In between working on my bedroom, building a porch & all the other 89 projects I have going on around here, I'm slowly working on sprucing up my kitchen a bit by adding some new DIY wood countertops. When we first remodeled our kitchen nearly 5 years ago, it was our initial decent into major DIY. We'd always fixed things around our own home, but that project was where we cut our teeth on ripping out walls, taking out floors, and even building our own cabinets. Start small? Not us. Full ... continue reading...

Unless you know me in real life, you've never seen the outside of my house. There's a seriously good reason for that: until a few days ago it was one hot mess. Like the hottest mess to end all hot messes. It was like Ke$ha multiplied by Amanda Bynes, then topped off with some Lindsay Lohan, and some Miley Cyrus for garnish. Yeah. But, I'm on a mission to make the outside match the inside - and it's finally time to give the outside a major makeover. We're in the process of building all ... continue reading...

Every time I've shared a little glance at my bedroom makeover progress (like with the chair cushion, yellow table & plank wall) y'all have been all over those easy lined curtains. I know, they're a bit bolder than I normally would choose. I took a risk, and the results kinda speak for themselves. The fabulous fabric is Robert Allen Bamboo Lattice in Pool {whew! that's a mouthful!}. I made them with my basic pattern, which isn't really a pattern at all. It's more of a method, one that you can ... continue reading...