Work Party at the Mountain House!

Even though I know I posted last week, 

it feels like it was ages ago.  

Let's get all caught up!  

We are back home from Colorado 

and back to work.  

The first days after vacation are hard!  

Laundry, groceries, cleaning, etc...  

not to mention getting caught up at work.  

We had a great time with Mr. Beaux's brothers 

and sister in laws.  

The time just flew by while we were 

fishing, hiking and boating.  

Even though we were there 

to relax and rest,

we did have a full work day on the house.  

It is amazing what you can get done 

with six pairs of helping hands!

And it's easy to convince your worker bees 

to get busy when the scenery is this beautiful!  

The first project on our list 

was this outdoor table/firepit.  

We wanted to get rid of the firepit 

because it was a liability to us 

while we are renting the house out to vacationers.  

We just didn't feel comfortable 

having others use it while we were not there.  

It also had a few broken tiles 

from careless renters.  

But, I just can't stand throwing out 

or giving away a perfectly good table!

So, I had an idea!  

First we replaced the broken tiles 

with new tiles from Lowe's, 

then Mr. Beaux fashioned a new table top...

Out of leftover wooden floor boards.  

My Hero!

He cut each board to fit, 

glued it together 

and then stained it with stain 

that we already had.  

My Brother in Law 

sealed it with a few coats 

of Thompson's Water Seal.

A FREE upcycled project!  

And you can't beat the view!  

Our next project was this bench 

in the mudroom.  

It had become all dinged up and scratched.  

It looks like someone 

left something wet on it in this spot.  

All fixed up with a coat of Formby's Tung Oil.  

I really like Restor-A-Finish 

but they only carry it at Home Depot. 

But it worked almost as well!  

We also oiled up all of the 

wood furniture with Lemon Oil.  

It gets so dry up there!  

You have to protect your furniture!  

And, speaking of protecting your furniture... 

My leather sectional was looking pretty bad.  

It was dry too and had lots of scratches.  

I picked up some Leather Revive 

spray at Lowe's.  

It was inexpensive 

so I thought I would give it a try.

Here is a good before and after shot.   

You just spray it on and wipe it off.  

WOW! 

Looks a TON better doesn't it?

Not the best photo, but the sectional looks brand new!  

We stopped in at Habitat For Humanity Restore 

to browse around and we found 

this cute bench.  

I don't know why I am obsessed with benches!  

I thought it would make a good coffee table 

for our downstairs area.  

I thought it would be pretty indestructable too.  

It's funny how you start to think 

that way when you are renting out your house!  

 It was only $75 and they were having a sale 

for the 4th so it was 10% off.  

Mr. Beaux sanded it down to the bare wood.  

I decided to leave the green 

because it looked woodsy.  

 He stained it and my BIL 

put three coats of poly on it.  

It's funny that after he stained it 

I thought to myself, 

maybe we should have left the wood naked 

and just put the poly on...  

Mr. Beaux was thinking the same thing!  

But the stain was already on 

so what are you going to do!

I mean, I don't HATE it 

but the raw wood would have been a nice change.  

Don't you want to put your feet up?  

The kids are mostly down here 

playing video games and watching movies 

so I am glad we found something 

they can't harm too much.  

Our other chores were washing 

ALL of the blankets and comforters 

while we were there, 

organizing and inventoring the kitchen, 

and painting the front door!  

Whew!  

All in one day!  

We were all tired so we ordered pizza 

and just hung out!  

I really was glad to have all of the help 

and the great company too!  

Until Next Time,

Beaux R'eves,

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