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We finished 2016 off right with the installation of a gas fireplace, and celebrated by blazing our great wall of fire on max heat right into the New Year; considering how much time we actually spend in our living room playing and […]
This post was originally published on DIY Network’s blog Made + Remade in October 2014. We can’t help settling into the couch a little deeper this time of year. Between the cooler weather, new TV programming, and football season, fall seems […]
Do you find it hard to shop for friends or family? Gift cards are easy, sure, but if you’re shopping for someone who loves to make things – a self-proclaimed crafter or DIYer – a new door of opportunity opens. […]
This post was originally published on DIY Network’s blog Made + Remade in July 2012. If you’ve been looking to switch up the paint colors in your home, the summer months are a good time to take on the challenge. […]
The year of finishing what we started was pretty accomplished, now that I look around the place. In late January 2015, amidst an awesome hibernation, I made a list of things I wanted to get done to make our home […]
I really feel like I’ve kicked the year off in a good way, and somehow it’s half over! For months now, I have been researching the costs for bigger impending projects (bathroom, kitchen, new patio), working my butt off to save for said […]
Back at the time that we invested in our sectional, we knew that the size of our large sunken living room would be accommodating enough for a secondary seating area; it’s not that we don’t spent plenty of time lounging on the big couch, […]
Hibernating is what I do in January. I nest, and lose momentum on things that I’ve started. I think it’s partially due to trying to piece together our lives post-holiday (post-Santa, post-travels), and also, because it’s damn cold and I can come […]
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 a late night peppermint mocha (thx, SB BOGO). I bought the […]
Editor’s Update: I still get lots of comments and questions about this sofa. 4+ years later and my views in this post are still right-on. Updated March 2018. After living with the West Elm Tillary sectional for about 10 months […]
The rug pad shown in this post was provided to me by RugPadUSA.com in exchange for a test run in our home and a good ol’ American review. The rug itself, something we bought ourselves. We ripped out around 1,500 sq. ft. […]
Lack of lighting was one of the first things we noticed when we moved into this house; specifically, in the living room, which has nothing in the overhead department, not even a switch to control an outlet. Whether lamps.com knew […]
Editor’s Update: I’m floored, it’s IKEA, the best quality IKEA I’ve ever seen. I thought I knew the type of coffee table I wanted for our evolving living room. Something with modern lines. Light hardwood. A large, low circular table […]
Meet our new fireplace. It’s a perfect example of how less can be more. Can’t recall what’s missing? Hint: Shiny gold. That particular gold fireplace front looked out of place against the flagstone wall, and we’ve been thinking a lot […]
I spent lots of hours sitting on the floor of the window treatment section of JCPenney as a kid, way back before the days of finding JCPenney online deals and offers online; Mom was always looking for a new rod […]
It’s time for a beautiful switch. Their words, not mine, but one might say that they basically took the words right out of my mouth. Over the next few months, I’m partnering with Legrand to showcase its adorne line of outlets and […]
Doin’ things right. I’ve been looking forward to the holiday season since June. I should say, we’re doing things sort of right, because early Thursday morning, the whole thing totally fell over: …So, some of you might say “doin’ things […]
(Psst: If you want to see how this sofa is holding up, check out this review.) Truth: I pushed to get you some pictures of the living room for the sake of documenting it in its new-floor-no-furniture state, so that today I […]
Broken record, yo. First, I told you how the hallway looked incredible. And then the kid’s rooms were brightened and beautiful. The dining room was transformed. And now, as if by some surprise to all of us, OMG, the maple […]
I'm a home improvement enthusiast, living a very merry DIY lifestyle.
You can find me writing for HGTV and DIY Network, follow me on facebook and instagram, or drop me a note if you'd like. I love notes.
Thanks for visiting!
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Honestly, This Is Tillary
Javalicious, A Gel Staining Reveal (Update #3)
The Easy Way to Hang Art on Brick or Stone
Painting Everything White: We Chose Snowbound, By Sherwin Williams
The Time I Killed All of the Succulents