A mostly DIY Halloween exterior. When my parents built a fence to have a garden area where the dogs couldn’t get in, my mom left a section aside to hide the fireplace vent on the outside of the house. She then let my 2-year-old son paint the fencing. One day they were out of town.ContinueContinue reading “Re-imagining a Piece of Fence into a Spooky Gate”
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Renovating 407: The Creative
I was thinking yesterday I should have called it The Updating of 407. Because that is what most of it has been. My dad had to put tar on the dryer vent on the roof the other day, it was raining into my torn up shower. When they put up the new roof, right beforeContinueContinue reading “Renovating 407: The Creative”
Resizing a Kitchen
There used to be a “closed in” kitchen. Only thing missing was a swinging door where I am standing. All that seventies. Even a boob light. My dad went into the sauna like attic and found the wall wasn’t weight bearing. I got me a hammer and saw. Only problem was, those 2x4s were completelyContinueContinue reading “Resizing a Kitchen”
Renovating 407: 2 Years Later
I didn’t plan to do this much to the house. I didn’t plan on this much money going into it either. And I couldn’t even sell it tomorrow if I wanted to move again (which I don’t) because I have yet to get the shower in the master bath finished. LOL. I thought I wouldContinueContinue reading “Renovating 407: 2 Years Later”
Ain’t no Boring Mailbox
I’m sitting here at soccer practice, so I am going to steal from a Facebook post showing the mailbox I DIYed… Adventures in renovating: somewhere past week 55⏩ I saw this blog post about their pool progress, week 16. And I thought, it’s June and they aren’t finished after 16 weeks. That’s crazy. It’s poolContinueContinue reading “Ain’t no Boring Mailbox”
Upcycling Old Shutters
What do you do when you find sets of old shutters? You decorate them of course. I had found 2 sets of these right before Christmas a few years ago. I was looking for them to make something for my mom. I was lucky to have found them that day, at the first place IContinueContinue reading “Upcycling Old Shutters”
Advice for the Pantry Color
This is my we built it pantry. I got a paint that matched the cabinets my brother used to build my island. I got the wrong sheen so this is all I have painted. I don’t like the color. I love the white on the wall but it makes the white on the pantry lookContinueContinue reading “Advice for the Pantry Color”
Ode to the Men thru my Life
My normal readers may want to skip this post. Just saying. Nothing to do with DIY or photography. Just need to vent. And I wasn’t about to do this on Facebook because it’s too real. To Adrian Sanchez, Poncho Gonzales, Jason Weill, Jesse Solomon, Jimmy Mascari, Steven Sanchez, Jason Morales, Mike Plante, Felix Tafoya andContinueContinue reading “Ode to the Men thru my Life “
Hello Again
…its been awhile. I’m just lame. A manager (the only one that seems to notice how hard I work) said yesterday “maybe it’s time for new scenery”. I couldn’t have chosen better words. I have been doing the job I do for 4.5 years now. The constant walking (that is last weeks pedometer on myContinueContinue reading “Hello Again”
Copycat Copycat Cheesecake Factory Cheesecake
Ingredients CRUST: 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs (I used the Ninja and ground up whole crackers) 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/3 cup melted butter FILLING: 4 (8 oz.) packages cream cheese, softened 1 1/4 cups sugar 1/2 cup sour cream 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 5 large eggs TOPPING: 1/2 cup sour cream 2 teaspoonsContinueContinue reading “Copycat Copycat Cheesecake Factory Cheesecake”
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