The house project we've been working on all summer is the sun porch. You ever have those projects that seem easy, but require much more time, energy and money than you ever thought possible? This has been one of those...heh.

We took out the old carpet only to discover the board underneath was rotten and smelled like cat pee. So we ripped it out, to uncover the porch boards underneath.

Meanwhile the carpet is sitting in the hall the whole time...grrr.

So we finally got it cleaned out...

...cut the new board and nailed it in...

...and got the new carpet roughly cut to size.

I think we worked on it every night last week! Today I'm going to set the nails in the baseboard, caulk the holes and cracks, and maybe get the touch-up painting finished. Whew. I'm so ready for this to be done! There are huge boston ferns in the entryway and living room, waiting to be hung in their new home. I couldn't stand to see them killed by the frost, when there's room available.

So when it gets all done and the plants moved back in, I'll post some more pics to show it off!