In the last month I’ve stripped wallpaper, scraped paint, removed nails and screws and stickers from walls and ceilings, mixed joint compound, spackled walls, sanded walls, primed walls, painted walls, painted trim, dusted, vacuumed, cleaned, dusted, vacuumed, cleaned (yes, again), removed fixtures, become adept at taking down shelves with a crowbar and hammer, sanded floors, applied polyurethane to hardwoods – [...]

Last night, Brian and I had a two-hour date at the new house. Sure, we were sanding walls while dressed in our working-on-the-house clothes, and wearing safety glasses and dust masks (not exactly typical “date night” apparel)… …but we actually had a great time. With Christmas music playing in the background, we were spending time together, working toward making our [...]

Every mom needs a priceless piece of jewelry in their house… I just recently was given one of those one-of-a-kind priceless pieces by Henry. I can guarantee this… I will own this forever and ever and ever…

It’s almost carpet time! The “fun” part has been done – the picking of the colors and the ordering! Now it’s time to get a little down and dirty — time to get the house ready for the carpet! Home Depot was coming the NEXT DAY!!!!!!! So excited!! (Don’t mind my appearance… this was a full day of moving furniture [...]

I planned on doing some vlogging today – but my husband is away on a business trip and took the camera! So… please bear with me as I do another written post! Although, I think you’ll get a kick out of some of these tips. I emailed a few friends and had remembered some from a few years back… but [...]

My mother… God love her, but she wore a pair of my Donna Karan black strappy heels to a wedding this past weekend and scuffed them up! Scuffs all over the right heel – and a few on the left. Mom, what kind of dancing were you doing!? BUT, have NO fear. I fixed the scuff marks fast and easy [...]