We exposed some wires and some random pink uglyness above the sink too, so we added in a nice thick piece of crown molding to give that part of the room a nice finished look..

By the way, Chris insisted that I at least pull that giant weed under the deck for this picture.Clearly, I did not.

Keeping it real, people.No smoke and mirrors around here!.The last thing we did before adding in the fun pretty stuff is give it a good wash with some.

deck wash. and a quick coat of.waterproofing deck stain.. What a difference!.

Just so you can see, here’s an idea of how the wood on our deck used to look, from about 2 years ago.. That wood was weath.

ered.. And now it’s fresh as a daisy!.So here’s how you can do a project like this yourself!.

Start by putting together a basic shelving unit that you can pick up at any big box store or.Putting on the backing is always the last step.

Don’t do that step!.Next, run out to your local Home Depot, or other favorite hardware store and pick up one pack of basic pine beadboard.