I'm a home improvement enthusiast, living a very merry DIY lifestyle.
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Sometimes, people aren’t who you think. All unassuming and quiet about their hobbies and their passions and what they do in their spare time, and then they surprise you immeasurably by gifting you something radical and handmade for your wedding. […]
Dudes. I splurged and bought a Kreg Jig last week, the mid-range priced K4 model to be exact, and because I used Pete’s Amazon Prime shipping privileges it arrived in just two days with free standard shipping, bazinga, I win. And I […]
Hi there. This post was made possible by Black & Decker—they sent me a 36V lawn mower to chase around my yard after participating in the #KICKGAS blogger event in March. The review is my own (both positive and negative), […]
… although, what’s there to be a pro about when you’re picnicking? We’re picnic lovers. After all, we spend our days hunting beach glass, getting manicures and pedicures by trudging through the natural sand, and, well, eating a lot of […]
You know how much we like getting our tool organization on. It’s kind of our thing. Having a clean space makes projects more efficient, not to mention safer, so after making over our entire garage last month, the pressure was […]
It shouldn’t come as any surprise that I’ve managed to find a lot of tools for the shed, garage, and workbench in the most thrifty of ways; a girl’s got to save her dough where she can, and even though […]
Thanks to Black & Decker for making this possible. I’m under no obligation to write about the 36V cordless tiller I received for free, but I’m doing it anyways. Because it’s badass. We had a few very wet, cold, windy […]
I don’t know what you did on Friday afternoon, but Pete and I ran furiously towards the weekend at full speed, both desperately needing a little break from sitting opposite eachother in front of our respective computers for 15 hours […]
There’s plenty to be said about the antique tools that both Pete and I have collected over the years; they’re rustic, valued, and trustworthy, but in an age where power rules, power tools excel at making any renovation, how should […]
I hope I got you into the landscaping spirit with my recent post on testing Black & Decker’s new line of cordless outdoor tools in Arizona. We had a ball of a time putting the products through the rigors on […]
The southwestern USA in general is a remarkable place to be; aside from traveling to Southern California once for work, I haven’t had the opportunity to scope out the region from a 20,000 foot view out the airplane windows. Our […]
I’ve turned a blind eye to the baseboard heating systems that live in the kitchen, living room, and dining room. The thing is, I’ve never really liked them. They don’t seem to emit the same warmth as the massive radiators […]
Yes, a grand supreme kind of champion. I even bought myself a trophy and a sash to make it official. Help me, I can’t stop making outlandish references to Toddlers and Tiaras since I watched it for the first time ever […]
With the bathroom renovation well-underway, we’re consumed in new-tool-toy-furniture madness over here. The whole tear-out-your-bathroom-and-put-it-back-together process is certainly time consuming, and because we’re still charging through with other projects and work, it’s taking longer than what I estimated (purely for your entertainment, […]
Mr. Happy HAAN does a fine, fine job. Makes me a happy WOMAAN. OK, this relationship with my steam cleaner has gotten weird. I’ve lived here for 2 years and 8 months The very furry dog has lived here for […]
We had a radical + relaxing Christmas weekend mushed between a crazy last week and a crazier this week (I started gutting our bathroom yesterday, more to come on that, or on twitter if you follow me there). No big […]
The votes rolled in, were tallied, and… I still went with my gut. When I started looking online for fabrics to cover the ottomans, I fell in love with this pretty, watercolor-esque Marimekko fabric and as much as I also liked […]
I have this half-fleshed-out plan to use a pegboard in the office as an alternative to using the more expected cork board, whiteboard, or chalk board for utility. Remember, I’m only half-way there and in foreign, holey waters. And that’s not […]
A quick intro to a not-so-quick post: Let me backtrack 6 months to when we were demo-ing the basement “bathroom”. The half-bath (shown in that thumbnail to the left) in the corner of the otherwise unfinished basement was nothing to […]
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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