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Sharing my holiday gift guide with you today. Here are some of the things I'm looking to add to my shopping list for friends and family. Along with a few of the things I purchased this year that I am absolutely loving! Click to Shop my Holiday Gift Guide Matte White...
What if you could save a lot of money and make all of your master bedroom furniture? What if it rivaled the bedroom furniture you were eyeing online? I did just that a little over a year ago and I'm happy to say, it's all still standing. HAHA!! It's actually probably...
As promised, this week I'm sharing our most used outdoor space--our deck. I'm not sure what it is about the convenience of right outside the back kitchen door to the deck versus out the door and down the stairs onto the patio (shared here last week), but more often...
Finally! Fourteen years later and I feel like our backyard patio is coming together! Always a work in progress right? One step at a time. As I shared in last week's post, every summer I've kinda focused on a different element of the backyard and this year's focus has...
Last Spring a 2x4x8 cost me around $3.25. This Spring I'm paying $7.25 for that same 2x4. Lumber prices have gone through the roof and therefore, have me really thinking twice on my upcoming woodworking projects. And I know many of you are feeling the same way. I've...
A couple weeks ago, I shared another awesome furniture build. This one was a Restoration Hardware Dupe. In that post, I encouraged you to get rid of the manufactured edge of all of your boards, by ripping them down to a different width and making them a straight edge....
SEALING PINE SAP Every now and then you build something and then finish it, only to have to redo the finish....TWICE! A few weeks after the Pottery Barn Brooks Dining Table dupe was built, finished and delivered to its new home, it started leaking pine sap. I honestly...
An aesthetically pleasing kitchen is wonderful, but a fully-functional, space-saving, well-organized kitchen is even better! And to have all three is #goals all the way!! With spring right around the corner and having just wrapped up a mini-remodel on our...
We finally got our tree up! I know, we're still in November, but I feel like everyone I know already has their tree up. So, we're keeping up with the Jones's and decked out our home in everything Christmas. May not have been the day after Halloween, but we got 'er...
Where is your happy place? You know, that place you go that evokes a sense of nostalgia or just an overall warm, fuzzy feeling. A place that brightens your mood and helps you forget about the stresses of life. Maybe it's a favorite coffee shop, Starbucks anyone? A...
