you don’t have to wait for “someday.” It’s time you finally did that thing you’ve always wanted to do. You don’t have to wait for “someday.”You don’t have to outsource every project.And you don’t have to be a professional to create a beautiful, functional home. You can DIY Beginner Basics gives you the foundation to build…
Invest in a Landscape Design Architect One of the BEST things we did before anything (our yard was dirt, no fence, nothingness), was invest in a landscape design architect to map out the best use of our space. He came over, took a list of our must haves: trampoline, play area, seating area with a…
I have spent a lot of time over the last several years tackling a variety of board and batten style accent walls. From floor to ceiling board and batten in my master bedroom, to an elevated board and batten with added trim molding in my guest bedroom. Most recently, I did a traditional board and…
Putting together a nursery, either for your own child or someone else’s, is always such a huge task. Not only is this going to be the room for a baby, but it’s going to be a tiny humans FIRST ROOM! I was honored to take on the task of putting together a beautiful space for…
When tiling a project by yourself it is crucial to start with a level surface. Test your floors with a long 5′ level to see if your floors are flush or if theres a slope. If you have more than 1/4″ of unlevelness, you should be self leveling your floors. To learn more about tiling,…
All the Stuff & Things: Nursery Makeover – My brother in law and his wife are expecting their first baby, girl! I am so excited for them to become parents. I offered to makeover their spare bedroom into the nursery of their dreams complete with a traditional board and batten wall. All sources &…
The builtin Traeger bbq outdoor kitchen is complete!! FULL PROJECT PLANS CAN BE FOUND HERE. I am… so in love! We went from having just a Traeger smoker (and a traditional BBQ) just stationed on our patio, to what looks like a custom built, space saving gourmet outdoor kitchen in just 6 weeks! The entire…
Brad Nailer: 18 gauge brad nailer my 2nd most used tool. Battery powered allows you to be free to cords and loud bulky air compressors.Differences between brad nailer and finish nailer and do you need both? Finish nailers are bigger thicker nails. No you don’t need both, just get a brad nailer.Cordless Brad NailerBudget Friendly…
It’s actually finished. I could cry all the happy tears because what I envisioned when I mocked up the basement has come to fruition tenfold better than I had originally planned. Click here to read all about the basement plan and here for the full budget breakdown for the kitchen. In the last 6 months…
