Do-it-yourself projects and Home Decor
As soon as it is warm enough, my boys start setting up the net for volleyball and badminton. We got a new corn hole game for Christmas so they set that up too. I love that we have a yard big enough to play outdoor games. When I was invited to be a part of […]
Now that it is warming up, I am dreaming of having outdoor movies again. I’m resharing this past project with you today because these outdoor movie theater seats are one of my favorites! As kids we used to run an extension cord outside and take a small TV/VCR combo outside to watch movies in the backyard. […]
Hello! I have not been as active blogging this month as I was hoping. I had a huge list of posts to work on and projects but two birthdays, school concerts, and sickness took over. But I did get one fun project crossed off my to-do list thanks to a knock off challenge hosted by […]
This post is sponsored by Minwax :) Even though I blogged about it 6 years ago, I still get emails all the time asking if I have a tutorial for the crate I built that was in my living room. It was the first thing I built from scratch and I built it a long […]
This post really should be called Finishing the Handmade Christmas Gift in the Nick Of Time. This project took way longer than it should have. I may have gotten a little carried away and kept adding things to my list of things to make. You see, my Minwax post this month was to make a […]
YOU GUYS!!! I finally have a bathroom update! Actually, I just finished the whole bathroom after waiting, and waiting for the last thing to arrive. That is a story in and of itself, but the important thing is, it is done! Today I am sharing how I built these DIY floating bathroom shelves above the […]
I am so stinkin’ excited to share this backyard project with you! It has been weeks in the making and I am thrilled with how it turned out. When Thompson’s WaterSeal asked if I had any big outdoor projects we could work on together, I knew this planter box fence was it. I dreamed up […]
When I finished the bathroom in the basement, we couldn’t do recessed lights because of all the pipes and such in the ceiling. I had to find light that didn’t hang down very far from the ceiling since the ceiling is lower in the basement than upstairs and I have a tall husband. I have […]
We have been a one car family for 99% of our marriage. It is a way for us to save money and we have always been able to make it work. When Shane got his job in Salt lake City (over an hour away) it was tough. I only had access to the van late at […]
It seems like forever since I took down the upper cabinets… maybe because it was! Shane and I decided to take them down in an effort to make this space appear larger by adding open shelving. That is why we also painted it a bright white. The kitchen is SUPER tiny. As in most people have closets […]
Did you see my gallery wall yesterday? One of my favorite things on the wall is this staghorn fern. I had never had a staghorn fern before but after seeing them all over the internet lately I decided I wanted to try one out. I have had this little guy for a few months now […]
I bought this chair off the online classifieds for my area. It was brand new. The owner got it home and realized it didn’t fit their space like they had hoped. I got it for around $50. I bought it thinking it was white but when Shane brought it home I realized it was in fact tan. […]
After playing around with different ways of styling these corner shelves that I built in my dining room and kitchen area I have finally found a way that I LOVE! Triangle shaped shelves can be tricky to style I have found. I really wanted a vintage wooden crate somewhere in my kitchen so I decided to […]
When I went to SNAP blog conference this year I got to preview the new colored stains from Minwax. They are bright and fun and I snagged some to bring home. I had to wait until they were available in stores though before I could share and projects I used them on. If you love […]
Whew! I didn’t necessarily intend to take a break for two weeks, but I suddenly realized that school was nearing for my kids and I wanted to make the most of the last bit of summer vacation. We had days full of snow cones, playing with our new dog, hiking up the canyon, and movies […]
It’s no secret that I love plants and that I think everyone should have some type of plant in their spaces, work and home. And while a simple pot works most of the time, sometimes it is fun to add your plant to unique planter. As I am starting to put my house together again […]
If you are having a drought I have the perfect solution. Invite me over to do an outdoor DIY project. It is bound to pour buckets and buckets of rain as soon as I start. It may even break some records. Like maybe one day it will rain more in two hours than it has all […]
Where we live, we are surrounded by orchards. So much so that it is pretty much a right of passage for the teenagers in our town to work either in the orchards themselves or sorting the bad fruit from the good fruit on conveyor belts. I spent a couple of summers sorting cherries. Because of […]
This desk was one of the very first tutorials I ever shared on my blog and since some of you were not around back then, I thought it would be fun to share it again. I found it in my mom’s barn. It is actually a skirted vanity. The arms that pull out would have […]
My family room is almost done! I’ve dipped my hand into too many other projects so it has crept slowly along. But finally having it all painted makes me want to speed it up! This little guy is my painting BFF. He is my right hand man whenever I have doors, molding, baseboards, or furniture to paint. […]
