TV Stand & Dining Room Rug

Sorry it's been awhile since my last post. We've actually had a chance to just enjoy the house lately instead of working on it. We still have a laundry list of things we want to do (install window shutters, rain gutters, french drains for the drainage issues, re-side the garage with hardy plank, paint the master bath, fix the automatic gate opener, etc.) but those things can wait awhile.

Trey and Melanie gave me a gift certificate to World Market (one of my favs) for my birthday, so I found a TV stand (on clearance) and put it to use on that.

Remember what was this?

And then this?

Looks a bit unproportional, huh?

Is now this.

Much more suitable.

We also got a rug for the dining room. It was more of a utilitarian issue than a decorating one - we just wanted something to keep the floors from getting scratched.

I've been meaning to get out and about in the neighborhood more, but with all of the rain lately, we have been a bit house bound. Yep, so in conclusion, our lives have been very boring lately. But with all the excitement we had in the first couple of months of being homeowners, it is kinda nice to be lazy.