Painted night stand
I probably shouldn’t go into stores like Habitat for Humanity Restore right before moving. As if we didn’t have enough to move, 3 full PODS of stuff, and I come home with 4 more things! I couldn’t help it. I scored an old vintage...
Our New home
After a whirlwind process of deciding whether to sell our home, we did it. It was on the market for one day and the first person who saw it made us an offer. We had a plan with our realtor to show it to more people and have the open houses that were already...
Creating a beautiful Thanksgiving tablescape
So my in-laws are coming into town for Thanksgiving, all the way from Hawaii! So the big meal has been on my mind lately. In years past my Thanksgiving table was a hodge podge of various glasses that didn’t quite match and children’s place settings at the...
Halloween costumes 2015
I’m glad my kids pick the Halloween themes sometimes because this year we’ve been so busy that my creative juices were lacking. My oldest son is SUPER into the Rick Riorden book series, staring Percy Jackson. So he wanted to be Percy Jackson and the rest...
E.Claire’s Big Girl Room Reveal
What started out as “just a new” bed for our daughter who’s about to turn 5, turned into an entire new room. But of course. Why wouldn’t it be a simple project? Here’s the BEFORE picture of her room, with blue walls and...
A bookcase Redo!
Sometimes you just have to enlist the neighborhood kids to help with stuff. I was knee deep in my daughter’s room renovation that I didn’t want to sand or paint another thing! But my daughter was inheriting our bookcases from the living room, so I had to...
DIY Firepit area
I’m finally writing about my Father’s day surprise for my hubby. Sorry this is a bit late! Trying to enjoy summer and taking care of three kids is most of how I spend my time these days. So I wanted to surprise Joe with an outdoor fire pit area he...
Spray painted Patio set
I wasn’t planning on it, but I bought a Patio Set. Sometimes you just gotta do stuff when the price is right and you may of needed it down the road anyway. I went to the nearby Habitat for Humanity store a few weekends ago looking for supplies to...
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...
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
