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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A DIY fix! I'm so pleased with how this worked out, I'm actually giddy to show you the before and after's. Remember when I shared the play-by-play at building your …
I lucked out when I adopted a never-used tabletop tripod when one crossed my path not too long ago. Thinking I'd find a use for it with my little Canon …
Alternate post title: Now I Have Kelly Ripa Biceps. This whole gutting and drywalling thing is taking longer than I thought. Pete reminds me that he fully expected renovating a bedroom at …
I'm giddy with excitement about the possibility of having my own homegrown herbs and veggies this year; I've had tomatos, basil, and cucumbers in the past, but I've never started …
This summer will be my third full summer in the house; it's going to be an ambitious one in terms of garden development. The soil's light and sandy, and for …
I have a crush on books. I've accumulated hundreds (at garage sales) because I love the idea of someday feeling like I live in a library. And I feel like …
A by-the-seat-of-our-pants plan to DIY some entryway shoe storage yielded pure awesomeness. And, it was free. Tired of not having a place to leave our snow covered shoes, Pete manufactured …
We spent another weekend working on the bedroom renovations in Pete's parent's house. And it's looking good. Instead of uncovering 50 gallons of bat poop (that was last week, which I …
Without getting all gushy mushy, Valentine's Day could maybe, possibly, perhaps be my favorite holiday, even edging out Christmas. Weren't the elementary school V-Day classroom parties the best ever? I …
What makes me willing (even excited) about spending a Saturday demo-ing lath and plaster in a old farmhouse, one might ask? The opportunity to make a difference and make something …
Well, I guess I have a mild-obsession with old doors. That's where it starts. Heavy, hardwood, authentically glass paned, leaded doors are just next to impossible to find anymore (unless …
Editor Update: Since writing this tutorial, IKEA has recalled its KULLEN and MALM chests and dressers, among other products. I returned the set shown here for nearly $300 – and …
(Editor's note, October 2011: If you like what you see, you make your own scooter bag from this free template. Have fun!) Last I reported, I had developed a template for a …
True story: Last week, it was 1-degree one day, and 31-degrees the next day in Rochester. That temperature difference is just as drastic a change as if it had been …
Had to try out rainbow cupcakes once I saw them on Spearmint Baby. A wonderful co-worker was celebrating a special birthday, and what girl doesn't like rainbows? Or cupcakes? Exactly. …
Until this week, my miscellaneous (and growing) collection of home decor/centerpieces/candleholders/seashells were strewn around different cabinets and boxes. It wasn't until I began to clean up the awkward shelf and …
I ran into the man who owned my house two-families-prior (so, the people who lived in the house before the people I bought it from). He was in from out …
(Editor's note, October 2011: If you like what you see, you make your own scooter bag from this free template. Have fun!) We bought scooters last summer on a whim; last …
I'm not sure if this will actually become a terrarium (it might end up being a candle holder centerpiece now that I'm seeing it come together and writing this post) …
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!
