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Reasons We Recessed Our Induction Cooktop
Hands down, the recessed induction cooktop is one of my favorite features in our kitchen. When we planned to invest in the kitchen of our dreams, switching from gas to induction was high on our list. We wanted a high-efficiency […] The post Reasons We Recessed Our Induction…
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Make a DIY Pumpkin Totem Pole for Halloween Night
Stack your jack o’ lanterns to make a unique, Halloween totem pole. This simple, whimsical approach to the pumpkin carving tradition makes it easy to display multiple pumpkins in a small space or create a unique decor for Halloween night. […] The post Make a DIY Pumpkin Totem…
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Create a Unique Spider Web Pumpkin
While I’m always here for a traditional jack-o-lantern, this year I decided to spearhead a different approach. Come to find, it’s really easy to hand-stitch a spider web using simple black yarn. These pumpkins interspersed alongside DIY pumpkin flower planters […] The post…
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How Do We Really Like Our Home’s White Walls?
It’s been 6 years since we opted to paint all of the walls and trim in our entire house in Sherwin Williams “Snowbound” shade of white. We even used this white paint in the kitchen which was remodeled in late […] The post How Do We Really Like Our Home’s White Walls? appeared…
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How to Clean Your House – Fast
The “20 Things” Game: My “20 Things” song and dance might seem like something you’d hear while watching Mary Poppins, but I have to tell you, when you commit to cleaning up your home in small, swift batches, you get […] The post How to Clean Your House – Fast appeared first on…
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Why We Aren’t Doing a DIY Kitchen Remodel
It may come as some surprise that last fall, we hired a professional designer for our impending kitchen remodel. Why? Don’t you love the DIY stuff? Can’t you do everything? Isn’t it expensive? There are more than a few reasons […] The post Why We Aren’t Doing a DIY Kitchen…
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6 Summer Art Assignments For You and Your Kids
We invite the kids to get involved in plenty of projects around the house because at the ages 2, 5, and 12, they’re at the ages where they truly want to help and learn and create. It’s a fun time […] The post 6 Summer Art Assignments For You and Your Kids appeared first on…
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Our Expanded Outdoor Living Room
Our biggest project of 2018 kept us busy for quite some time. Scheming ways in which to update the covered porch of our midcentury home was a 5-year process, and though I’ve started many times to draft the story in […] The post Our Expanded Outdoor Living Room appeared first on…
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Lapse in Archive
I regret not keeping up on this “home journal” as thoroughly as I would have liked to the last few years. Our family doubled. Our yard work quadrupled. Work got crazy-fun. And then also, I watched this blogging “industry” change […] The post Lapse in Archive appeared first on…
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Troubleshooting the Growth of Leeks and Onions in New York
Expertise needed for this recreational Zone 5 gardener. An honest attempt at growing leeks My daughter and I start our leek seeds (“Hattie’s Leeks”) on Valentine’s Day. We started early after noticing that the ones at Wegmans were about 2.5″ […] The post Troubleshooting the…
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Devour This Slow Cooker Pumpkin Butter
Hello, pumpkin season! What should I do to make the most of you? I can only eat so much pie, so I’ve been looking for recipes that’ll make better use of the pumpkin supply from our CSA (we’re 4 years in […] The post Devour This Slow Cooker Pumpkin Butter appeared first on…
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How to Haunt Your Home With Faux-Broken Glass
In a world of crazy store-bought and DIY Halloween accessories, broken glass windows certainly seem like one of the most subtle accents one could add to their home this time of year… they look super cool in the evening when all of […] The post How to Haunt Your Home With…
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5 Years at Home
A thousand words couldn’t properly articulate how much we love living here. We celebrated our 5th “homeiversary” in June, and just wrapped our 6th summer in this lovely place. This year, I attempted to replicate a few of my favorite […] The post 5 Years at Home appeared first on…
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Martha, My Dog
Our newest BFF, companion girl, partner-in-crime, littlest sister arrived home earlier this month. Martha–named as a nod to our family’s infatuation with The Beatles and my insistence on using human names for pets–fell right into place. We were ready for her, with a […] The post…
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Chainsaw Know-How: Maintain, Sharpen, and Replace Your Chain
This post was sponsored by STIHL because they supplied the chainsaw (STIHL’s MSA 120 C-BQ) and sharpening equipment. The content itself is my own. It’s no secret that I advocate for homeowners to try battery-powered tools. Everything I’ve purchased and tested is pretty awesome,…
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Inspiration For a DIY Driftwood Clock
Heart-eyed emoji! If you’re wondering if you’ve seen this big piece of driftwood before, probably yes. It was the star of one of the first projects I featured on this blog back in 2010, and one of the few pieces of […] The post Inspiration For a DIY Driftwood Clock appeared…
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How to Repair Deteriorating Flagstone Steps
This post was sponsored by STIHL because they supplied the cut-off machine and safety equipment. However, the decrepit steps are my own, and repairing them has been on my list for a long time. Thanks to STIHL for partnering with me on […] The post How to Repair Deteriorating…
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How to Make Your Own Barn Quilt
Always committing to doing the things I say I’m going to do–in this case “barn quilt all the things”–I extended my collaboration with Buffalo-based designer Whitney Crispell of Local Color Quilts and made another totally crushworthy piece of outdoor art. […] The post How to Make…
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How to Make Your Own Swedish Torch
This post was sponsored by STIHL because they supplied the chainsaw and safety equipment. However, the project is my own and Swedish cut fire logs really are things we make and use at home. I figured it was about time you […] The post How to Make Your Own Swedish Torch appeared…