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Google Nest Learning Thermostat installed on wall in entryway displaying 68 degrees Fahrenheit

WE BOUGHT A GOOGLE NEST THERMOSTAT

Posted on December 16, 2019March 6, 2023 by Tyler

For my birthday this year, Megan surprised me with a new Google Nest Thermostat! We’ve considered getting a smart thermostat since we moved in, but had always decided it was better to spend the money on something else. Fortunately for me, Megan found the stainless steel Google Nest Learning Thermostat Gen 3 on a half-off…

DIY picture frame ledge shelf decorated on wall above couch

BUILDING A PICTURE FRAME LEDGE FOR $20

Posted on December 5, 2019March 6, 2023 by Megan

What do you do with the wall above your couch? Our old hand-me-down pull out couch works super well, functionally, on living room wall, but the space above the couch had us stumped for a while. I love photo gallery walls, but I already have two (three?) around the house and it would require a…

Versa-lok cobble stone DIY retaining wall Before

DIY RETAINING WALL UPDATE

Posted on August 2, 2019March 6, 2023 by Megan

We have made a huge amount of progress on our DIY retaining wall project this week and wanted to share a fun before and after! Thanks to a rototiller borrowed from my dad, we were able to break up the weeds and rocks that were slowing us down. We also found an old bush stump,…

Versa-lok cobble stone DIY retaining wall

RETAINING WALLS (WE’RE ALMOST THERE!)

Posted on July 31, 2019March 6, 2023 by Megan

TWO YEARS. Two yearssss, we’ve been working on retaining walls. We’ve hit snags, changing seasons, pregnancies, and more. Recently, we ordered cap stones, a few more blocks, some dirt, and one inch clean gravel. We’ve had so much rain lately (with record flooding in some areas) and intense heat that we haven’t had a chance…

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