Revamped Pantry

The kitchen pantry was a huge selling point for me when we bought our house (it kind of made up for the fact that there was no linen closet).  It is by far one of my favorite parts of the house.  Unfortunately, when we moved in the hubby was working out of state so I was here alone and, with a full school course load and work, the unpacking process was slow and sloppy, we're still getting things organized.  The food was pretty much thrown in the pantry just to get it out of the kitchen and since then it has become the dumping ground for all things kitchen related.  

A few weeks ago we bought two pantry racks to hang in there to better use the space, my plan to do this over Spring Break just didn't happen though.  But for some reason I'd just had enough today and needed to get it done.  So....here it is!

       Before.....                                                                               After.....  

  

 I know, I know, it doesn't look like much but trust me it's a TREMENDOUS improvement!  Here are my fabulous pantry racks and my formerly under-utilized corner.

  I'm so happy to finally have gotten around to this!  Maybe now I'll cook more, I'm sure the hubby would appreciate it!  It's the small things......

The tarps are GONE!

The infamous blue tarps that colored our house for months!

As of yesterday the colorful roof is back to normal!  The roofers came and repaired all the damage and re-nailed the rest of the shingles.  Now, to get the hole in the ceiling patched....

 

Next up....pantry

Progress....sort of

This past weekend we finally got a decent day to get started in the back yard, our big project for this year.  After picking up the many shingles, pulling up the mystery bricks, and getting the sticks from the dying tree contained this is what we've got.....

 

This is the yard when we bought the house last June

Last summer after pulling up the 'patio' and killing the grass and weeds

And this spring...some how the weeds survived but the grass did not

Another view

Our prior 'patio', rubble, and ALL the shingles that used to be on our roof

There's much more to come: new patio, tree removal, and even living grass!

Getting started...

So I figured since we'd be working on the house and probably taking pictures of the progress it would help to keep us motivated to see it actually put out there.  AND it keeps all of our pictures in one place so everyone can get to them easier. 

We've gotten a few small things done in the past year but we've got big plans for the summer!! 

Enjoy!