I have love flagstone pathways, but I had always envisioned them in grand landscaping. So the thought of having one in our own yard was quite exciting, but intimidating at the same time. What I learned from laying our own flagstone pathway is…flagstone makes any …
As soon as the warm weather hits, I am ready to get to work on summer projects. It is the perfect time to start planning now. The weather is not great and the thought of summer gives you that little extra boost to get through …
As the months went on, the discolored grout bothered me. Also, the subway tiles I loved so dearly, just looked blah. I needed to update my kitchen backsplash! What I did turned out amazing and cost less than $20! #kitchen #backsplash #update #grout #colorant #onabudget #DIY
The process was amazing, taking an ugly closet with ivy contact paper and turning it into a beautiful and functional mudroom. It is hard to find a project more rewarding than that. To remind you what the mudroom looked like before, I have to give …
Pallet walls, I was hooked at first sight. I loved the rustic look and character that they add to a wall. I jumped at the chance to add one during our mudroom renovation. Besides loving the look, it would also be very durable. Step 1 …
Creating the Space
Every year when fall rolls around, I am very thankful we have a mudroom. The kids have leaves on their shoes and the weather goes between warm and cold, so muddy boots are all around. Living in Michigan it is a definite necessity for winter also; we need a place to put all our snow gear.
It makes me think back to the first year in our house. I can still picture my husband trying to come in the back door. As he tried to open the door, it would get caught on the kids boots and coats stopping it in place so he couldn’t get in. He would holler at me and I would have to come move the boots out of the way. The look of complete displeasure on his face, to say it nicely, still makes me laugh.
Playset Prep: All winter I stared out at the unfinished playset. The anticipation had mounted, so as soon as spring hit I was ready to paint the playset. Prepping the area was the first thing to be done on the playset. This post contains affiliate links. …
Fun and colorful are the two words that stuck in my mind as I tried to figure out what to do with the open spaces on our playset. Something like stained glass would be cool, with the sun shining through…but I didn’t really want glass …
Vision to Reality: The playset is now moved over to the corner, the retaining wall completed and the grass seed down; operation playset was in full effect. Now my favorite part…design. I had a few ideas of what I wanted, but needed to get it …
Deciding on the Wall: By moving the playset to the corner, we knew the yard slope would be an issue. Even though it was a slight slope, we would need to do something to level the ground out. Our solution was to build a small …
How to move a playset? Our playset makeover begins with moving our playset! See how we turned an old and ugly playset into a charming playset our children love! #diy #playset #makeover #howto #relocate #move #soontobecharming
