There has always been a bit of a wasp problem on our porch, which is one of the reasons why we don’t spend much time out there. We’ve seen wasps casually fly in and out between the slats of our porch shutters, but other than occasionally spraying, we’ve never done much to manage the problem….
We try to plan our projects out in advance, regardless of size, to help us stay on budget. When our toddler started making a dash for the stairs at every opportunity, hanging a baby gate jumps to the top of our list. Fortunately, this is a quick “knock-out-during-a-nap” sort of project, so we dove right…
As we’ve mentioned before, our house was flipped before we purchased it back in 2016. The home has come with it’s quirks, as many do. One of these was the kitchen lighting. This NINE-light chandelier (TWELVE, if you count the three bulbs in the lower dome light) hung over the kitchen dining table. You might…
First, a bit of background. We’ve replaced faucets before. Our downstairs bathroom faucet started acting up about a year ago and we swapped it out for a new one. Our kitchen faucet has a peculiarity where after you swivel it back and forth enough times, a threaded collar inside works its way loose and the…
For us, weekend nap times usually mean tackling an outdoor projects. This weekend, we decided to finally move what we affectionately call “Landscape Block Island.” Abandoned by its previous owners, this little island of concrete has sat in our yard for the past 3 years. It’s a pain in the tail to mow around and…
When we moved into our house, all four bedrooms remained relatively untouched apart from some hand-me-down furniture and a couple of framed pictures of our dog, Murphy. After finding out we were pregnant (!) about a year later, we decided to do a total nursery room overhaul! Our whole house was/still mostly is a terribly…