Our Black Friday Purchase

We closed on our first house yesterday, which just happened to be Black Friday. And of course, we could not wait to get started on all those "want to fix" home projects. We decided that the first area to refinish is the main stairwell between the first and second floor. This was carpeted with a heavy shag beige carpet. And of course all the trim has been painted - white!

One of the fascinating things about fixing up your own home is the odds-and-ends that you find during the process. Of course we did not expect to find anything our first night! For some reason, the stairs have an air vent on the second stair. We are not sure why as it is not connected to anything - like furnace ductwork. While looking around behind the vent, we found...a single black tennis shoe and a wig. Weird. We can't help but wonder if the other shoe might appear somewhere else.

While taking a break from the stairs, we also exchanged the upstairs hallway light with the downstairs dining room light. Here is a picture of the old dining room chandelier which now graces our hallway.

And here is the old hallway chandelier which now graces our dining room! Much better, don't you agree?

It will be interesting to see what we can get accomplished next!