Using Up Everything In The Fridge Before Moving
Remember when we mentioned that we were on a grocery shopping hiatus? The idea was to make a concerted effort to eat as much as possible th…
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.
A Packing To-Do List
Look how spiffy our house is looking these days: With less than 5 days until the big move, we’ve learned that packing is no joke. But we’ve…
Why Cohesive Flooring Is Key In A Small Home
We’re trying to soak up all the things that we love about this house before we move on to our next big project, and we realized that our fl…
How To Make Faux Christmas Presents For Decorating The Mantel
Jingle bells! Batman Smells! Robin laid an egg. Batmobile lost a wheel and Joker did ballet. What? You didn’t sing that song at camp while …
Fixing A Pocket Door
Our bathroom’s pocket door wasn’t working, so with our closing day looming around the corner, it was time to get that sucker fixed!
Making A List Of All The Things We’ll Miss From Our First Home
In the words of Rose from Titanic…..I’ll never let go. We’re both going to miss so many things about our first casa that we just had to ded…
Thanksgiving Table Setting
At our house, we serve dinner buffet style (setting out all the food in the kitchen so people can pile their plates high) which means I get…
Fall Decorating Ideas
I got all leaf-happy to add a bit of that fall/Thanksgiving vibe to the dining area. It was free and it took about ten minutes total. Here’…
Setting A Goal To Clear Out 100 Things Before We Move
I want to get rid of (via donations, craigslist, ebay, freecycle, etc) at least 100 things before moving day. On one hand the number sounds…
The Process Of Selling Our House By Owner & Buying A New House
To the tune of Katy Perry’s “Hot N’ Cold”… WE’VE BOUGHT AND WE’VE SOLD! Well not really, but we’re headed in that direction. As of 5:57 pm …
An Old Ikea Coffee Table Hack
Every once in a while someone asks us where we found the table in the sunroom and it reminds us that we owe you some details. We actually D…
How To Spackle Uneven Drywall
This morning, while the kid was doing this: I attempted to tackle this: A few days ago I slapped some spackle on the walls in the bathroom …