It's finally September and autumn is just around the corner! Yippee! Do you love fall like I do? I've got it so bad that I switch the Christmas song to this season, "It's the most wonderful time of the year...." Perfect time for a DIY floating mantel, don't you think? The colors, harvest time, ... READ the POST
Backyard Fun ~ DIY Style #1 ~ Sand Table
Summer is quickly coming to an end, but there is still plenty of time left to enjoy the beautiful weather and outdoors. Previously, I had shared with you a couple of backyard projects, the fire pit and my mud bar that were created by using reclaimed materials. This time, my project is not made ... READ the POST
Closet Renovation Using Reclaimed Barn Wood
Back in late winter, it was finally time to give my much used and much abused family mud room (walk-in-closet) a closet renovation like its never seen before. We live in a 1952 ranch home that has some great amenities in it, and this closet is one of them. It totally suits my gang because with 6 ... READ the POST
DIY Aged Copper Patina Tutorial
A paint brush has been my best friend this summer. (when isn't it, really?) I have painted our entire exterior of our home, twice, by myself. That doesn't include the furniture pieces I have done as well. I guess that makes me a lean, mean, paintin' machine...or just plain nuts. ahem. One of the ... READ the POST
Dill Pickles ~ How to Make Fermented Crock Dill Pickles
Summer offers garden goodness and one of my all-time favorites are pickles. If you eat the typical store-bought canned dill pickles or any canned pickle for that matter, you are completely missing out in more ways than one. A LITTLE HISTORY Fermented, or cultured foods, are an integral part ... READ the POST
Budget Fire Pit from Reclaimed Brick
Welcome back to those returning to see the next installation of the Backyard Fun Series! If you're just joining in, you can catch up on the first post about making a Mud Bar. Now the first project was for the kids. (secretly it's for you so you can catch up on that book you've been trying to finish ... READ the POST