DIY

The “20 Things” Game
June 11, 2019

My “20 Things” song and dance might seem like something you’d hear while watching Mary Poppins, but I have to tell you, when you commit to cleaning up your home in small, swift batches, you get shit done. We are […]

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DIY  / For the Kids  / Organized

6 Summer Art Assignments For You and Your Kids
May 31, 2019

We invite the kids to get involved in plenty of projects around the house because at the ages 2, 5, and 12, they’re at the ages where they truly want to help and learn and create. It’s a fun time […]

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DIY  / For the Kids  / HGTV + DIY Network Projects

Our Expanded Outdoor Living Room
May 29, 2019

Our biggest project of 2018 kept us busy for quite some time. Scheming ways in which to update the covered porch of our midcentury home was a 5-year process, and though I’ve started many times to draft the story in […]

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DIY  / Outdoor Living

Devour This Slow Cooker Pumpkin Butter
October 12, 2018

Hello, pumpkin season! What should I do to make the most of you? I can only eat so much pie, so I’ve been looking for recipes that’ll make better use of the pumpkin supply from our CSA (we’re 4 years in […]

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DIY  / Kitchen

How to Haunt Your Home With Faux-Broken Glass
September 28, 2018

In a world of crazy store-bought and DIY Halloween accessories, broken glass windows certainly seem like one of the most subtle accents one could add to their home this time of year… they look super cool in the evening when all of […]

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DIY  / Holiday-Related Projects  / Windows

Inspiration For a DIY Driftwood Clock
May 18, 2018

Heart-eyed emoji! If you’re wondering if you’ve seen this big piece of driftwood before, probably yes. It was the star of one of the first projects I featured on this blog back in 2010, and one of the few pieces of […]

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How to Repair Deteriorating Flagstone Steps
April 27, 2018

This post was sponsored by STIHL because they supplied the cut-off machine and safety equipment. However, the decrepit steps are my own, and repairing them has been on my list for a long time. Thanks to STIHL for partnering with me on […]

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DIY  / Entryway  / Supporting Sponsors  / Tools

How to Make Your Own Barn Quilt
April 24, 2018

Always committing to doing the things I say I’m going to do–in this case “barn quilt all the things”–I extended my collaboration with Buffalo-based designer Whitney Crispell of Local Color Quilts and made another totally crushworthy piece of outdoor art. […]

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Backyard  / Barn  / Decor  / DIY

How to Cut Your Own Swedish Torch
April 5, 2018

This post was sponsored by STIHL because they supplied the chainsaw and safety equipment. However, the project is my own and Swedish cut fire logs really are things we make and use at home. I figured it was about time you […]

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Crafting A Springtime Headband
March 23, 2018

Spring! That refreshing but awkward period of time between when the ski season ends and the gardening season begins, and there’s really not a lot we can do to speed things along. Seedlings are already started indoors, the garden’s still […]

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DIY  / For the Kids

Building the Perfect Garden Archway Trellis
March 5, 2018

Our garden’s archway trellis was a new addition in 2017, and one that we’re going to use again this spring. Aside from being a great way to raise climbers in an enclosed garden space, it was the perfect little tunnel […]

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DIY  / Gardening

Dressers, Picture Frames, and Drywall Anxiety
February 26, 2018

I crunched some numbers and realized that it took me 237 weeks since moving in to get art hung on the walls of our master bedroom. Mild case of “hole-in-the-wall-phobia.” Now, I know that’s totally crazy. I know how to […]

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Art Attack  / Bedrooms  / Decor  / DIY

The Barn Quilt
October 6, 2017

The barn quilt I created for DIY Network is a special project–probably my favorite project of the year–and I wanted to be sure you didn’t miss it. If you’re ready to go down a rabbit hole and want shortcuts over to […]

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Barn  / DIY  / HGTV + DIY Network Projects

How We Made An 8-Foot Planter Box
October 3, 2017

Elaborate landscaping and flowering gardens exist in our dreams; not so much in reality. Container gardens are my domain for now, and between herbs and potatoes and flowering front porch planters, we kind of rocked it this season. I always knew […]

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Backyard  / DIY  / Gardening

A Tiny + Modern Garden Storage System
September 5, 2017

Alt title: The Thing the Woodpecker Nibbled Before it Could Be Photographed Alt-Alt title: The Thing that Wasps Found Before I Could Finish This Post Dry storage space in the garden wasn’t really an issue until this house, where most of […]

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DIY  / Gardening  / Organized

How to Make Easy Raised Planter Boxes
August 5, 2017

Ready to make some raised planters that’ll hold up really, really well? No bolts, no screws, simple design. After you make the cuts they assemble securely with pieces of rebar. The interlocking design shown way back when on an episode […]

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Backyard  / DIY  / Gardening

Garden 2017: The Biggest Yet
July 5, 2017

I’ve written a little bit every year to track the evolution of our backyard garden. If you want to go through those stories, feel free to do so here: 2013 (crushed by a tree), 2014, 2015, 2016 Those archives will prove that starting […]

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Backyard  / DIY  / Gardening

You’re Getting Very, Very Sleepy.
January 9, 2017

Much to my own surprise, I’ve done very little in the way of making my kid’s bedrooms photo-worthy, despite purchasing pretty nice furnishings and pinning inspiration images to my heart’s maternal desire. Wallpapering the kids’ rooms is still a project […]

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Bedrooms  / DIY  / For the Kids

How I Made My Own Light Box
November 2, 2016

We moved the girls into a bedroom together a few months ago to make space for the new baby; they’re busy reveling in their new bunk bed, pretzel linens, rad useless throw pillows, soaking it all up. I’ve been working […]

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