We did a thing. A thing we've been talking about doing for 10 years. We finally did it. Like actually. Check out our house 12 years ago when we first moved in... Painting the exterior brick has been on the to do-list for a while now. We even bought the paint 2 years ago thinking that 2021 was the year, but life happened. We decided we needed to do some more important and pressing maintenance issues like getting a new roof, soffit, fascia, eaves, rain gutters, and a new garage

When sweet Melissa from 320 Sycamore invited me to participate in her Favorite Things 2020 Blog Hop I jumped at the opportunity. Reading what other people's favorite things are is always so helpful to know what's worth having. So here we go! 1). One item that can make or break a room is art. But finding large art that looks custom can be expensive. That's why one of my Favorite Things is Juniper Prints. They have thousands of digital prints that you can download for $20 or less,

A few years ago I scored a huge lot of vintage Boy Scout Badges. I put them in a drawer and forgot about them until I was looking for something the other day and found them stashed away. Being as I live with 3 former boy scouts I knew they we be the perfect inspiration for some project. I took to social media to see if I could find any ideas and check out what I found... The main bathroom that my boys share was in a need of a small facelift. They needed new towels, new art

This post is sponsored by KILZ® Brand but the content and opinions expressed here are my own. Read my full disclosure policy here. If you've been following me over the past 10 years you know I love me a good DIY furniture refinishing project. Over that time I've tackled just about every kind of furniture piece and every different method out there when it comes to refinishing. I've had disastrous project outcomes and also amazing successes through my trial by error experimenting. Today I

I recently had the opportunity to interview the amazingly talented HGTV designer, Leanne Ford. I have followed Leanne from the get-go and respect her design eye tremendously. What I admire about Leanne's work is that she isn't one of those designers who goes in to a space with grand plans to demolish every wall, and make everything look new and shiny. Occasionally yes, but she's very selective. Instead, she seems to have a "horse-whisperer" sense (except for interiors) where she gets in