How To Remove A Dated Vanity Backsplash
Happy Friday, y’all! We’re painting the foyer today (pics on Monday – woop woop!) but I realized that I forgot to share two bathroom relate…
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.
How To Run A New Cable Wire
One thing we were excited about doing differently in this house vs. the last one is having a TV in our master bedroom. And while we did bri…
Upcycling A Secondhand Bathroom Light
But before we get to that: an armadillo in the bathroom. Let’s talk about it. Everyone needs one, right? I mean, we can argue that a lot of…
Breaking Down The New Pad
It’s Friday! Let’s get mathy up in here. By now you know I’m a card carrying facts & figures nerd (here’s Exhibit A and Exhibit B) so when …
Pondering Layout Ideas For A New House
Since a bunch of you guys have requested more details on what layout changes we’re pondering and what paint colors we’re currently leaning …
How To Program Your Garage Doors
We have two garage doors. I know, I know – cool story, bro. But I promise this gets better. Well, it does if you’re a tech nerd or just enj…
Email Answer: I Bought A Fixer-Upper, Where Do I Begin?
Q: My husband Tim and I just bought our first fixer upper two weeks ago in Fort Worth, Texas. It is our second home and we hope to make it …
How To Use A Steamer To Remove Wallpaper
Things are getting steamy in the foyer! As a refresher, we have five rooms full of wallpaper and we’re attempting to take five different re…
How To Add Shine To Dull Hardwood Floors
Whoops, I almost forgot to tell you about how I scrubbed and re-sealed the existing hardwoods right before we moved in (literally, like 26 …
Picking A New Siding Color & Updating Our Exterior Trim
As if all the blue and mauve trim on the inside of the house isn’t enough, we had some outside trim that needed some attention. When we bou…
How To Repair A Hole In Your Deck
Again? Already?!? If you had told me 10 months ago that I’d be doing deck construction again less than a year later, I would’ve punched you…
Installing White Faux Wood Window Blinds
Our house gets really nice sunlight – especially upstairs and especially in the afternoon when the sun hits the front of the house directly…