How To Replace Shower Tiles
First a little Facebook diatribe: we’ve been hearing from folks who no longer see our posts or Instagram pics hitting their Facebook feed a…
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 Remove An Old Shower Tile Border
We no strangers to removing unsightly trees. In fact, taking care of the dead/dying/dangerous trees that we were warned might fall on our f…
How To Gather Materials To Build A Deck
Good news: we made progress on deck building. Huzzah! Bad news: we didn’t make as much as we’d hoped. Harumph. I’m kind of having flashback…
Demoing Out A Balcony To Build A Deck
Deck plans completed? Check. Permit acquired? Check. Materials scheduled to arrive this week? Check. But one thing still stands in the way …
Replacing An Old Bathroom Light
We don’t talk much about our hall bathroom. In fact, in 17 months of living here, it’s been the subject of just two posts (knocking down a …
DIYing vs. Living In Your Home & Enjoying It
Q: Since you decorate/upgrade/reno your house for a living, do you ever feel like you are always working on your house but not ever getting…
A Flush Mounted Light Near The Fireplace
Even though we declared our kitchen project done over a month ago, there are still little dangling tasks hanging over our heads. Some, quit…
Cloth Diapering Review
There’s a vicious cycle going on. We blog about something and then we live with it. And while we do, we tackle other stuff and blog about t…
How To Add Floor Trim, Transitions, and Reducers
Since sharing this photo over a month ago, some of you have asked for more detail about putting the transitions around the cork floor in ou…
Selling A Kohler Toilet On Craigslist
Remember the almond toilet that came with our master bedroom (which we recently switched out for a taller and cleaner-looking white one)? W…
How To Frost A Window With Frosting Film
This post is actually about three bathroom updates, the first of which concerns this baby – the window. Aka the anti-privacy device located…
Planting A River Birch Tree
No? Me either. But it’s coming. Slowly but surely. After tackling the area to the right of the porch, next on the ol’ to-do list was: the a…