If you’ve been around a while, you’ll know that to wallpaper or not to wallpaper is an ongoing debate in our household, but when I finally won out in our recent bathroom renovation, I admittedly did wonder how to waterproof wallpaper in a bathroom. Being that it’s, ya know, paper, it doesn’t on the face…
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Musselbound update: How it’s holding up two years later
When we decided to use MusselBound Adhesive Tile Mat in our kitchen backsplash project rather than using traditional thinset, one of the most common questions we were asked is “how long does Musselbound last?” Obviously, fresh out of the pack, we had nothing but a hope and a dream that it wouldn’t start peeling off….
Toddler parent travel essentials
This summer it seems like we as a society are done with isolating and sheltering and are ready to get back into the absolute cesspools that are airports and Buc-ees’, so we’re rounding up our favorite toddler travel essentials to keep parents sane in the process. Our little family – which includes a 1-year-old and…
Landscaping tools and materials: What we used building a DIY flower bed
While you can go about this process a number of ways, this is a list of the Landscaping tools and materials we used to build a DIY flower bed. This is a serious labor intensive process that I tackled solo without the use of machinery. We spent about two weeks on this front yard makeover,…
All the sources from our kitchen renovation: Lighting, tile + more
There are so many little decisions that go into a kitchen renovation: cabinet color, backsplash, floor tile, cabinet pulls, countertop material, go-to takeout when you’ve been demoing all day and your back hurts and there’s no way you’re cooking dinner, that kind of thing. Since we posted about the finished kitchen almost a month ago,…
The best vintage brass kitchen hardware
As we were renovating our kitchen, I was probably the Amazon delivery guy’s least favorite person because I truly ordered like 10 packs of different vintage brass kitchen hardware styles before I landed on the ones we went with. The problem? I loved them all, and I liked the idea of having a mix of…
The best budget-friendly exterior lighting
After working on our exterior for a couple of weeks with painting our brick and building DIY window shutters, we decided to take down some ugly, wobbly post lighting so I of course then found myself down a rabbit hole of the best budget-friendly exterior lighting and figured I’d share my finds. Our old posts…
Our ultimate holiday gift guide
Whew boy, Christmas is my shit. I love the gift wrapping, I love finding the perfect present for someone and watching them open it, I love baking and buffalo plaid PJs and cranberry cocktails. If that makes me basic, so be it, but turkey and mashed potatoes can take a damn seat because by Thanksgiving…
The Ultimate Beginner DIY Toolbox: Everything You Need to Get Started
The day we moved into our house was pretty indicative of how everything seems to go for us the last few years. It was a Friday, we were both off work, and we had perfectly crafted our plan of attack, but the timeline was tight. We had to pick up our Uhaul at 8 a.m.,…