2016 Christmas Home Tour
Welcome to our 2016 Christmas home tour! We were so excited to decorate our new home for Christmas. We used a lot of what we already had but added a few new things this year as well. We always veer slightly away from traditional red and green and go for...
Ikea Play Kitchen reimagined
I’ve been pondering a play kitchen for quite some time, searching high and low, through Craigslist ads daily, Pinterest daily etc. for design ideas. I wanted to originally make a play kitchen for our daughter using an old entertainment center or perhaps turning...
TeePee!
I’ve been working on a Teepee for the kids for about a month to give them on Christmas morning. Here is the Teepee all set up on Christmas Eve. It seemed easy enough following these instructions, so I gave it a try. WARNING: When...
Christmas Tablescape
I love the idea of pairing a black and white flannel table cloth with fancy china and vintage pieces. Using tree cuttings for “placemats” adds to the rustic appeal and adding fancy gold plates on top juxtaposes them. Next using vintage pink glassware and...
Christmas tour 2014
The Christmas season has begun! Come inside and look around. We have gone vintage this year. Grabbing all of my Grandmother’s ornaments and decking the tree in them. Adding pearls and colored lights galore! It feels like home again and we couldn’t be...
Hi, welcome to our pad!
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
