Installing a hardwood floor in the kitchen of my first house (almost six years ago–don’t mind the buzz cut) was one of those Aha! moments where I realized I could…

When you take the first step on to that gnarled, winding path of building your own home, there are things you know you’re going to do. Frame a wall. Tile…

Alternatively titled: I must Have a Screw Loose. Or seven. Hundred. Drywall is the easiest part of building a room in theory… in practice, let’s be honest,  it’s really just…

I caught a glimpse of myself in the mirror at work today. It was the afternoon, so I’d been there nearly all day, and six hours later I stood in…

The Dumbest Thing I’ve Ever Had To Do First, let me relay a conversation that occurred between our loan officer and my wonderful, even-tempered significant other. Loan Officer: We’ll everything…

The Story: We say we’ve been seriously contemplating the addition for about a year, but it’s really been a month since we’ve begun to formulate anything resembling a workable plan….

The alternate title to this post could be “How an Angel Architect Saved our Sanity”. So here’s my first bit of advice to anyone who is DIYing an addition to…

DIY lovers, welcome to the wonderful world of DIY books. And not, insert-joist-A-into-foundation-B kind of DIY books either, but actual stories. If there’s anything I love more than Doing It…

What does it mean, being a girl while simultaneously being a powertool wielding badass? I can tell you this. Being a girl will often mean that people will tell you…

I have a problem. I am project ADD and I know it, okay? There are just so many wonderful things to be built and painted and refinished. First on my…

I like to play a little game with this blog… I look at all of the google searches that bring people to this site, and then I guess whether or…

Generally speaking, neither Hell nor high water can keep me away from my projects (And I’ve had both in my basement… can anyone say, sewer backup? Ugh.) though apparently an excess…

Despite the fact that my body and I have been fighting a losing a battle with mucus this week(nice visual, I know), the recycling cabinet actually got some legs yesterday. I…