How To Unclog A Bathtub Drain
Excuse my excitement, but yesterday at exactly 5:41 pm I told our clogged bathtub drain who was boss. I did it all by myself while John was…
First House Ideas and Projects
Come check out all of the decorating & home improvement projects we worked on to transform our first house. We loved showing our fixer-upper some love, and doing room makeovers on a budget thanks to lots of DIY enthusiasm.
How To Stain A Concrete Floor
Here’s an easy concrete floor staining tutorial chock full of helpful tips and tricks for a stunning result.
10 Home Items We’ve Had For 10+ Years
A few weeks ago, when we shared our son’s new “big boy room” not only were we feeling sentimental about no longer having a crib in our hous…
How To Paint A House Portrait
This week’s craft project has me skeered, I’m not going to lie. For the past month and a half I’ve had fun doing a simple and quick crafty …
What We’d Do Differently In Our First House
Psst- We just learned about another awesome way to raise money for the relief fund for the Sandy Hook tragedy thanks to some generous Etsy …
Five Home Mistakes We Made (We Learned The Hard Way)
I was lying in bed thinking about what random lessons we’ve learned in over nearly seven years of homeownership and DIY, and I realized it …
First House Vs. Current House: One Year Later
Q: I just read an old post of yours where you compared your last house to your current one – and it looks like you preferred the old one in…
The 8 Month Difference…
After yesterdays first house vs. current house comparison, this comment from Jess definitely got our wheels turning: “I think its an unfair…
Comparing Our First House To Our Current House
Last Friday on this post we got this comment and thought it sounded like a good time: “I love your videos and it’s crazy to see the differe…
A Weird Milestone
We passed a weird milestone on Wednesday. On the surface, it just marked seven months of living in this shouldn’t-call-it-new-anymore house…
12 Design Mistakes We (Hopefully) Won’t Make Again
Q: I have an idea for a blog post. “Design mistakes we won’t make again.” As I look through pictures of all the beautiful work you’ve done,…
Last Day In Our First House
We promised pics of the old house all vacant and ready for the new owners so here they are (brought to you thanks to sitting in a booth at …