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.
Thanks for visiting!
Psst, if you follow me on facebook, twitter, or instagram, you might have noticed that my mom and I hit up the Big Apple over the weekend for a wedding-dress-slash-birthday-extravaganza! …
Cheers to Pete for producing the perfect flagstone patio. He's tired. I can't take any credit for our latest patio project; the guy's a flagstone rockstar, single-handedly bettering our backyard and …
I hope you liked the final patio reveal that I shared on DIY Network late last week! If you missed it, you can still check it out right here, and …
Come to find, a new patio is the ULTIMATE in summertime happiness, and I'm not just saying that, this thing is awesome. After you read this week's post about how the finishing …
We wrapped up our flagstone patio installation over the weekend, and I'm really excited to share it with you on Thursday via DIY Network. It's a serious backyard game-changer, and …
With no injuries or casualties, we successfully laid thousands of pounds of flagstone by hand into the new patio space in our backyard. It's one of those projects that I'm …
Monetary investments aside, if I had known that building a patio would be as easy as it's been for us so far, I probably would have pushed to start building …
We're really excited to begin spilling the beans on what's easily the most laborious summertime project we'll be taking on this season. I only need so many months of muscle-vaca before …
Hi there. This post was made possible by Black & Decker—they sent me a 36V lawn mower to chase around my yard after participating in the #KICKGAS blogger event in …
You know how much we like getting our tool organization on. It's kind of our thing. Having a clean space makes projects more efficient, not to mention safer, so after …
It's been a radically productive few weeks in Rochester with many outdoor projects made possible by super-unseasonably-hot temperatures and rain-free days at the lake. I love this time of year. There …
Our new Crate & Barrel umbrella has gotten a lot of exercise over the last few weeks; it's 9-foot wingspan brings generous shade to our deck, a luxury on any given …
Thanks to Black & Decker for making this possible. I'm under no obligation to write about the 36V cordless tiller I received for free, but I'm doing it anyways. Because …
Checking off more backyard to-do's in rapid succession, I finally got around to curing a little hole in the fence. The yard is entirely fenced in, which as a dog-owner, is …
I may keep making a big stink about our gardening efforts this spring, although if you'd take a peek in the backyard you'd probably assume that we don't do so …
... and also, lots of beach glass. Can you believe I've been gathering a full cup of beach glass each time I walk on shores of Lake Ontario? This was just …
I preface this with a very upfront "I'm No Landscaper" disclosure, but my little 1/10th-acre lot is a great place to start learning the landscaping essentials without getting totally, whole-heartedly, …
In celebration of springtime, I made a big purchase. Big as in size (this outdoor umbrella has a colossal 9-foot wingspan), as in impact (a Crate & Barrel design with vibrant Marimekko Madison …
Every so often, I feel like blasting off a list of little odds and ends I've been doing, buying, and appreciating around the house. Not everything's DIY-focused, and not everything …
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!
