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  • BASEMENT BUILDOUT : THE PLAN

    Teaming up for a home construction project probably isn’t the way most couples envision celebrating an anniversary together, but we have never been too concerned about doing things the conventional way. Life is pretty…

  • HOLIDAY DECOR TIPS + TRICKS

    As Derek’s mentioned, I thoroughly enjoy decorating for the holidays. But what I don’t enjoy is having a bunch of stuff in storage that is only used for one month out…

  • THE BLACK MAGIC TOUCH

    We just painted a blue accent wall and it’s result inspired us to be even more bold. Yup. I painted a wall black– “Black Magic” by Sherwin Williams, to be exact.…

  • BIKE HOIST

    We installed two bike hoists over the weekend. Check out these bad boys– total cost: only $10! But let’s rewind to the beginning: Our neighborhood garage sale took place over the…

  • AIR PLANTS + DIY PODS

    Late one night a few weeks ago, I was amazon-ing for some fabric spray paint for the office chairs, and ended up adding some “air plants” to the order. Here’s what…

  • ROCKING and PLANTING and WEEDING – OH MY!

    To say that “Derek has been busy in the yard” would be a huge understatement. He’s been at it since we moved here over three years ago– as you saw him…

  • THE WASHING WELL

    With toys and kids gear beginning to stake a claim to all parts of our home, we’ve started strategizing to try to make the most of our spaces. A big part…

  • GIFT GUIDE: FATHERS’ DAY

    We hope you (or if you’re a dude– your “baby mama”) had a beautiful Mothers’ Day. And now Fathers’ Day is right around the corner: June 15th. Here are some gift…

  • RESIDUAL PAINT ART

    Some of you know that I like to paint. For those of you that don’t know this, you can check out my art here, if you wish. Some of my favorite…

  • GOING YARD

    When we bought our first house just over three years ago, we were overjoyed to move out of our tiny one bedroom apartment and finally have a place of our own.…