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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I don't often write about cooking, what I cook, how I cook, or what I eat, but DIY Greek Yogurt is something I've been wanting to try for awhile. Yogurt …
The front yard landscaping should be done by year 2020. It makes me a little sad to show it to you in its immature state. In my mind, by 2020 it'll …
This artwork has hung in the basement since Pete moved it in from his apartment in April. It's a decent quality canvas, although I'll use the term canvas loosely because …
I finished up a short list of small projects this month - ones that wouldn't actually prompt an independent post, but definitely make me want to pat myself on the back. After …
We took a day trip to Ithaca yesterday and returned with a Jeep full of plant loot. It was the kind of excursion where one person (moi) ends up straddling a …
Maybe it occurred to you when I showed you the feet of my inexpensive IKEA chairs that they were causing serious pain to my hardwoods. That right there is the direct …
I actually finished leveling the dirt pile last week, but somehow forgot to show you how the new front yard turned out. Voila. This took forever. The 8 yards of topsoil that …
Not terribly long after I launched Merrypad, I posted about my then-current paint palette. That graphic looked something like this: But in the last year, likely because I was challenging myself with …
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 …
Deck weatherproofing is one of those nagging home maintance things that isn't really interesting. I'm probably not going to change that. But it makes a world of a difference. So …
I celebrated a little birthday on Saturday. Not a big deal throw-me-a-fiesta kind of year, but fun and well-celebrated nonetheless (colorful candles!). #27, baby. Pete and I observed the occasion …
It rained all of last week, and that totally spoiled my plan to finish moving the massive pile of soil in my driveway. And this week I've been sick, so …
Some of the more popular search terms that lead people to this site pertain to "Honda Ruckus Underseat Storage" but in hindsight, neither this post nor this one did an …
Editor's Update: The store is no longer in business. :( The quaint Charlotte General Store is salvage shop in town that I often frequent while out running errands. It's no secret …
The ottoman framework I showed you yesterday was seriously kicking butt. I had already been testing the set of three out for a day or two while writing and editing …
I. Spy. Decor. I set out with a new project in mind last week, one inspired purely by a collection of ottomans I loved at Anthropologie. In person, I very sneakily …
Even with all of the projects that I finish in any given month, there are still a lot of things that I've been meaning to get started on. I've added …
So very dramatic. Enjoy, and realize how seriously I take the smallest, two dollar things. I'm never too sure why a plant decides to croak when it does. I'm no horticulturist, and …
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!
