Happy Halloween 2017
I couldn’t let the month pass without posting pics of our inside and outside decorations. It is my favorite holiday after all. We are putting the finishing touches on our costumes and getting ready for our Halloween party. Happy Halloween 🍅🕸 xo...
Garage makeover
Our garage is starting to look more finished these days. And unfortunately my digital SLR camera is broken so I had to take pictures with my phone instead and use Blogger on my phone which doesn’t allow me to write content next to the photos. So you’ll see...
A Unicorn 7th Birthday
My daughter is officially obsessed with horses. And unicorns. She really wants a pony, not sure what little girl doesn’t. She does have a true love for animals like her momma so the best I could do was throw her a party with Unicorns and give her...
Easter 2017
Just a month late, but who’s counting? I meant to post these pics of some Easter decor around the house, but am just now getting to it. We had a great kick off to Spring, with lots of outdoor planting and spring bulbs around the house. Which prompted me to...
Back yard is coming along
After finishing the front yard landscaping, I was ready to call it quits. Then my poor backyard just needed a few things to get us through the summer. It kicked off when a friend of mine was giving away her old futon. I knew that it would be pretty cool to be...
Some front yard landscaping
Joe and I, mostly Joe, have been busting our backs getting the front yard more complete. We’ve added lots of hardscaping and plants. We’ll share with you all our DIY tricks and plant selections below. We spent approximately 5 weekends on this project...
Valentine's cards 2017
The kids and I decided that this year it would be way more fun to make valentine’s cards then to buy ready made cards. We were inspired by all the great cards on Pinterest but decided these were the best. For these we needed: Simple white card stock A...
Leopard Master Bath
I’m so glad I decided to hang on to the leopard stencil I won from Royal Design Studio that I once used in my daughter’s room. Spinning ideas around for a cute (and cheap) bathroom makeover I thought this room called for something fun and exciting....
Furniture rehab
At the start of the new year I started thinking about ways in which I can use my free time more wisely. I can only Pinterest gaze for so long before my brain is swirling with ideas. It is my hope that I can use my time to rehab furniture into pieces that can be again...
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
