I'm a home improvement enthusiast, living a very merry DIY lifestyle.
You can find me writing for HGTV and DIY Network, follow me on facebook and instagram, or drop me a note if you'd like. I love notes.
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This post was originally published on DIY Network’s blog Made + Remade in September 2015. Whether you’re looking to bring coastal inspired design into your home or just clinging to the last bits of …
I hinted at this in last Friday's tour of the Azores, we brought home a lot of beach glass. Just as was the case in Morocco, I'm sure that most if not …
You probably have no sense of just how much beach glass we've collected over the last few years of living near the beaches of Lake Ontario. I've always said that …
I assembled some pieces of custom home decor this week while in a feverish mood to accent the home with some subtle beachy accents. As opposed to traditional frames, these …
... although, what's there to be a pro about when you're picnicking? We're picnic lovers. After all, we spend our days hunting beach glass, getting manicures and pedicures by trudging through …
Goal settin' keeps me going, and I was happy to announce that I topped off the big container of beach glass with this instagram picture (find me! Search merrypad! I'll …
... 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 …
For Part 1, start here. It was really a pleasant surprise to find that shale makes a kick ass floor. The big box full of rocks sat in the back of …
Ready for Part 2? Jump to here. I've had this vision of a installing a stone entryway floor for years. Sure, cool in theory, kind of what you'd expect in an …
I sit here downing some canned pineapple as I write this post. This latest DIY project made my mouth water, despite it not being constructed using a real pineapple or …
Hola! We're back, tanned, and all relaxed after a whirlwind birthday-week trip to Mexico to celebrate Pete's 40th! Neither of us had been to the Caribbean coast before, and Riviera Maya, …
Let me backtrack a few weeks. The first legimitately warm day last month, Pete and I took Cody down for an evening walk on the beach. It was so nice, …
I'm a lucky girl to have beach access. I'm a luckier girl to be one of the first out on the edge of Lake Ontario when the snow melts and ice …
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 also find me writing for Home Living Handbook, a Pursuit Channel for Men's Journal, HGTV.com, and a handful of other websites.
Thanks for visiting!
