When we live in a house for a while, it's easy to become blind to things that should be obvious eyesores. Something that bothered us initially becomes something we don't even notice. Such was the...
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When we live in a house for a while, it's easy to become blind to things that should be obvious eyesores. Something that bothered us initially becomes something we don't even notice. Such was the...
We finished installing the second side of the fence yesterday and I took the time to take a few pictures to share how we did it for those who are curious or considering a similar project. You can...
We were planning on rebuilding our crumbling fence a few weeks ago when the weather was still reliably cool and before the vines took off, but just as I went to order the fence pickets, Home Depot...
If you can't tell by my blog posts, we've been focusing our efforts on the exterior of the house over the past few weeks. I've been enjoying it and have some good momentum, but we're also trying to...
The areas that were always a struggle for me when it came to gardening were patience and planning. For years, I would make a feeble attempt at weeding and planting, but I didn't take any time to...
Over the winter, I was already thinking about working on the front garden. It was going to be a massive project landscaping this wide, rambling, unsymmetrical house, but we were at a place in our...
In case you haven't noticed by the subject of my recent posts, gardening has been my main focus over the past few weeks. I feel like I have to take advantage of the weather before it starts getting...
Last year, I focused most of my gardening on the backyard, specifically the area surrounding the pool. We were in the process of having the pool restored and I wanted the area to feel tidy at the...
One of my most frequently asked questions over the past year is, "What color are your kitchen cabinets?" Since I paint everything, I think people assume I selected the color and painted the...
Warning, this is not a pretty post, but this is the reality of buying a 50+-year-old home that was mostly in original condition. While none of the rooms in this house were ugly (I think the...