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Although expensive and time consuming, I love working on the house. Strangely I find it relaxing, not to mention satisfying. El and I have managed to redo the outdoor patio where I laid out a porcelain tile floor, put up a bamboo ceiling, added new patio furniture, put a new light fixture, hooked up outdoor speakers to the family room sound system and installed some iron scrollwork planters. This was probably one of the most time consuming since I had never framed out a ceiling or mortared out tile before. After a couple weeks of researching and planning and I finally finished the job while our friend, Jen, was visiting.