Gallery Wall updates
I feel like I don’t update the blog as often as I should. I created a bunch of posts in the spring and am finally getting around to posting them. I scored a few more pieces of art and added them to the gallery wall in the dining room. It’s...
Wrought Iron Salterini Patio Set
We owned a beautiful wooden outdoor table that we found at the Restore many moons ago. It technically wasn’t built for the outdoors so I had to continually have it covered with an outdoor tablecloth to protect it. We also had 8 beautiful white modern metal and...
DIY Garden Obelisks
I’ve always thought Obelisks were so cool! But buying one just seemed silly when making one is pretty straight forward. For less than the cost of one, we built two! We used pine wood and a good outdoor stain to keep them from...
The garden lately (Spring 2026)
Things really started taking off this Spring in the garden. So many roses bloomed, tulips, phlox, Clematis, Peonies, Alliums, Rhododendrons, Baptisia, lavender and the Wisteria. We also found a beautiful large concrete bird bath at an estate sale for the front...
Little Porch Updates
I started adding little things to the porch in early Spring as it had been a very long winter and very cold here in NC. I was really over it come March. I still have some things I need to get done, like obviously my patio table and chairs need some love. I...
Kid’s bathroom makeover
With several up coming visitors to Durham this summer I thought I would spruce up the bathroom a bit. First it started with just some updates like new towels and caddy for the counter. Then it turned into other pretty easy updates like new faucets, new paint, a...
Vintage Kitchen Rug
Our old kitchen rug had lots of white in it and as it turns out, white kitchen rugs are a big NO for a family that does all our cooking at home. I couldn’t keep up with the cleaning of the old rug so I looked for something with more colors. I found this...
French credenza/buffet makeover
I found this beautiful French looking credenza about a year ago at a local estate sale. It sat brown for a while (see below.) Although I loved it in it’s original condition, the balance of wood furniture to painted furniture ratio was off in my living room. I...
Outdoor Holiday tour 2025
This years outside lights got a few more details than in previous years. We added some pretty garland across the front porch with willow lights wrapped around them for a very bright addition. We used the vintage colored C9’s across the first story and also...
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Follow two DIYers as we decorate, redecorate, design, beautify, demo, install, fix, and remodel the interior and exterior of our second home. We've learned a lot from remodeling our first home and now we are applying this know-how to our second home. Hope you enjoy our site!
xo, Cathy
