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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We definitely got our money's worth out of our last DSLR, a Canon Rebel XS purchased in 2011 as a "starter" camera that I could use to take better photos for the blog, …
The roundabout way in which I learned of and got myself invited to tour Pioneer Millworks and New Energy Works is a story in of itself; this isn't a sponsored post, …
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 …
Making over a website takes a lot of time and work. In my case, I've been trying to fit in the updates whenever I can spare an hour here and …
Happy Monday. Back to the grind, huh? A few things to wake you up: 1. Thanks to everyone who has shown support for me over in Apartment Therapy's 2013 Homies. …
Hi ho! If you're a regular around here, you might have noticed that a few things have changed with this blog. Allow me to introduce you to Merrypad 2.0, the same …
To everyone who took the time to fill out my second blogiversary survey on November 15th, thanks a mundo! I really enjoyed reviewing the hundreds of responses, and the fact …
True Story: As you read this, we're en route to Arizona for a two-day event sponsored by Black & Decker. It's 5AM in the Rochester Airport, and we're pretty excited …
To follow up on this morning's post, I'm continuing the 1st blogiversary's party train with a second post to highlight a few more cool things (woot, woot). My first-ever home improvement to-do …
It's a day for small celebrations. My first post on merrypad.com went live one year ago today. All I can say is... wow-zilla. OK, that's not all I can say. My most-optimistic …
Editors update: Sorry to disappoint, but the shop highlighted in this post is closed! I learned so much, and appreciate your support, but have taken on other endeavors to support …
In the time since I launched this blog, a lot has changed. For the better. For the best, really. I'll follow up later this afternoon with some new decor I've …
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.
Thanks for visiting!
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