Our Fun New Hobby...Posted by the Mrs.

I've been dreaming of refurnishing some furniture for some time now.

I picked the piece of furniture, a few trips to Lowe's, a willing and wise husband, and a few weeks later transformed this:

into this...

We took the pictures at night and in the room that turns all of our pictures red, so the pictures don't really convey the true look.

It was really fun to work with Bobby and experiment with what we had been reading and learning as far as furniture transformations go.

The next item up for a makeover?

This SwEeT little secretary that was doomed to be crushed and left to decompose in some land fill.

Folded up...

Look at this DARLING chair!

Of course, it's going to need a seat... :)

I wasn't sure what we were going to do with this little desk until one night right before bed I had an epiphany that my cute sister who is now engaged will be needing a desk for her and her sweetheart's little apartment!

When I e-mailed her the idea along with the pictures she admitted that she started crying.

I think she likes it... :)

I'm excited that she's excited!

The wall of this room below is going to be the new color for this beauty of an antique!

And we'll add a glaze over it to add depth to the details.

You'll just have to stay tuned for the real deal finished look!

All aboard the gateway clipper yar! by Mr.

We had a chance a week before school started to finally sight see in Pittsburgh, about time right, after living here for over a year! We bought a few tickets on groupon for a river boat tour called the gateway clipper. If your asking why Duncan and I seem so dumb struck, it's because we got a coupon for a free prize out of the treasure chest, and it was this lame paper hat! The nerve of some people, right? Overall we had a good time though.

This is Duncan pointing as we went over the first bridge of the tour. Pittsburgh is called the city of bridges #1 because it's surrounded by rivers and #2 because there are so many hill and valleys in Pittsburgh. There are Currently around 446 Bridges within the city limits.

There was a little girl about Duncans age on the boat, they hit it off pretty well, this could have been the sequel to Titanic!

Here we are on the boat with the city in the background, it really is a pretty neat city, we just don't see it very often because we live a few miles down the road, and there is so much traffic and not enough parking.

Another picture of the city

These bridges are some of the only identical bridges in Pittsburgh.

This is Heinz stadium, right on the river, where the Steelers and the Pittsburgh Panthers play.