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.
Thanks for visiting!
My parents planted apple trees 30 years ago when they moved into their home. Macoun, Crispin, and Northern Spy apples. And if you're wondering, that's the best time to have …
Most of my summer was spent on maintenance, and home maintenance is time consuming and not super sexy, but it isn't a bad thing. I've always kind of loved how a …
I'm pretty sure that I've forever frightened the toddler away from the entryway with this one. Take a step back into the darkness and look towards the house. Peering monster eyes …
Falling into the realm of "things I'm super happy I got around to this summer," the door upgrades that I did recently deserve special attention. Revamping both sides of the front door …
How many of you still make homemade birthday cakes? Whenever it comes up in conversation, it seems like we're the only ones, or one of the few families who doesn't resort …
I found ~40 rectangular concrete pavers curbed by someone in our neighborhood recently; is it a law of nature that you're not allowed to pass by freebies like that? The hoarder in me who …
I was invited to participate in this challenge that required me to make anything using a single board, and I said yes because there was one project that came to mind: …
We've been enjoying our outdoor oasis since the temps climbed to a tolerable place. It has been amazing, even better than last year now that our youngest child has mobility …
A few years ago, we found buried blue flagstones in our yard. We have to believe that they were supplies leftover from its original build in the early 1950's – the coloring …
My Dad shared a handful of his giant bean seeds at the end of the last growing season. We've been pretty excited about growing those beans in our own garden …
I bought my first-ever pair of prescription sunglasses last Fall – totally awesome decision, should have done it years earlier. I have a few pairs of regular sunglasses but I never …
I'll be completely honest here, toilets are one of the last things I expected to zoom in on on this blog, but here I am, giving an up-close peek into …
Sometimes, often, a lot of the time I'll do a project with the intention of writing about it here, but if I don't get rightonit, I transition into forgetting about it, …
I've spent enough time working in advertising and observing branding to really appreciate when a company does it right, when its impeccably consistent, and desirable. I've got my eye on you, Marimekko. You're …
If you're like "single me," you probably haven't paid very much attention to your home's heating zones – you just layered on a sweater, and figured it reason enough to buy some awesome sherpa-lined booties. …
It's been a couple of months since I highlighted the projects that I've created for DIY Network's blog Made + Remade. When you have time–today at work or tonight with a glass …
The holiday season is completely different now that I have children – it's a kid-craft explosion up in here. There's no going wrong with handmade goodness during Christmas, and I can get …
Legrand challenged me to join its "DIY Holiday Switch" program to demonstrate how easy it is to switch out the wall plates of our light switches, and create custom designs to suit …
Some year+ after purchasing what the salesperson told me was "the ugliest fabric [she] ever saw," I figured out the magic recipe for getting things done, and that recipe is …
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!
