Painting Words Over A Canvas For Customized Quote Art
Remember when I shared our possessed painting that jumped off the wall cheap painting that we got for $20 at a yard sale… … and mentioned t…
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.
Thrifting A Vintage Moroccan Side Table
This morning we shared pics from our recent thrifting trip and I promised you more details about a certain table that we adopted (along wit…
How To Build A Deck
The deck is officially done. Sound the celebratory cowbells! I actually finished it on Friday and we’ve spent the last few days crossing al…
How To Turn A Basket Into A Pendant Light
This is the story of making an old basket into a pendant light using just this $10 thrift store basket that we found along with two other s…
Replacing An Exterior Light
Let’s talk more about things that were too tiny. But instead of yesterday’s mini-mirror, this time we’re taking things outside. To the carp…
Hanging A Mirror Over The Mantel
We’re reaching the point in our house where we’re finally trying to slowly upgrade the “we’ll-just-put-this-here- for-now-since-we-just-mov…
Listy McListerson: Updated
Warning: this post contains more words than a handful of housewives can sling around in one of those two hour reunion episodes. So feel fre…
A Curvy Armchair For The Kitchen
Chairs are definitely one of those high/low things for us. In the low category we have our $30 thrift store egg chair… … our $32 stools fro…
The Process Of Building A Deck
When we last left off in our deck saga, our hero (that’s me in this case) was avoiding battling the heat as he tediously valiantly drilled …
Organizing Our Closet Shelves With Bins
That’s right. I pulled a Benita Larsson. For anyone who doesn’t know her, she’s the mastermind organizer over at Chez Larsson and I adore h…
How To Spray Paint A Frame
Please sing this to the tune of The Brady Bunch Theme Song. Here’s the story… of two cheap black framies… … found at Target and then spray …
The First Stages Of Building A Deck
What party? The decking party, that’s what. Never been to a party where people put decking down? Then you have not lived, my friend. But co…