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Day 5: the tale of 3 fence styles

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Fence 1: Pure Privacy. Roughly three years ago my East neighbor installed a lovely constructed privacy fence that stands 10-ft tall at the furthest edge.  Fence 2: Lovely Lattice. The exquisite 7-ft lattice number was installed by your’s truly along with my pop. The fence was constructed about 9 years ago and is still in fair condition.  Breaks my heart to part with the fence, but I need uniformity in the yard, so it must go. Fence 3: Ugly Chain-link. I’ve hated the sight of the chain-link for 14 years. The fence was installed by my West neighbor before I became a proud homeowner. Did I mention the great view of their rusted-out tool shed?

Not really a DIY project, the new fence installation begins.  Bye-bye chain-link and my lovely lattice. Both sections will be removed and replaced with a privacy board-on-board number matching the height of the East neighbor’s fence.

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guest bathroom 1: before

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At first I ignored the pepto-pink wallpaper with tiny flowers. I didn’t really use the room, so it was out-of-sight out-of-mind. The turning point was two years ago, when the linoleum started to curl up at the base of the tub. The decision was made, the pink MUST to go! DIY Project:  Revamp the small guest bathroom on an extremely tight budget. Nothing fancy, changing only the things I could manage on my own. This project required patience, online how-to reference guides and a lot of elbow grease.

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Day 4: yelling timber

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First item on the agenda: clearing the fence line.

Trees growing into the chain-link fence were removed along with a hackberry against the back. An old mulberry tree lying on it’s side was reduced to just the base. I plan to utilize the trunk for seating later in the renovation process. 🙂

I did not cut down the trees, this project was left to the professionals.

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