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 lived through 710 days of a house with an ugly storm door. It's (in my possibly way-too-detail-oriented-brain) the one thing people notice as they're approaching the house, ringing the …
Easter is my fatty food marathon. Chocolate overload aside, I usually eat an enormous brunch, including my weight in rye bread that's somehow been blessed which makes it OK, and …
Raise your hand if you own one of these babies. Hi. I saw an infomercial for this cute little (er, manly) Skil 3.6-Volt Lithium-Ion Multi-Cutter the week before Christmas. Pete's a …
Quick, friendly shout-out to my sole sponsor, artist Erin Busch, maker of hand knit monsters sold under the business ErinMakesStuff. I bought a few of her monster ornaments as gifts …
Free to me, and to you, and to any willing person. What could be easier than having free art delivered mailbox month after month? Nothing. And here's how I'm taking full …
What's up, aspiring DIY drywallers? Here's a little advice: TRY IT. You won't do as badly as you thought. And you'll build up some muscles. Some projects drag. Believe it or …
Things don't always come together so easily. Pete won a sexy little 19" flat LED TV at a work function around the holidays (read: totally free), but since he didn't know where …
I'm excited to share with you the second of (what-I-hope-becomes) many installments of my beloved Work-pad features! Amber Perrodin, an Arkansas-based artist who I happened upon naturally on Etsy several …
I've been patiently waiting for the weather to improve in NY because once it's warm enough, I know I'll be able to work in the 3-season room, that sunroom off …
Pete + I spent a nice long weekend in D.C. sightseeing and visiting with friends. I did take 255 pictures, although 249 of them were with my iPhone because I …
I fixed that Sauder shelf last week and was immediately happy to have it as extra storage and extra detail in the living room, mostly because this gives me fair …
Let me jump right in. As I mentioned on Friday, I've been getting overly excited about springtime because it means I can finally contract someone to fix my gross driveway. …
I've had 2 chinese menus and 4 landscaper ads tucked into my front door this week which means it's officially springtime again! And it's time for front yard repair. More …
If you're lucky, you might find a the distressed plants section of your favorite home and garden store this time of the year. This particular display makes me kind of …
I've had a little idea brewing for a few months, but it took me reinstalling the handrail in the stairwell to give me a the little boost I needed to …
I mentioned last week when I wrote about Pete moving in that we were still working on the whole clothing storage solution. Lots of stuff went straight to Salvation Army …
If you're like us, you've probably gone ahead and purchased inexpensive furniture (shelves, bedside tables, TV stands) from Sauder to save a buck or two. If you're like us, you've …
It worked! The paint I bought from Sherwin-Williams ended up getting an A+ in my book (slash blog review). Here's the brief recap of how Energetic and Laughing Orange came to …
The bathroom mirror was an awesome garage sale find a few summers ago. I'm pretty sure it was originally a cabinet door painted white, perhaps an old vanity door, 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!
