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Hanging a large mirror can feel like one of those projects that sits on your to-do list forever. I know, because mine sat on the wall (well, leaned against it) for eight years. Eight. Years. Y’all, I just could not commit. The mirror is heavy, it’s tall, and the thought of it crashing down at […]

Y’all. If you have ever spent a Saturday afternoon spreading fresh mulch in your flower beds, only to look out the window two months later and wonder where on earth all of it went, this post is for you. I have asked myself that exact question more times than I can count. I would lay […]

Y’all, I have a confession. I am a Facebook Marketplace addict. I scroll FBMP the way some people scroll Instagram before bed. And honestly? Some of my favorite home finds have come from random sellers in my area who had no idea what they were sitting on. That is exactly how I found these brass […]

Y’all, I need to talk about a garden hose. I know. That sounds ridiculous. But hear me out, because if you had told me two years ago that a retractable hose reel would make me genuinely excited about watering plants, I would have laughed in your face. And yet here we are. If you have […]

I have built slat walls three different ways. I have used individual wood strips, I have used acoustic panels, and I have used these MDF fluted panels from Lowe’s. And honestly? If I had to do it all over again, I would skip straight to the panels every single time. This project cost us about […]

I’m going to be honest with you right out of the gate, I did not plan on flipping a bathroom vanity. This bathroom remodel has been a slow burn. A “do-it-when-I-can” kind of project. I’ve been working on it mostly on my own, piece by piece, over the last year. And like most real-life renovations, […]

Okay, I have to share this with you because it is one of those projects that looks completely unimpressive until you see it on your energy bill. We are talking about a $30 fix that has saved our family hundreds of dollars a year on energy costs. No renovation. No contractor. Just a little attic […]

I’m just going to say it upfront: I am not a food blogger. I don’t test recipes twelve times, I don’t own fancy plating tools, and I absolutely do not measure everything down to the gram. What I am is a mom who’s been vegan for 10 years, gets asked for food ideas constantly, and […]

This used to be what my bathroom looked like. I never expected a simple baseboard removal to lead to a full shower gut — but that’s exactly what happened when I discovered a shower leak under my tile floor. *This post contains affiliate links. Please see full affiliate disclosure here. When I removed the baseboard in […]

I love my patio, but the floor has been through it. We had old tile, I painted it once (chaos), then finally paid to have the tile removed… which left me staring at a plain, rough concrete slab. I tried hiding it with an outdoor rug. Hated that for me. So I did what I […]