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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Houston, we have our first semi-big home repair situation on our hands. Really, I'm lucky for this being the first "issue" I've had to deal with. Also, we're lucky we weren't …
I actually finished leveling the dirt pile last week, but somehow forgot to show you how the new front yard turned out. Voila. This took forever. The 8 yards of topsoil that …
This is what 8 yards of topsoil looks like upon delivery. How about next to a Jeep Patriot? Just for scale. How about next to me? At $15/yard, and a negotiated $40 delivery …
Happy Labor Day, Peeps. Last year, Pete and I celebrated the long holiday weekend by regrading the backyard as the necessary finishing step for the deck that we built. What we …
I've been plotting to make cement planters ever since I saw them detailed in the late ReadyMade magazine earlier this year. Graphic designer for Exhurb Magazine, and author of simplysofie.com, Sofie …
When my Dad gave me my annual batch of his homegrown tomato seedlings (and then so kindly planted them for me one weekend while he house-and-dog sat), it was made …
I've been wanting that coveted Parenthood backyard since Pete and I began watching the episodes last summer. I'm nowhere near it. And won't be any time soon considering how slowly the …
True story: Many visitors don't even realize that it's my garage since it doesn't match the house in any way. It's cinderblock. It's like a nice little bomb shelter. And it …
The transition from winter to spring in Rochester is an ugly one. I gave you a little photo tour of the yard a few months back, but promised that it …
Editor's Update 6/2018, Still got it :) Just dropping in to say that a birdhouse I built and blogged about in 2011 is still a fan fave. …
It's still really gross in Rochester. We had snow last week. And I'm expecting to scrape some frost off my car windows next week, based on the helpful 10-day forecast. Whatever, …
Today's bonus post is also my first post with some video action. And not directly a home-improvement-decor post, except that the video at the end takes place on the deck, …
It may have been a rainy/snowy morning, but 35 degrees is downright warm after a few sub-15-degree mornings, so with hats and jackets on, we made a plan to build …
There's a barn on my parent's property in Western NY. While I was young, it was my cave, my hideaway, and my ice rink. Since the first floor was usually …
Once upon a time, the house I bought had a pool. An above-ground, 20' wide, round pool. Previous owners (I'm told two-owners ahead of me) thought it would be amazing …
Pergolas weren't part of the original deck design, but we quickly realized that the city wouldn't approve the construction without handrails on the higher levels of the deck. Instead of …
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!
