One of my all time favorite destinations is Butchart Gardens in Victoria (I did a post on one of our visits to Butchart Gardens here). Have you been there? It makes me happy to be among the plants and flowers. This past January my husband and I were in Hawaii and we visited the most […]
For about $50 I built a new desk for my bedroom! We have a desk area in our great room, but my toddler has been crawling all over me. So I decided I needed a desk behind a door for the next few years. Not wanting to spend a small fortune on a desk, I […]
Photo from MMHMAKEOVER This project was a request from a Facebook user. I’m not completely sure how to build a cube, so I connected it for the most part using L-brackets/corner brackets, but feel free to change it as you see fit! I categorized it for outdoors, but you could line it or put a […]
Photo by AMIEALEJANDRO What Type of Wood to Use? We recommend cedar wood for building this sofa. You can also use standard 2x lumber if it is fully sealed (painted or stained with an exterior grade finish. Where to Get Cushions? There’s alot of great options for cushions. You can easily modify this plan to fit […]
Steal This Look: A Remodelista’s Minimalist Galley Kitchen in Brooklyn Heights
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When my husband, Josh, and I moved to Brooklyn Heights a couple of years ago, we were lucky enough to find a parlor floor flat that hadn’t been updated for a couple of decades, so it was a blank slate. The kitchen in particular needed work, so we called on our friend Malachi Connolly, a […]
I’m on a mission to have as little as possible on my kitchen countertops. It’s so much easier to clean a kitchen when you don’t have to move things out of the way to wipe down countertops, and I love the bare, clean look. And who doesn’t want more countertop space to work with? But […]
With spring coming, we can’t wait for the birds to return. My son has been asking if we could build a bird feeder. Since he’s only six, I designed an easy to build bird feeder using just one cedar fence picket and a recycled orange juice bottle. Why We Love It Very inexpensive (even free […]
PHOTO BY HILLARYLOUISE What Type of Wood to Use? We recommend cedar wood for building this sofa. You can also use standard 2x lumber if it is fully sealed (painted or stained with an exterior grade finish, or a variety of reclaimed wood. Where to Get Cushions? There’s alot of great options for cushions. You can […]
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I ’m looking to refresh our current patio after 3 years (the blue tile, English Tudor one) when I came across this old post via google for research and inspiration. At first, the photos felt familiar until I realized that it was OUR old house. That’s me, my long hair (tears), and my two babies. Maybe it’s from […]