Backyard Paver Patio
Ah finally some completed projects in our backyard, beautiful weather, and the weekend is here. We added two levels to our existing paver patio, a sitting wall, steps, and a landing. Additionally we redid our walkway on the right of the house. I added a...
Door paint and knobs
Keeping busy during the pandemic has been no problem. I am finding ways to stay sane and pass the time for sure! For example, I decided that all the upstairs doors needed new paint because the old paint was splotchy, chipped (darn dog!) and I didn’t like the old...
Men’s Closet Makeover
I was lying in the bathtub about 2 weeks ago and the view is straight into Joe’s closet. It wasn’t a very good view to say the least. There was the beige carpet, the wire shelves, disheveled clothes, extra flooring from our old house shoved in the...
Pretty in Pink Foyer
I painstakingly finished hanging the pink Anthropologie “Thin Air” wallpaper in the Foyer this past weekend. Not sure why I thought going around three arches with wallpaper was a good idea. But luckily Joe came to the rescue with brand new razor...
Café Curtains in white
Our Formal eating area overlooks the living room and it flows in one big space. The idea of having café curtains in this area is two fold. One to create some privacy from backyard and to still allow light into the living room. I love curtains and don’t...
Persian Rugs
Happy New Year!! Spent the whole day on the 1st of the year putting away Christmas decorations, cleaning, and displaying some new items for the new Year! A few rugs from Turkey came, a beautiful runner in pinks and blues for the upstairs hallway and a...
Fancy Christmas tablescape
I pulled together this festive tablescape for Christmas using a simple white table cloth, a black faux fur runner and a mixture of table top gold and pink trees. This was a similiar look from last year but a little toned down and grown up. I added gold toned...
Christmas Tour 2020
Welcome to our Holiday House Tour 2020! A year like no other. So we have lots of time on our hands and wanted to make things a little “extra” this year. I can’t quite put my finger on what “style” our decor is, a mix of maybe...
Cozy and Warm Thanksgiving Tablescape
It’s Thanksgiving week 2020. 🦃 The table is set for a cozy dinner with just our family of 5. We live far away from our extended families so we’ve gotten used to celebrating alone sadly. But we try to make happy memories for our kids who will...
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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
