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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OK, so it's not technically a gardening table until I have some legit soil and clay pots, and, well, plants set up on it, but that's the eventual intent. For …
Ever since we built the deck in the summer of 2010 my tools have kinda just been strewn about Emily's dining room or dumped in a wooden box we found at a garage …
I've been hunting for the perfect curtain fabric for the sunroom since summertime when I painted the front doors a sweet eggplant-y purple. Now that the siding is done, I …
I picked up this original art at a garage sale last summer (marked $5, bought for $1, nice). It's a bit of a mixed media piece already - framed in …
Some people questioned my eagerness to paint the fireplace in the living room, but sometimes you just have to follow your gut. I knew the day that I found my house …
I. Love. Mirrors. And I have a lot of them. Most of the collection is from garage sales (think: <$3 each, sometimes framed, sometimes not)... because heavy glass mirrors they …
We're seriously getting in the mood for Christmas this morning. Cookie time, taking a short break from the normal home improvement and decorating stuff since the gifts are wrapped and …
Once upon a time when the dining room was painted a vivid (and lovely) coral pink, I had a hard time finding (slash, affording) art that felt like a good fit …
Back in October, I very excitedly removed a bunch of cabinets from the kitchen (7 of the 10 of the cabinets on top, to be exact). After repairing the walls …
We're really getting into the holiday spirit over here, with the music, the movies, the lights, and the presents. I did go out and buy some new wrapping paper this …
I planned to make a few different wreaths this holiday season using the same plain vine wreath. I gave myself budget, and I was perfectly fine creating and disassembling wreath …
Back when Pete bought (close to) a thousand packets of the ever-handy and cool product Sugru, we figured that we'd have a while (maybe years) to use it all, but …
I'm really not a vinyl floor kind of girl. Hardwoods have my heart. Ceramic, great; porcelain, marble, or slate, amazing (and heated tile, especially in the bathroom, even better). But …
It may have been a rainy/snowy morning, but 35 degrees is downright warm after a few sub-15-degree mornings, so with hats and jackets on, we made a plan to build …
In the spirit of DIY and the holidays, I was inspired to experiment and create my own front door wreath(s) for the first year ever. What better way to spend …
An extended dryer vent? Is this an installation everyone should be familiar with? I guess. I've had to make adjustments to the dryer vent in my house twice already. The …
Just uncovered the "New Uses For Old Things" section of realsimple.com. The ideas offered are categorized by room, so it makes it easy to sort through, and yeah, a bunch …
Back when I was searching for my house, I was drawn to homes near bodies of water - Rochester itself is situated between Lake Ontario, and the Finger Lake region …
Although I alluded to having refinished the hardwood floors in my house in my before & after section, it was such a cheap and rewarding project that I wanted to …
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!
