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...
Thanksgiving 2016
Thanksgiving is already upon us. How did that happen? And what have I done between now and Halloween?? Pretty much nothing. I guess trying to take in all the beauty of the season and enjoy some quiet time while the kids are back in school. Here is our lovely view of...
Halloween happenings 2016
This year we made a couple of new gravestones to commemorate happenings around here. One being Hurricane Matthew. We know there was a lot of devastation and it was nothing to joke about. We were fortunate to have our house in tact and nobody got hurt. But since...
6th birthday Bird party
Another great birthday in the books. The birthday party for my daughter who just turned 6 was a bird themed party. Based on her real desire to some day own parakeets. Well, luckily a friend bought her a bird that sings. Here’s how we decorated and went...
A Lofty Loft
The upstairs is feeling more light and airy after pulling up all of the carpet in the loft and in the hallways and installing new 12mm laminate flooring by Dream Home St. James in Flint Creek Oak. We also painted all of the walls in Paper White by Benjamin Moore in a...
Kid’s bathroom gets an upgrade!
Sometimes it’s just the little touches that can make a big difference. It’s so easy to add a few details without overdrawing your bank account or maxing out your credit cards. With a few pieces of wood and some spray paint you can transform the whole look...
Office update
Wow, summer is drawing to a end. Kids are back in school already and I’m finding more time now to get back to house updates. I wanted to totally immerse myself in my kid’s activities and really focus on them, hence the delay in blog posts. Hopefully...
Housewarming Party
We’re kinda sorta settled into our new home and wanted to finally relax and celebrate the new digs. It’s been almost four months since we moved in so it was time. Boxes are unpacked, most rooms settled. There’s still tons to do in my opinion, but we...
Breakfast Room – an Actual Breakfast Room!
As you may recall in our old house our little breakfast area was turned into a craft room since the kids mostly sat in there and did arts and crafts anyway. Now that we have a dedicated arts and crafts room in our new home, we now have a wonderful place to sit and eat...
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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
