A Kid-Safe Christmas Tree With Paint Chips & Ribbons
That she blows! Or maybe I should I say “thar she glows!” Either way, we got ‘er up. And this year the theme was: free stuff we already had…
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.
How To Make DIY Christmas Ornaments
As I mentioned earlier this week, we got a real mini tree! And I finally got some twinkle lights up and some ornaments on that guy. I say t…
White Corian Counter Review
Merry Countermas to us! They’re here. And they’re spectacular. Just as a reminder, the cave room looked like this back when we moved in las…
Updating Our Living Room With A New Rug
There’s something about being nearly a year into living here that makes it feel like we’ve accomplished a fair amount of “evolution” over t…
Prepping For A Corian Counter Installation
We were feeling a little less than pumped about how unfinished our “new,” tile-ready walls were looking… … mostly because we found ourselve…
How To Make An Advent Calendar
We’re still working away on the kitchen, so we’ll have update post #561 for you soon (kidding, it’s probably more like #19 or something – b…
How To Turn Family Sketches Into Art
Dude, my dad is an artist. I mean not by trade (he’s a super-genius math teacher), but both he and my mother sketched and drew for fun duri…
How To Hang Cement Backer Board For A Wall Full Of Tile
As exhilarating as demolition can be, there’s always that nagging voice in the back of your head reminding you that you’re going to have to…
Hanging A Gallery Frame Wall In The Nursery
Some nursery tweak-age has occurred. And because we’re currently working away on the kitchen (stay tuned for those deets tomorrow morning i…
How To Demo Old Backsplash Tile & Plywood
In case all of that turkey and stuffing made you forget, allow me to remind you that our kitchen was looking something this after the upper…
White Corian Counter Templating
Not sure if many people are reading today (due to the impending turkey-related holiday) but we wanted to stop in with a quick kitchen updat…
Thanksgiving Table Setting Ideas
I’m a last minute gal, what can I say? I’ve been having some fun with a few quick n’ random turkey-day table settings, so I thought I’d sha…