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'm not sure if this will actually become a terrarium (it might end up being a candle holder centerpiece now that I'm seeing it come together and writing this post) …
A quick lunchtime stop into Target earlier this week yielded pure awesomeness. I really dropped by the never-fail-me store with the intent of hunting down some sheets for the new guest …
OK, so it's not technically a gardening table until I have some legit soil and clay pots, and, well, plants set up on it, but that's the eventual intent. For …
Ever since we built the deck in the summer of 2010 my tools have kinda just been strewn about Emily's dining room or dumped in a wooden box we found at a garage …
This is actually my first post relating to the bedrooms in the house, and maybe it's a surprise to you, but the guest room has been almost completely empty for …
If only I could tell you how many different lights I've browsed, reviewed, and considered in the last 20 months of homeownership. My first lighting-related project was to update the …
We made big strides in basement demo on Day 2. And it feels SO good to have a whole pile of free lumber ready for a good DIY project. All …
The basement rehabilitation is in full effect! By updating the layout down there, we'll be rewarded with 567 sq. ft. of more usable, functional, and friendly space (and we'll have …
Little blossoms appeared exactly one month and one day after starting the paper white bulbs in the kitchen windowsill (I quickly wrote about that here). Since I've staggered my bulbs …
I've been hunting for the perfect curtain fabric for the sunroom since summertime when I painted the front doors a sweet eggplant-y purple. Now that the siding is done, I …
I never really expected that the new front porch construction had a glimmer of a chance of happening before springtime, but temperatures in the low-50's on New Year's Eve melted …
It's rarely predicted to be 45 degrees around New Year's. Warm weather, AND over a long weekend. And, I need (need, need, need) to do some construction outdoors. 2011 is …
I picked up this original art at a garage sale last summer (marked $5, bought for $1, nice). It's a bit of a mixed media piece already - framed in …
Some people questioned my eagerness to paint the fireplace in the living room, but sometimes you just have to follow your gut. I knew the day that I found my house …
I. Love. Mirrors. And I have a lot of them. Most of the collection is from garage sales (think: <$3 each, sometimes framed, sometimes not)... because heavy glass mirrors they …
Wondering what colors I'm using in my house? I finally pulled together a quick graphic to give you a glimpse of the palette. All of the colors shown here are translated …
Not too long ago, I wrote about my aversion to bad vinyl flooring. During the course of that floor restoration project, I removed some particularly lousy faux-rock vinyl squares that …
We're seriously getting in the mood for Christmas this morning. Cookie time, taking a short break from the normal home improvement and decorating stuff since the gifts are wrapped and …
Once upon a time when the dining room was painted a vivid (and lovely) coral pink, I had a hard time finding (slash, affording) art that felt like a good fit …
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!
