Using Personal Keys To Make Shadowbox Art
Last week during the blogiversary madness, there were requests for more fast & *almost* free projects – especially the ones that renters an…
Second House Ideas and Projects
Here's how we updated and transformed our second house with DIY projects and a lot of sweat equity! Check out all of the before and after pictures and project tutorials so you can whip up your own room makeovers.
Digging Up A Planting Bed To Plant More Grass
Oh man, we were busy little yard bunnies this Sunday. As in, we probably logged about four hours out there. We started while the kid napped…
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…
How To Turn Side Tables Into Upholstered Benches
Here’s a tale I’ve been dying to tell for a while, but now that we actually got it done (this has been done in my head for over a year), we…
Let’s All Walk Around The House Together…
We’re about to get video happy up in this hizzy. It’s once again time for a video house tour since it has been about six months since the l…
Outdoors Chairs For An *Indoor* Dining Room
And now for a little chair-related riddle: What sucks more than buying eight chairs on craigslist only to realize that they’re really reall…
Keeping A Dried Dead Butterfly
Am I the only one who thinks of Will Ferell’s Robert Goulet impression from SNL whenever I hear the word nature? Yes? Anyway, sometimes a l…
Evolution Of A Bedroom
Blerg. I either have food poisoning or a stomach bug today. But thanks for all the stool love this morning, guys (wait, that sounds kinda g…
Thrifting Vintage Wooden Stools For The Kitchen
Soooooo smething crazy happened. Here’s a little hint: It all started when John and I were lying in bed one night talking about what we’d l…
How To Spray Paint A Plastic Basketball Hoop
Hoop, there it is. File this under my weirdest “Dude, Get On That Already” challenge to date. Much like many of our other DGOTA adventures,…
How We Finished And Furnished Our Deck
Well, our goal was to get to enjoy our deck by Labor Day and we squeaked in with just a few days to spare. And in case you couldn’t tell, I…
How To Protect Outdoor Furniture With Varnish And Teak Oil
T-minus twenty for hours until we have furniture on the deck!!! Woah nellie, I’m excited about it. Hence the use of three exclamation point…