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REMOVING A HALF WALL | OPEN CONCEPT KITCHEN

Posted on November 14, 2022March 6, 2023 by Megan

Our house was built in the 1960’s with all the quirks and character of the era, including an open square kitchen with a dividing half wall. The wall was positioned right in front of the two most high traffic areas in our house- the fridge doors and the pantry doors. Needless to say, it was…

EasyOn Gutter Guard sliding down to overlap

INSTALLING GUTTER GUARD | EASYON REVIEW

Posted on June 28, 2022March 6, 2023 by Megan

They say April showers bring May flowers, but it seemed for us that April showers just brought more May showers. Our old house was surrounded by tall trees and our gutters would constantly get clogged with leaves and forest gunk until we installed EasyOn Gutter Guard. We had such great success with the gutter guard…

Refinishing Deck DIY after

REFINISHING OUR DECK | DIY RESTORATION

Posted on September 17, 2021March 6, 2023 by Megan

I know, I know… “Weren’t you finishing your basement?” The answer is- yes. But if you’ve been to any store that sells lumber in the past year, you would know that prices are outrageous. We finished insulating and framing most of the outside walls before we ran out of lumber and decided we should wait…

New Mastercraft Menards french patio door walkout basement

REPLACING OUR BASEMENT PATIO DOOR | DIY INSTALL

Posted on August 6, 2020March 6, 2023 by Megan

This DIY project has been a long time coming. We ordered this patio door for our basement (along with the lumber for our mini shed and new basement windows) back in April. It was one of our “bored and in quarantine” impulse buys. Some people buy clothes and gadgets- we buy doors! I should also…

Marie Kondo inspired closet emptying

5 IDEAS FOR CLOSET DECLUTTERING AND ORGANIZING

Posted on July 31, 2020March 6, 2023 by Megan

I’ve had the decluttering bug ever since we renovated our coat closet last week. Emptying cabinets, organizing toys, labeling boxes… no storage space is safe. This week I turned my attention to our neglected, cavernous, and dusty bedroom closet. I love to clean and organize, but that doesn’t mean I don’t have areas that get…

DIY Painted Pillow Cover Geometric Arrow Pattern Black and White

DIY PAINTED PILLOW COVER

Posted on July 24, 2020March 6, 2023 by Megan

In my humble opinion- the more pillows, the better. My only beef with pillows is that they can be expensive! Where can a girl find cheap decorative pillows around here?? My other dilemma is that sometimes I’ll get this idea of what I want only to find out that it doesn’t exist. So I had…

RENOVATING AND ORGANIZING OUR COAT CLOSET

Posted on July 21, 2020March 6, 2023 by Megan

Doesn’t every house have a nondescript coat closet? Largely ignored and overly stuffed with junk? We did not have plans to renovate our entryway closet, but as luck would have it, we ended up with a spare closet organizer. A certain pregnant lady lacking her usual brain power ordered the wrong size organizer for the…

Measuring for a new dry creek bed bridge

CREEK BRIDGE DESIGN AND BATTLING INVASIVE BUSH HONEYSUCKLE

Posted on May 21, 2020March 6, 2023 by Megan

Spring rains are upon us here in Missouri. Everyday this week has been misty and muggy. Weeds are thriving right now, and I know we complain about our unwanted plants a lot, but the worst of them all are the invasive bush honeysuckle. If you live on basically any continent that’s not Asia, you’ve seen…

New double pane, energy efficient hopper basement windows

REPLACING OUR BASEMENT WINDOWS | DIY INSTALL

Posted on May 18, 2020March 6, 2023 by Megan

This might be our riskiest DIY yet… If you remember when we built our mini toy shed, you’ll know we ordered new basement windows on a whim. We figured, “Hey, we’re paying the same delivery fee, might as well get our money’s worth!” Plus, it was early in our pandemic quarantine days and we were…

Mulching under our fence line, after mulch

LAYING A MULCH BORDER UNDER OUR FENCE

Posted on May 11, 2020March 6, 2023 by Megan

Working in our backyard is a complicated effort to establish a boundary between a nice lawn and a healthy wooded area. We love our trees and forest-y creatures, but we also want to have a lush grassy space for our family to romp around. Our fenced area is what we call our “backyard”. Beyond the…

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