Steps!

When we first came to visit this house, one of the first things we noticed was that the porch and the steps would HAVE to be replaced! The steps had no railing, and the treads were so narrow that you couldn't fit more than half of your shoe on each one (much less sit comfortably on them!). We had planned on it being a project for this spring/ summer. However, after the first few snows, it became VERY evident that the old steps were not only ugly- there were DANGEROUS! Ice would drip off the porch roof and form on the steps. With them being so narrow and no railing, we had many adults and kids taking a trip down the stairs on their butts after slipping!

Old Steps! (@ Halloween time, hence the cobwebs on the house)

Our neighbor Brad took an afternoon and built us these beautiful new steps- with wider treads, and wonderful railings! Once again, I highly recommend his work, and we were amazed at how quickly he could build these- something that would have taken Jeff and I about 5 times the amount of time! We plan to paint them this spring, and are taking votes on whether they should be dark green like the old ones (to match the shutters), white like the house, or stained wood color. What do you think?