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Triple IKEA Rast Hack

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I'm finding that when our shop is a hot mess, it makes us dread (and therefore put off) any projects that require us to be in there. This was also the case at the old house, but at least then all we needed to do was go clean it. Our current shop situation is that only half of our tools are unpacked, there's no work bench, things are strewn all over the room with absolutely no measure of organization. It's going to be a serious project in and of itself to get that place truly functional. And when ... [ Read More ]

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Looking Back at 2018

Well folks... 2018 was one for the books.Every year, between Christmas and New Years, I set aside some time to look back through a year's worth of blog posts and projects and gather them up in one happy/tidy post. Kind of like a recap of the ... [ Read More ]

Kids Upholstered Headboard Tutorial

Yo ho ho! Good morning besties! I'm in a mood today, so you've been warned.My friend Jenn inspired me to 'put myself together' a little more in the mornings (even though I'm a stay-at-home mom) because it magically gives her more energy and she ... [ Read More ]

Kids’ Room – The Triple Bunk

I'm not gonna lie y'all, I'm in survival mode. My mind is so full of things (renovation, homeschooling, Christmastime, lack of kitchen, lack of laundry facilities, etc) that I'm just going through the motions at this point. Do you ever have SO MANY ... [ Read More ]

Kitchen Update – Framing and Design Plans

I TOLD you I wouldn't leave you hanging too long after our last kitchen update post. Things seem to be happening fast now (it's about time), and it's so exciting to see things start to come together!Last time we left you off with this concrete ... [ Read More ]

Magnolia Bloom Stained Art

Ooo ooo oooooo! I have a new stained project for you today! With the craziness of this past year and the new house, I haven't had much time to throw around stain on my favorite canvas... WOOD! But Della's school was having an event with a raffle, and ... [ Read More ]

How to Paint your Kitchen Aid Mixer

It's been several years since I painted my Kitchen Aid Mixer and shared this post, and the finish is still FLAWLESS after all this time (and mannnnnny batches of chocolate cookies). I get emails all the time from people wondering how the new finish ... [ Read More ]

Turned Root Tumbler

If you've followed our kitchen build closely, then you might remember that we had an ENORMOUS pine tree taken down in the backyard in preparation to dig the foundation for the kitchen. Also, it was insanely close to our house, and a miracle that the ... [ Read More ]

Kitchen Update – THE KITCHEN HOLE

As slow as this kitchen-building process has been going, there really has been a lot that's gotten done since my last post update. Let's ignore the fact that it's taken the entire summer to make enough progress to garner a new 'kitchen update ... [ Read More ]

Our Tornado Experience and Emergency Preparedness

It's been two months since a devastating EF3 tornado hit our town, and I finally feel like I'm ready to talk about it. Inexplicably no one killed, but it's still painful to see your town shredded down to the nubbins. When the Today show talked about ... [ Read More ]

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