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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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 …
We definitely got our money's worth out of our last DSLR, a Canon Rebel XS purchased in 2011 as a "starter" camera that I could use to take better photos for the blog, …
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 …
"Why is his dessert sitting so close to the human dessert?" "Don't worry about it. The kibbles are organic." We celebrated Codeman's 7th birthday on Monday a.k.a. completely reversed all training efforts to …
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 …
For the last few years, we've been focused on forms of efficiency, namely energy efficiency (LED bulbs, tankless water heater, new appliances, Nest), and time efficiency. Anything to have more hours in my …
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: …
Great furniture finds at ordinary garage sales make me want to fist bump everyone in my path, which is exactly what I did when I found these gems: I passed by them …
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 …
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, …
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 …
The house sold in a week. A fast sale was the best case scenario for my situation, and to say I'm relieved is an understatement. I wanted to write this post for my …
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 …
Back at the time that we invested in our West Elm Tillary sectional, we knew that the size of our large sunken living room could accommodate a secondary seating area. It's …
Solar-powered LED lights? Conceptually, awesome. We upgraded our holiday strands to regular electric LEDs a few years ago and have been really happy with the results, so testing solar strands seemed like …
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 …
We spent our weekends skiing this winter (right up through the beginning of the month – best season ever); the hobby consumed a lot of our free time and forced us to …
I can't say it enough, it has been a total pleasure collaborating with the team at Scripps Networks for DIYNetwork.com and its blog Made + Remade over the last 3.5 years – I know, …
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 …
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.
Thanks for visiting!
