Calling Miss Utility Before Building A Deck
We were busy bees this weekend. And as some of you noticed in yesterday’s post, in the picture where John was playing the role of the deck,…
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.
Planning A New Deck Build
Ah, the “alley.” The affectionate name we gave that weird void of space created between the original part of our house (on the left) and th…
Messy Basement Workshop
This week has been all about cleaning and organizing, so it’s only fair that I take this opportunity to own up to the most unclean, unorgan…
Simplifying Our House & Living With Less
It’s easy to crave less. Less to buy. Less to clean. Less to store. Less to chose from. Less to throw away. And we’re those people who get …
Bathroom Drawer Organization
Dude, meet our disaster drawer. I know you guys already got a preview of him yesterday, but you know how a horror movie has that dun-dun-du…
How To Organize Kid Clutter
OK, it’s day two of our organizing week and we’re currently working on our crazy sink drawer that we shared yesterday. In the meantime, thi…
Organizing The Whole House, One Cabinet At A Time
You Down With O-R-G? Yeah You Know Me. Yes, that’s a Naughty By Nature reference. But why O-R-G? That’s $herdog’s abbreviation for organizi…
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…
How To Spray Paint Upholstered Chairs
Yup. I spray painted chairs. Upholstered chairs. Dude, I’m the first to admit it’s weird. And it’s definitely not the answer if you’re sane…
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 Build A Rockbox
Yes, just when you thought the sandbox-citement was over – it continues. We chatted all about how we built the base of the box here and how…