Just a few hastily taken photos of Sprout’s toy chest and our sanded and restained front door. Apologies for the photo quality, but I waited until 3 PM to take the photos so the lighting isn’t the best.

Toy Chest

The toy chest (which used to be my childhood toy chest) is not done yet. I need to sand it down again and buy some proper paint, since the KILLZ stuff is goopy and past its “use by” date. At least now I have a good base layer to start with. The toy chest was originally stained a very dark oak tone. And, yes, the toy chest’s lid is a little warped. I’ll have to put a couple rubber bumpers or something in there so it’s less apt to squash little fingers!

Front Door

The front door isn’t beautiful, but if I had a “Before” shot you’d see it’s a huge improvement over what the door was looking like prior to my work on it!

Eventually, we plan to buy a new fiberglass door, or a new wooden door placed behind a glass storm door.

Ford Escape Hybrid

I’m only including a photo of “Kira” — our 2006 Ford Escape Hybrid — because I washed her this morning at a nearby do-it-yourself car wash. She was starting to look unloved, and since we might be taking her (vs. the gas-guzzling F-150) up to Dallas tomorrow afternoon for Thanksgiving festivities, I wanted her shiny and proud for the trip!