How To Pick The Right Paint Colors
Two weeks ago when John shared this post about the times that we’ve made bad painting decision, we received a bunch of requests for a follo…
Home Improvement Ideas and Projects
A bunch of in depth tutorials and step by step instructions for completing home improvement projects, keeping up with home maintenance, transforming a fixer-upper, and doing things like unclogging a drain or building a deck.
Removing An Old Carpet And Staples
We’ve never been more all over the place than we have been lately (the kid’s room, the master bath, the kitchen, the sunroom veranda) and w…
How To Take Down Kitchen Cabinets & Rehang One
Well, that can of worms is officially open. We’ve started making some changes in the kitchen. I realize this isn’t totally new news, since …
How To Tile And Grout An Outdoor Area
Remember when we tiled the floor out back earlier this month? Oh yeah, we barely do either. It has been such a drawn out process thanks to …
How To Install Extra Thick Crown Molding
the studio is officially half-done with the kid’s canopy wall update, so thanks so much to all 900+ of you who commented with votes and add…
How To Stencil A Floor
We did it! We stenciled our bathroom and closet floor and it looks awesome. So worth the effort. And so much better than the carpet that wa…
Using Soap & Water To Remove Wallpaper
Let’s talk about what we’d like to accomplish before this baby comes for a second. In our first house when we were preparing for the kid’s …
How To Install Outdoor Fans
Truth: the studio was oddly into fan hunting and the idea of adding two new fans to keep our freshly-opened sunroom cool (and to create a n…
Leveling and Dry Fitting Tile In An Outdoor Area
Since we last checked in on the sunroom last Thursday, the studio and I have managed to check four more things off the list: installing two…
How To Add Exterior Trim And Then Caulk And Paint It
First of all, thanks so much for the unbelievable outpouring of well-wishes for our announcement yesterday. It was great to share our news …
Ripping Up Old Wall To Wall Carpet
I realize four months isn’t an eternity, but it was about 3.9 months longer than we wanted to spend with the last vestiges of the old carpe…
What Our First & Second Houses Taught Us
Q: Now that you’re in your third house, I’m sure there are things you’ve learned about budgeting, decorating, house hunting, etc. having be…