My front yard landscape plan this year & ideas for year-round color in your garden
My landscape plan this year includes a combination of yellows and blues for the foundation planting along with a pop of red for some interest in the winter months.
Garden Design Blog
Kitchen Renovation Part 6: Backsplash Tile
I spent my WHOLE 3-day MLK weekend tiling my kitchen backsplash! I’ve had the tile since October of last year, so I was so excited to actually take it out of the box and get it on the wall!
Dolce Vita Laminate Countertop Installation – What Went Wrong
After a long [and slightly painful] process, my dolce vita laminate countertop has been chosen, ordered, installed, removed, reordered, reinstalled, and is now perfect!
I Painted My Refrigerator With Chalkboard Paint (+ update 8 years later)
This chalkboard refrigerator tutorial covers all the steps for painting your chalkboard refrigerator. Learn how to paint your fridge with chalkboard paint.
Pretty-Up the Stairs
The steps that lead to my basement were once a treacherous problem. Seriously. Good thing hurricane Sandy gave me 2 extra days to focus on making them safer and much more beautiful!
How black, grey, and brown makes purple — a quick lesson on color theory!
This past weekend I was finishing up my basement stairs project (more on this later). I sanded the stairs and wanted to give them a fresh coat of paint. Instead of going out and buying a new gallon, I decided to use some of my leftover paint to create a unique color. With a little understanding of color theory, you can create your own colors from paint you already have!
Make a floor out of REAL pennies (step by step)
The ultimate guide to installing a DIY penny floor, including the time-saving penny floor template and tons of completed penny project inspiration.
Quincy gets a cat door!
Hooray for totally random Sunday projects! Today I installed a cat door for the Quince.
Kitchen Renovation Part 3: Choosing a countertop is driving me insane!!! Seriously…
Seriously… I’m pretty much going completely insane. Someone save me. Why are there so many options??????
DIY Hanging Address Plaque
After hours and hours of painstakingly scouring the internet for the “perfect” hanging address plaque, I decided to make my own.