After nine months of living with makeshift pantry shelves, subsisting on crockpot meals and grilled cheeses, and herding our children away from building supplies scattered around the room, we’re finally finished with our huge down-to-the-studs kitchen renovation. When we first looked at this house before buying it, the kitchen was the room that made us…
DIY kitchen range hood
She’s beefy, she’s beautiful, she’s a champagne taste on a beer budget, she’s my new DIY kitchen range hood. This thing was honestly one of the quicker, easier, more budget-friendly DIYs in our kitchen remodel but I procrastinated getting started for weeks because I was nervous about the angles I’d need to calculate for the…
White brick exterior reveal
This project was one of those classic “we’re going to knock it out in a week, easy” situations, but after a full month, our white brick exterior reveal is finally here and it was worth the wait. It’s bright, fresh, and honestly looks like a whole new house! We always knew when we bought this…
How we painted our brick house
I knew painting our brick would make a huge difference but I was not prepared for how amazing this painted white brick makeover would look. Not only did it immediately brighten up the curb appeal, but it made the whole house look decades newer. We even had a neighbor stop us to say he appreciates…
DIY window shutters
I love the cute, cottagey look of our new painted white brick house, but if I’m honest it does lack a lil’ character now: enter these moody green DIY window shutters. Though we’re yet to actually hang them (read: we’re procrastinating because they’re going to be heavy and held above our heads for a long…
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…
We’re painting our brick house!
The exterior of our red brick house has been looking a little neglected since we moved in almost a year ago. It’s got some landscaping overgrowth, the bricks are kind of discolored, and at the very least it’s in need of a good cleaning (it is a 70-year-old house). So, this next week we’re going…
5 ways to cut costs on a home renovation
So you already know we’re thrifty AF, but over the course of three houses now we’ve learned a few tricks in how to cut costs during your home renovation. We evidently keep buying houses in that awkward in-between where they’re priced too high for a flipper or investor to make much of an immediate profit…
DIY cottage peg rail shelf
Close to six months into this kitchen renovation, we’re finally at the finishing steps, which includes making this DIY cottage peg rail shelf that gives me at least one little finished corner of the room to look at and see progress. It’s the perfect addition to an otherwise blank wall and it adds some functional…
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…