I'm a home improvement enthusiast, living a very merry DIY lifestyle.
You can find me writing for Home Living Handbook, HGTV.com, and a handful of other websites. Follow me on facebook and instagram, or drop me a note if you'd like. I love notes.
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I made a New Years Resolution for DIY Network that I was going to attempt to modernize and update our existing kitchen over the course of the year. I already painted the …
We got a bit ahead of ourselves on the whole treehouse thing and stained the t1-11 just a few days after it had been hung. This was before railings, stairs, roof …
I'd grade us a solid-A on our success in the proclaimed "Summer of Making No Plans." Travel has been minimal (all pleasure, no pressure!), weekends at home have been plentiful (busy!), and …
Hey! Big happies. In May, I spent a week traveling with DIY Network to film a bunch of video tutorials. Being an on-camera talent is entirely new to me, and not only …
We talk a lot about entertaining at our house, or rather, about the potential of entertaining at our house. Our old place didn't have much living or outdoor space, and that …
Aged seven months and seven years, little handprints positioned perfectly at the base of the northeastern treehouse post are forever captured. I sort of turned to mush when it happened, hormones. …
It's been a really long time since we were able to get down on the type of DIY projects I enjoy most: Construction. It just doesn't happen enough anymore. Eager …
Hey, update alert! I've seen lots of other new parents following this same "informal" trend of using IKEA furniture as the base for a changing table. High-five for deciding to save a …
The month of May flew through without thought to two "celebrations" I've grown fond of appreciating: Buying my first house (this year was the 5 anniversary of closing! Read up on year 2, year 3, and year …
Memorial Day weekend was a good one here; lots of yard maintenance bordered by picnics and time spent with friends around the campfire. We practically live outdoors at this point in …
Last fall when the tree fell in our backyard, it pummeled a part of the property that it seemed the previous owners had used as a dumping ground. In its wild fall, …
I've been making powerful progress on our yard (slash, having the time of my life) with the help of the handy chainsaw and our pole saws. That's right, pole sawsss, one …
We went back to the Azores a second time, and I wonder aloud how many more times we'll find ourselves going over the course of our lives. It's a getaway that's …
Lack of lighting was one of the first things we noticed when we moved into this house; specifically, in the living room, which has nothing in the overhead department, not …
Thawing, we're all thawing. And though the act of thawing is most notably observed by me doing cartwheels through the backyard, removing the Christmas lights, and pruning away more overgrown …
Because you should never pass up an educational opportunity...? I made some Portuguese flash cards using my own printer and blank folded greeting cards. As if I didn't post enough anymore anyways, …
Lately, making upgrades to our kitchen has been my most focused effort. You really wouldn't know it, it's slower going than I expected. I'm in the midst of electrical upgrades, and …
This blogging thing, even after all these years, still strikes a quite personal chord. My favorite part of all of this is how I've been able to create a little …
I'm a home improvement enthusiast, living a very merry DIY lifestyle. Follow me on facebook and instagram, or drop me a note if you'd like. I love notes.
You can find me writing for Home Living Handbook, HGTV.com, and a handful of other websites.
Thanks for visiting!
