Can you believe that we’ve finally made it to the last two weeks of the One Room Challenge dresser flip? First it was extended from 6 to 8 weeks and then postponed completely due to Covid-19. The world has changed so much in the past 3 months. My life looks completely different now than […]
Last week was supposed to be week 5 of the One Room Challenge, but in light of the state of the nation, it was cancelled so we could all listen, learn and love all humankind. Now we’re on to week 6 of the One Room Challenge diying a wood slat wall. This really flew […]
HEY EVERYONE! A little change of pace for this blog with a new writer, ME! I’m Steve, Ruth’s husband and general jack of all trades that usually does some work in the background. This time we’ll be going over the upgrade of a light fixture. As well as the installation of a new light […]
It’s that time again! It’s time to update y’all with our progress of the One Room Challenge for the week! We are DIY tiling in the bathroom. This is perfect for a DIY tiling for a beginner. I’m so excited about the tile we are using in the bathroom! I have been searching for tile […]
The One Room Challenge has officially begun after a slight delay due to quarantine. I am so happy to be participating in this challenge and to get to make over this half bathroom that has been eating away at me from the day we moved in. It’s Demo DAY!! Before we dive into the demo […]
The mudroom transformation really evolved over the few weeks that I was thinking about it and planning the details of the design. I was originally planning on adding design details on one wall of the room and just painting the other walls. My ideas kept growing and growing until it enveloped the entire mudroom. It’s […]
Christmas has always been my favorite holiday since I was a little girl, but Thanksgiving is a very close rival these days. I love hosting Thanksgiving and cooking for my family. Feeding the people I love delicious food that I made warms my heart and gives me a lot of fulfillment. The best is making […]
The Master Bedroom in the new house is much larger than the one we moved from. I still didn’t want to cram it full of stuff and make it feel crowed and small. So, when we were moving I decided to sell the dresser we had. Then move all of our clothing storage into the […]
Finally! After 8 long weeks of work, the Raised Garden Beds are complete! Before we move to the next thing, let’s dig into all the details, mistakes and discouraging moments I experienced to make it to the end of this project. Review of Part 1- Raised Garden Beds In part one, we completed the building […]
I feel the urge to talk about things not going according to plan right now, because of a few reasons, but a large one is the Raised Garden Beds that we’ve been working for weeks to complete. Even DIYers can make mistakes so let’s rewind a little bit. Rewind We began building the Raised Garden […]
A huge part of my home that’s been completely neglected for the year and a half that we’ve lived here is the front landscaping. I’m telling you that I’ve done little to NOTHING out there. We’ve pulled a few weeds, trimmed a couple bushes aaaand nothing else. I can see so much potential for the […]
After my last project, the Raised Garden Beds, I was ready for an easy one. So, the stars aligned and I was finally able to complete this photo mat project. I’ve loved the look of the bottom-weighted photo mat for a few years. I have never been able to find one in production until recently. […]
I’m reflecting on this project a little more than I normally do. There were many lessons learned as this project progressed. Making raised garden beds can be fun, but also complicated. I’ll share some throughout this post and the key points in”part 2″. In the last post I wrote, I talked about budgeting and planning […]
