Every year, I plant begonias along the sidewalk that goes to our front door. It’s a rather long sidewalk. It takes 4 flats of annuals (48 plants in each) to cover this one side. That’s 192 flowers! The first few years, I really struggled. It would take me days to …
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Thank you for all of your kind words on my son’s new half bath. One of my favorite features is the planked wall behind the mirror. Today I’m going to show you how I achieved that look. To start, of course you’ll need to have a planked wall. Although I …
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Hi friends! I haven’t forgotten that I promised a reveal of my son’s half bath this week. Technically, I guess it’s not really a half bath, it’s the Jack part of the Jack and Jill bathroom upstairs. Let’s start with a few shots of what it looked like before. Keep in mind that it was my youngest daughter’s bathroom up until we started switching rooms around, thus the pink walls.
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I can hardly believe April is all but over, how about you? This year seems to be flying by. I don’t mind the warmer weather that we’ve been having sporadically though. The flowering trees and smell of freshly mowed grass are sure signs that spring is here to stay. This month’s calendar …
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I have a super quick tutorial for you today. I was looking for some artwork for my son’s bedroom/half-bath makeover, and thought some canvas art would fit the bill. Inspired by these I found on Etsy, and these from Pottery Barn, here’s what I came up with: If you want to make some yourself, here’s …
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I was going to call this post “The life of a wooden playset.” I hope you’ll indulge me while I show you why. If you’ve had kids (or were a kid yourself), chances are you’ve had a playset in your back yard.
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Hi there! No, this isn’t another Easter post, despite the pictures. I’m posting this in response to some questions I had about what I used to cover the metal cake pans I used for the centerpiece in my Easter Tablescape. How often you’ll need to conceal the outer edge of a …
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I’m baaaack! Sorry to be late with the April calendar. Being out of town for a little over a week has set me back a bit. I still have some (okay, lots) of laundry to catch up on, among other things, but I wanted to get this calendar out for …
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Welcome to Me and My DIY’s first tablescape! This one came together pretty easily, so I thought I’d share it with you. I started with a three-tiered wheat grass centerpiece that I originally spotted here. I changed mine up a bit though, so the metal on the cake pans (which …
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A few years ago, I watched a segment on Martha Stewart where her guest, Liz Smith, showed her how to make polymer clay Easter eggs. Being the adventurous sort, I thought I’d give it a try. I’d love to say my egg turned out the way I’d envisioned, but sadly, it …
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