’s the funny story in that?
Blink too long and all that horrible lattice will be gone too.
Oh, don’t worry though. It’s still pretty much a giant mess back there.
And there are plenty more good stories hiding in that mess there, I’m sure!
Courtenay Hartford is the author of creeklinehouse.com, a blog based on her adventures renovating a 120-year-old farmhouse in rural Ontario, Canada. On her blog, Courtenay shares interior design tips based on her own farmhouse and her work as founder and stylist of the interior photography firm Art & Spaces. She also writes about her farmhouse garden, plant-based recipes, family travel, and homekeeping best practices. Courtenay is the author of the book The Cleaning Ninja and has been featured in numerous magazines including Country Sampler Farmhouse Style, Better Homes and Gardens, Parents Magazine, Real Simple, and Our Homes.