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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Among the most ingenious and innovative products I've ever tried to DIY, a designer who worked in conjunction with West Elm created a wonderful, attractive, desirable side table that I just needed …
I never intended for my garage saling hobby to become so much of a series on the blog, but here's another sneak peek of some of my recent treasures. This …
... And now I'm doing a happy stair-planning dance. The project I finally decided to be brave enough to do? Painting those stairs. Here's to hoping I don't revert into …
I bought a mattress and boxspring for the guest room during the winter, which has since only been used by my Dad, master-in-command of house-and-dog when me and Pete are …
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, …
What? I said: Sporozoan Swarm. This is the sweet brain child of Printtroll, a Seattle-based artist who we are voluntarily showing support for. Pete went to Pratt Institute with him and his wife, …
We've lucked into some great estate sales lately. I love this time of year. I mentioned in yesterday's post that we stumbled upon an amazing neighborhood by way of following …
Peonies are easily my favorite flower. And that's why Pete included them in my latest blog header, how sweet. Mom and dad had a big ol' peony patch that I …
File this one under "Projects that I should have done 2 years ago". I snatched a set of matching hanging baskets from my parents basement around the time I bought …
The garage sale owl I nabbed for 50-cents received a fresh new lease on life (hopefully it'll grant me good karma). What started out as a drab and weathered owl …
Pete moved these two posters over here last month. I like them; I like Frank Black, I like the Pixies, and I like that albeit unrelated designs, they compliment each …
I love the colored glass bottles, I just wish they were more accessible. And I find plenty of beach glass, but what I was really keep an eye out for …
Accessorizing your house with unlikely possessions isn't anything new. This isn't earth shattering, it's just my mantle and a little piece of unexpected sumthin-sumthin. It started as a small Christmas gift …
Free to me, and to you, and to any willing person. What could be easier than having free art delivered mailbox month after month? Nothing. And here's how I'm taking full …
I fixed that Sauder shelf last week and was immediately happy to have it as extra storage and extra detail in the living room, mostly because this gives me fair …
I've had a little idea brewing for a few months, but it took me reinstalling the handrail in the stairwell to give me a the little boost I needed to …
If you're like us, you've probably gone ahead and purchased inexpensive furniture (shelves, bedside tables, TV stands) from Sauder to save a buck or two. If you're like us, you've …
It worked! The paint I bought from Sherwin-Williams ended up getting an A+ in my book (slash blog review). Here's the brief recap of how Energetic and Laughing Orange came to …
When I was sorting through all the swag I collected at the Buffalo Home + Garden Show, a coupon for Sherwin-Williams dropped to the floor. Because S-W products have generally …
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!
