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Hello! I'm Suzannah, a serious DIYer. Follow along with my DIY fixer upper house renovation, sewing and crafty projects, real life parenting lessons, and de-stressing goals. I believe you can love your home just the way it is, AND have the power to design and make big changes to make it better.
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Vintage and floral little girl's room makeover
My wonderful friend and her family have been through more than I can imagine the past several years and have recently moved into what was her grandparents’ home. She’s doing an amazing job creating a beautiful, comfortable home for her family but I wanted to help with her…
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Halfway though pregnancy 3 and how it's different this time
I’ve loved reading back to my pregnancy update posts from the previous two pregnancies and seeing what’s different as I’ve gotten older and with each baby! Another milestone now… I’m more than halfway through. 22 weeks as I post this. At our ultrasound last week, everything…
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Historic home finished basement project
A few years ago, right before my divorce, we decided to spend the money and fully renovating our basement . Seismic stapling from the foundation to the wood, new drywall on the walls and ceiling, adding a full bathroom and quasi-bedroom, everything. I shared the details of that…
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Calm playroom makeover and high impact window coverings
Oh, how I love a simple room makeover--I swear all this room needed was Roman shades and curtains, and a rug! My friends just replaced their carpet with hardwoods to match their hallway, and now all their rooms have so much more potential. This room went from forgotten brown…
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Much-needed simple garage makeover
This was basically the last space in this house to get renovated! I've touched every room, the yard, the exterior, even the roof... all that was left was this garage and maybe some closets, ha! It wasn't a priority, just an eyesore that made me feel a little yucky, until we…
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How I DIYed My Wedding Flowers with Flower Moxie: Cost, Tips & Photos
Leading up to the wedding, when anyone asked me what I was most excited for, I said the flowers! I knew they would be fabulous because I had done a consultation call with a floral design designer from Flower Moxie , and she completely understood my vision and helped me figure…
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First trimester in your later 30s
It is surreal and so happy to be sharing about my third pregnancy at 38, six and eight years later after my first two and after divorce and losses of other kinds. I’ve always wanted three kids, but a couple years ago I was pretty sure it was never going to happen, and I accepted…
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Why I made my wedding dress (and how I did it in 3 days)
I just got married again, a much smaller wedding but my first wedding when I was 23. I thought I would keep things simple and choose a store-bought dress, but… It didn’t work out. Of course not! Let me tell you the story, and how my mom and I did it in three days. Non-iPhone…
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Backyard transformation over the past few years, nice enough for our wedding!
Because this house was such a fixer-upper and needed so many big projects to essentials like bathrooms and the roof, it took me a while to get to the yard. I’m also not a gardener, or at least I haven’t been so far in my life, so aside from grass versus pavers, I wasn’t sure…
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Unique bridal shower: DIY floral arranging class at home!
I am getting married in less than a month and getting into all the fun stuff! I hosted my bachelorette brunch/bridal shower (not really a shower since I threw it for myself, and said no gifts :P) with a floral-inspired lunch and then the most absolutely lovely activity for…
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Fairytale little girl's room is finally complete!
I made a lot of changes to Lucy's bedroom last year, shortly after we replaced the crib with a bed. But it was still not quite as nice as I was hoping, and this spring I put a couple very important finishing touches and changes in there and now it's totally done and lovely. READ…
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Full 'after' tour of our Tudor revival fixer-upper house and all sources
My home was recently featured in a full tour on Homeworthy , and I've spent the past year finishing the last little projects in preparation... I'm so proud and happy to call it DONE and share it all on here! (At least inside. I’ll save the exterior for another post when…
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Easy DIY built-in cabinets in the basement
We recently added a wall of built-in cabinets to the basement playroom/TV room... something I was always intimidated by before, but they turned out great and it wasn't that expensive! Sharing the details. READ POST
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Affordable breakfast area furniture, and what window treatments to use for a sliding glass door
I've been helping my friend with design updates for her early 2000's lovely but pretty basic home, and this area needed improvements in form AND function (anyone remember those full-length slatted blinds on sliding glass doors??). Breakfast Area Refresh and Sliding Glass Door…
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Complete living room update in a light and fun traditional home
I’m very excited to finally reveal my friend’s newer traditional home living room makeover. We worked almost all year on this last year and did several major updates, including wallpaper, new window, treatments, fireplace surface update, and a large enough rug. Wahoo! READ POST
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2025 recap and 2026 project goals!
2025 was a year of finishing touches and classic upgrades—the kinds of projects that make our historic home feel more polished and personal. Here’s a look back at the projects I actually completed and documented this year, plus what I’m dreaming up for 2026. 2025 Home Project…
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Classic Christmas decor around the house
Classic Christmas Around Our Tudor Revival Home Welcome to our cozy holiday house tour! I've been doing traditional reds and greens the past few years but this year decided there is nothing wrong with the basic Hallmark color palette... it's not overdone, it's classic! So you'll…
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My friend's simple but impactful kids' bathroom makeover
My sweet friend has a very nice but somewhat builder basic home from the early 2000s and I’ve been helping her lately make it a little bit more personal to her style. They did some nice updates to their bathrooms when they moved in, like replacing the square tile countertops…
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My friend's dining room--what a makeover
I’ve been working on several projects at my good friend's traditional but somewhat basic family home. The first one to be 100% done is this dining room! What a dramatic before and after (you’ll see) and all we did was some Facebook marketplace shopping, paint, and upgraded…
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The perfect high quality rug solution for a uniquely shaped room!
I have just majorly up-leveled my living room! (I hope I used that term right.) Point is, I have a unique, long, skinny living room in my historic Tudor revival house and there is just no way that a modern standard rug was ever going to be the right size. Back in the day…