If I were a betting woman (I am not, I prefer to play roulette), then I’d predict that this will be my most popular post in 2017… especially once Pinterest gets it’s little DIY hands on it. First, a word on shiplap. This is a term that Joanna Gaines, from Fixer Upper on HGTV, has …
I am a big believer in sweat equity for a home. Yes, it’s dirty and hard work but it’s so worth it once you are done! Plus, you can stretch your budget so much further if you can put the time in and save on labor costs from paying others. Here are a few ways …
Updating Recessed Lighting Y’all, these are the coolest things. They replace your old, outdated recessed lights with clean, white, insulated LED bulbs. We had old, nasty recessed lights that all looked different. Some had black lining, some were alabaster and others were “fish eyed” to point on to a decorative wall or piece of …
When we bought our house, it was an as is purchase. This means that the owners were not going to do any clean up, repairs or removal of personal items at the home. Obviously, we had a home inspection done to find out the condition of the home. A lot of the personal items, we …
Anxiety 😬 Which contractor should we hire? What unforeseen issues are going to come up? What’s wrong with this house since no one else bought it? Is my budget going to be busted? Will our timeline work out? Will my painter bail on us? Which color should I choose? Will those fixtures get shipped here …
Last week, I shared about our efforts to clean up the front exterior of our new home by painting the front door and shutters. Since then, I’ve been working on some other parts including cleaning, gardening and more painting. Painting We have this cool front yard lantern that reminds me so much of my grandmother. …
Our new house has beautiful wooden shutters but man were they in need of a face lift! I knew that I wanted to paint them but went back and forth on choosing a paint color for several days. I wanted something lighter than black that would help update the exterior look without painting the brick. …
Last week was my final packing push before we bought the house. As predicted, since we have closed, I have been spending long days at the new house painting, cleaning, and shining things up. I am very happy that so much moving prep has already been done, but living in a moving zone is slightly …
We have been working SO hard this weekend in our new house… painting cabinets, wacking shrubs back, erasing spiderwebs, and painting shutters. It’s been amazing to see how much we’ve been able to accomplish in just a few days! The first project I want to share is updating the fireplace. We still need to paint …
4 Days Before: Start dreading that it’s almost time to clean out your car again. Look at your calendar and decide when you want to spend an hour dealing with it this week. 1-2 Days Before: Try to take a random item out of your car each time you get out of it so it …
