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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Happy Monday. Our weekend was spent debating the placement of this pretty walnut clock. Pete thinks it's ridiculous to have a clock facing the upstairs landing, and I think it's …
Pete bought a chalkboard for Julia a few years ago – a real Pottery Barn Kids piece at garage sale prices. You've probably seen it in photos before, it was …
Last month, I was invited by my friend Lana at Making A House A Home to join her and two other bloggers for a springtime link party! Throughout this month, you'll …
Wooden veneer seems to be a hot little item in the world of crafting these days. More than anything else, I've been seeing some really impressive DIY pendant lights, but …
We took an impromptu trip to the IKEA in Burlington, Ontario over the weekend, a stop on our Saturday of belated Valentine's fun that also included Niagara Falls, the Seneca …
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 …
Did you know that you can find jute rugs as inexpensively as $1? Me neither, not even at the land of IKEA, where I thought all happy and inexpensive furnishings …
I spend a lot of time in salvage shops in town, often donating, often looking for new treasures that would fit well into our blossoming home. Recently, a round mirror …
Even craft projects involving kids can teach you a few things, like how to interpret moon phases creatively and where to find a great selection of birch and poplar panels. …
Sometimes, people aren't who you think. All unassuming and quiet about their hobbies and their passions and what they do in their spare time, and then they surprise you immeasurably …
Ahh, the beaming light shone from a brand-new-but-vintage-y filament bulb, it's the perfect finishing detail for my latest DIY project. Did you know they sold a brand of affordable filament …
I'm always looking for new ways to display our assortment of family photos, mostly because I can't bear to dust around another micro-sized frame on a cluttered shelf as long …
I'm back at it again, making ambitiously awesome things out of those floorboards I found on the side of the road earlier this year (remember when I wrote about using …
A poster from This Good World has been displayed on our dining room shelf since it surprised us at home last month. As it promises by mission, This Good World has …
I brought home a teak bowl set on a recent trip to our local Goodwill. It's nothing too out of the ordinary in design, a classic 1970's set with two …
In the vein of simple home updates, I decided to institute a switcheroo in my (admittedly limited) curtain department. Back this curtain train up, yes, I only have two sets …
When it comes right down to it, we've hoarded a lot of scrap lumber in the last few years, and when I get an inkling to make something new, I …
I've got a case of mismatched dishes. In an effort to make my assorted collection more unified for the upcoming holiday season, I spent some QT with my paint markers. Bring …
Storage is a desired commodity in this house. We yearn for space for towels and blankets, a pantry, more built-in shelves, and bigger bedroom closets, and with three of us …
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!
