WARNING: Long post ahead, but this is REAL life! In April of 2016 we had a normal evening in our home…… I ended the day with dishes and a load of laundry. At about 1:00am the hubby got up to get some water and got a little more than he bargained for. A LOT of water filling our laundry room… Read More
DIY Exterior Shutters {Adding curb appeal}
After we finished our DIY Stacked Stone porch makeover, we decided it was time to add a little more curb appeal to the front. Like with any new addition to your porch, thinking of continued ways to improve are always on the agenda. Some people decide to get black replacement windows when renovating their front porch. That gave me the… Read More
DIY Stacked Stone – Front Porch Update
Things have been moving right along here on our home remodel project. I mean 3 1/2 years is good right? I’m sure we can all agree that as DIY’ers the project is never finished. We finish one task and I have already thought up 20 more things I want to add to our home. I have been looking up upvc… Read More
Entryway Farmhouse Makeover
Craftsman Farmhouse Entryway Makeover *this post contains affiliate links Are you in love with the farmhouse trend right now? I am on the fence myself. While I love the look, I feel it’s not all the way for me. It was weird when a friend told me about a place she found that conducted a study on the farmhouse trend,… Read More
DIY Built-Ins { Final Reveal }
This post contains affiliate links Earlier this year we finally got around to constructing our Built-In media center in our living room. To see how we built it click here. Today I am sharing how we finally finished this amazing project. Here is where we started…….. And here is where we left off…… It was… Read More
Vintage Military Inspired Boys Bedroom
Welcome back for a quick, fun and cheap bedroom makeover! My 12 year old son is very interested in everything military which is why I decided to direct his room makeover in that direction. He’s also a Nerf gun collector which tied into the military theme nicely. He told me a couple of weeks ago that he wanted a new… Read More
Closet Makeover ~ Built-In Guinea Pig Cage
This past weekend all 3 of my children were on a 5 day summer trip with their grandparents and cousins. Many think that the hubby and I would have taken those 5 days and relaxed and enjoyed some quiet time, however we started a project, that led to another project and ended with a BIG project. … Read More
DIY Dressing Rooms { Budget Designs }
This post contains affiliate links Today I am so excited to share with you all a top secret project that I have been working on for the last 12 days! If you follow me on Instagram or Facebook, then you have seen some of these sneak peek photos, and last night was night that we finished the room!! Two weeks… Read More
Creating the Garden of Our Dreams
Ever since we bought our home 8 years ago we always had a garden in the back yard. We believe that everybody should take pride in their garden and make it look as beautiful as possible, even if that means bringing in a fence company to help out. It was something we loved to prepare and harvest each summer. When… Read More
Laundry Room Progress
This room is so exciting in more ways than one. I don’t even have a photo of the sad space in our garage that was called the laundry room for over 50 years. Mama finally has a real laundry room that is bright and will be so cheery, a place you would actually want to do laundry! Now that there… Read More