In the Top Ten!

I am so excited to say that our Patio project has been posted on Pinterest numerous times.  But most recently Cassity from Remodelaholic put our project in her Top Ten! Wow!



Now that the weather has FINALLY turned nice in Iowa, we are excited to enjoy our Patio.

What outside projects are you working on?

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