Sod vs. Grass Seed: I Tried Both!
When we had our stone shore erosion structure built this summer the machinery chewed up our lawn and it was looking pretty tore up from the shore up (lol), so we had to decide between…
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Stone Shore Erosion Structure: How to Save …
I’ve been complaining about shore erosion for years and, after weighing different options that could save our lakefront lawn from shore erosion, we finally took action and had a stone shore erosion structure built. Frustratingly,…
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Garage Makeover: Painting Siding with a Paint …
I hope you’re not tired of seeing my garage yet, because I have another piece of this budget-friendly garage makeover to share: painting siding with a paint sprayer. The garage siding is not vinyl like…
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Garage Makeover: DIY Mural with Coastal Vibes
This DIY mural is a collaboration with Rust-Oleum, but all thoughts, opinions, and wild ideas are my own. Yesterday you saw how Hubby and I painted our soffit and fascia black, but today I’m sharing…
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Garage Makeover: DIY Painted Soffit and Fascia
This DIY painted soffit and fascia project is a collaboration with Rust-Oleum – but all thoughts, opinions, and reckless ideas are my own. Yup, I painted my soffit and fascia! It’s not a typo –…
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New Modern Patio Loungers
My genius plan was to have the house exterior renovated the last two weeks of July, stain the deck in the beginning of August, and then share some deck and patio decor right now, but…
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Charcoal Grey Painted Stone Exterior + How to …
The manufactured stone facade we have on the lake side of the house is finally painted, so we are looking at a gorgeous charcoal grey painted stone exterior and matching chimney these days! Although the…
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Shou Sugi Ban Japanese Wood Burning | DIY …
I love experimenting with different DIY techniques and, as both an avid maker of things and a volunteer firefighter, I feel duty bound to show you this really cool DIY charred wood tutorial – also…
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Patio Door Makeover | Before and After
I am so excited about the patio door makeover I’m sharing today! Hubby and I have finalized all of the decisions for our exterior renovation and now the work begins! To catch everyone up, we…
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Siding Material Pros & Cons
We are finally replacing our roof and are 95% committed to replacing the siding too, so I’ve been doing a lot of research and learning about different siding material pros & cons. If you follow…
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