Raise your hand if you have a 2×4 workbench in your garage. Keep your hand up if your garage is still a mess. It’s time, my friend. Time for an upgrade that will rock your world. Or at least make it so you can find your tape measure. Here’s what we are going to do […]
Toys to build your little builders
When my son was three we visited his uncle’s house for the first time. A week later he was playing with his wooden block toys and recreated what the house looked like. What the?! I mean, I couldn’t have done that. Since then I have been impressed over and over at how much these little […]
Dowel Joint Bed Frame
Guys, building a bed has been on my to-do list just about forever. Or as long as I have been building things. So when my kids asked for new beds naturally I overthought the crap out of it. Then I stepped back and decided to just keep things simple. But build it without any visible […]
Christmas Gift Box Ornaments
Growing up, my mom would give each of us kids a new ornament each Christmas. Carefully chosen, the ornament was intended to be a reflection of something we were interested in or would like. When we got married mom gave each us a box of our ornaments to start our own Christmas trees. I love […]
Shared Kid’s Room Reveal
There are a whole lot of ideas out there for girls rooms and boys rooms. You know what there are not a lot of? Shared boy-girl rooms. But after a little over-thinking I decided something. It totally doesn’t matter. Forget theme-y colors or what not and just make the room nice and comfortable and a […]
The Mudroom: Rough Sawn Panels by PureBond
Like a lot of people, I started woodworking using any materials I could get my broke little hands on. That meant a lot of reclaimed materials – fence boards, pallets, construction material, and boards I found out by a factory a few miles from my house. I learned to love that rough texture and create […]
Wagner Inspraytional Event 2018
I recently had the opportunity to join a group of talented bloggers in Minnesota for Wagner Spray Tech’s Inspraytional Event 2018. First of all, it needs to be said that the folks at Wagner are an incredible team of genuine, fun people. I am so grateful for the invitation and the chance to participate in […]
Upgrading our home with Legrand radiant outlets and covers
Details details details. If you have ever remodeled a home….or maybe even just watched a show about remodeling, you’ll know that it comes down to the details. Whether it’s agonizing over the precise placement of a kitchen island, finding the perfect shade of greige paint, or shopping for something to put on that awkward wall […]
DIY Mudroom with Dog Bath
Around here we rank renovations according to energy drinks. Here’s where we break down on this home: I would put the kitchen at a solid 3 – as in it took three energy drinks each for my husband and I to complete the project. There’s a straight up correlation to the lateness of the […]
Small Walk in Pantry and Laundry Reveal
Once upon a time we renovated our kitchen. And it went from this, to this… But what you may not know is that the renovation dominoed (is that a word?!) through the home in a big way. See that laundry sink through the doorway of the before image? This is what that area outside the […]
