bird bath happenings
I don’t have a lot of garden memories since I spent the majority of my childhood in military housing apartments overseas, but as I’ve shared before, the garden memories I do have are from my Oma and Opa’s garden. We lived with them when I was very little and my dad was on a hardship […]
tips on hanging peel-and-stick wallpaper
Back in April, I worked on the boys’ bathroom to give it a little refresh until it reaches the top of the renovation project priority list and we can completely gut and redo it. I actually liked the wallpaper and vintage blue accents in the bathroom, but after over 50 years of use, they really […]
fencing day two & DIY cost savings
We finished installing the second side of the fence yesterday and I took the time to take a few pictures to share how we did it for those who are curious or considering a similar project. You can read about our first day of “fencing” HERE. The fence really needed to be replaced from the […]
fencing day one | 1970 home renovation
We were planning on rebuilding our crumbling fence a few weeks ago when the weather was still reliably cool and before the vines took off, but just as I went to order the fence pickets, Home Depot didn’t have enough in stock. Someone else must’ve had the same idea because one day they were there […]
edging the front walk
If you can’t tell by my blog posts, we’ve been focusing our efforts on the exterior of the house over the past few weeks. I’ve been enjoying it and have some good momentum, but we’re also trying to get as much done before it gets uncomfortably hot. Spring and fall are my favorite times to […]
cleaning ivy (roots & stains) off of brick
When I first shared about the back wall of our house, I thought aloud about allowing ivy to grow up in certain areas and just keep it trimmed so it didn’t take over. However, after pulling it from all over the yard and seeing it try to climb into windows (successfully in the case of […]
royalty-free artist reference photos site launch
I’ve been working on a new project behind the scenes for a few months and now, we’re ready to officially launch! I am so excited to introduce you to my new site… www.artistreferencephotos.com One of the greatest frustrations I’ve experienced as a growing artist is finding reference photos for the things I want to paint […]
antique iron plant stand
One of the things on my Lucketts shopping wishlist was a plant stand. I was open to the style of plant stand, but I envisioned a tiered wrought iron plant stand and I know it would be hard to get that idea out of my head. I saw a few at the Lucketts Spring Market […]