Oops We Failed Our Deck Inspection
#FAIL Oh how I wish that hashtag was in reference to some cheeky Internet meme. Instead, it’s about the result of our deck’s footing inspec…
Outside Ideas and Projects
Here are a bunch of outside ideas for fixing up your home's curb appeal and updating your outdoors! From laying a paver patio and building a deck to adding a pergola around a garage or carport (or redoing your landscaping and painting your front door) there's lots to see.
Making Our Post Holes To Build A Deck
Before we get to our weekly deck update, we just have to say HOLY COW you guys have awesome homes! So many folks submitted house crashing p…
How To Gather Materials To Build A Deck
Good news: we made progress on deck building. Huzzah! Bad news: we didn’t make as much as we’d hoped. Harumph. I’m kind of having flashback…
Adding Bright Red Adirondack Chairs To Our Side Patio
Enough about our colorful stools… …and on to our newest set of colorful chairs. Oh yes, we’re officially on a bold-colored seating kick. Re…
Demoing Out A Balcony To Build A Deck
Deck plans completed? Check. Permit acquired? Check. Materials scheduled to arrive this week? Check. But one thing still stands in the way …
Seeding Some Bare Dirt Spots To Grow Grass
Back on this hosta post I left a not-so-subtle indication that we were planting some fresh grass ’round these parts. Though as pretty as su…
Front Yard Landscaping Progress
Okay, y’all ready for another what-we’ve-been-doing-outside post? This particular rundown, as you may have guessed from my title (why yes I…
Sourcing And Buying Materials To Build A Deck
Our deck project kind of got back-burnered amidst all of the party/dollhouse/bedroom stuff, but we have made one decision in that time: muc…
Planting Boxwoods, Petunias, and Hydrangeas
It feels like forever since we posted about any gardening we’ve done (over a month, actually), but that doesn’t mean nothing’s happened. We…
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,…
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…
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…