I have been wanting to distress a piece of furniture for awhile now. We have several pieces in our home that we purchased already distressed but the process always intimidated me. After getting this gorgeous dresser from Ashley’s folks I decided to give it a try. Oh, did I mention that this dresser actually belonged to Ashley’s […]
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Cozy Couple Makeover
I told Ashley a few months back that if she ever came across a Cozy Couple at a garage sale, that she needed to buy it. After seeing all of the Cozy Couple makeovers on Pinterest, I knew that I wanted to do the same thing for our kids. Imagine my excitement when she calls […]
Outdoor Projects Completed
We just got done with a pretty busy weekend and were finally able to cross a few things off of the old list. What a great feeling that is! Here is what we got done: built a water barrel stand put together the kids trampoline built a cover for the concrete waste water culvert built […]
Baby on Board!
Ashley and I are pleased to announce that we are expecting a new DIY’er to be added to our family this summer! We are super excited about the 6th member of our family and cannot wait to share all new memories with everyone. Of course, with a new baby and a new house, that can […]
Pull Out Trashcan – Final Update
Finally finished up the trash drawer a few days ago. I really like the way this turned out. The drawer now opens smoothly and there is no bouncing or binding of the slides. The box at the rear of the drawer has worked out great for extra bags and the fit of the trash can […]
Perfect Circle in Radar Image
I was checking out the weather on my ipad last night and noticed this strange, near perfect, circle up in Nebraska. Not really sure what it was but I found it be pretty interesting. This was during a pretty extreme midwest blizzard that was happening. A blizzard that had thundersnow! Here is another quick pick […]
Valentine Boxes for 2013
This weekend I helped “Craft Girl” and “Chicken Nugget Girl” with their Valentine boxes. It took us awhile to come up with good ideas. Originally “CNG” wanted to do another oven box like she did last year. She figured since she was at a new school, it would be ok since no one saw the […]
Pull Out Trashcan Update
It was no secret in our household that I was unhappy with the job I did on our slide out trashcan. It was a rushed job and I felt the craftsmanship showed it. But it worked…for the most part. Since I made the original box with the incorrect dimensions, I had to mount the rails […]
Old Kitchen Island Made New
One of the kitchen projects that I am most proud of is our island. What’s funny about this thing is that we almost didn’t have it. The story goes like this….I purchased an entire kitchen’s worth of cabinets from a husband and wife off of Craigslist. They were doing an entire house remodel and the […]
Kitchen Cabinet Sneak Preview
Ashley and I have been pretty busy on the kitchen. It’s taking a bit longer to do than I hoped it would but considering our hectic schedule and the inability to keep the doors off all day because of the kids, I think we are doing pretty well with it. Below are two pictures to […]