Summertime and the reading is easy. Between lazing on the beach, travel time on vacations, and just wanting to lounge in the AC on a stiflingly hot day, summer is when we get a TON of our reading for the year done. We both have been crushing through books this summer and wanted to share...
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Nest Temperature Sensor Review
We have a Nest thermostat and have been using it for 2 years now. While it's great, we have really uneven heating and cooling in our home. The whole house is on one HVAC system but different rooms heat really differently. The office and the sunroom are definitely the hottest rooms in the house -...
Projects We've Made from Roadside Scraps
DIY doesn't have to be expensive. We've done a number of projects from scraps of wood and other materials that we found on the side of the road. These projects are so much fun, because we often have the idea that we're going to work on a project in a while, but then see the...
Quick DIY Wall Hooks
If you've been following along on our Instagram Stories, you've seen that we're working on creating a new craft closet in our guest room. It's part of a bigger makeover, but for now it left us with nowhere for guests to hang anything. With my mom coming to town this weekend, we threw together some...
Honest Amazon Prime Wardrobe Review
I recently discovered the Amazon service Prime Wardrobe and gave it a try. I had a really great experience and wanted to share an Amazon Prime Wardrobe review with you here today! Amazon Prime Wardrobe is a service on Amazon that mails you clothes to try on that you pick out. They do not charge...
Live Edge Wood Project Plans
Wanted to share with you today something we've been working on for a little while. A few weeks back, I picked up two one-inch thick slabs of live edge black walnut on Facebook Marketplace. The guy had a lots of pieces, but I loved the coloration and the grain on two specific pieces and thought...
Garden Update
It's June and that means our garden and yard in general is seeing the benefit of summer rain and suns and is in full bloom! I had to take advantage of it's beauty to share the progress with you today. PS - see all of our garden updates as a pinned story at the top...
Stay Hydrated with Filters Fast
Summer is here, and especially here in South Carolina, that means heat and humidity. If you aren't from the south, you don't realize exactly what a "wet heat" really is. It's a suffocating, pressure filled heat that really gets to you and drains you. But while the weather is hot, we are still outside a...
The Definitive 2018 Father's Day Gift Guide
When I was a kid, my mom would go out to the store and buy several small items that my dad would like. She would come home and lay them out on the bed with "price tags" that my brother and I could buy from her to give my dad with our savings. When we...
When to Give Up on Live Plants and Buy a Fake Tree
I love live plants. I have a ton inside and outside our home and most of them do really well. However, our home has a dead spot and that spot is our Master Bedroom. We have the perfect corner for a tall plant, but because the blinds are always closed (the windows face the sidewalk...
DIY Cat Play Gym
Want to build a fun toy for your cat? Here's how to build a DIY cat play gym! You know how cats never want to play with any toys that you buy them? I take that as a challenge to make Bear a toy that she will love. Since she loves ribbons so much, we...
DIY Way to Hide Your Trash Cans - woodworking plans!
Having trash cans stored in your front yard can really hurt your curb appeal, and many HOAs will fine you for it. Here's the easy way to hide your trash bins behind a DIY lattice wall - with printable PDF woodworking plans! Our trash and recycling cans have always been along the side of our...
Grill Accessories That You Will Actually Use
As summer rolls in, it's time to start grilling. Now, it's easy to over-buy grill accessories - holidays like Father's Day and hard-to-buy-for-men make it really tempting to buy them all! Believe me, I have been the victim of this (see - the taco griller - we loved tacos but this thing was pointless). Here...
Summer Floral Mantel
I love sharing seasonal mantel updates with y'all. I have been challenging myself to do them for no cost and have succeeded in doing that again today! I encourage you to shop your house and scavenge your yard for natural elements. Even just moving the same decor around your home is a great way to...
DIY Art for Around Your Home
Art can be extremely expensive. Not a knock on art prices, because artists work extremely hard at their craft and they deserve to be paid. But every new homeowner needs to fill the walls of their home. One way to do that is to DIY art for around your home. You might not think you're...
The BEST Rivet Rugs - Area Rugs from Amazon
Rug shopping is hard. Because stores don't tend to carry a large variety of styles or sizes ins tore (At least, not at big box stores) you are probably going to get pushed online for your search. Why not head to the retailer we all know & love - Amazon. I recently stumbled upon the...
Rust-Oleum Festival DIY Challenge
Hey guys! We're super excited to be participating in the Rust-Oleum Festival DIY Challenge! Summer means parties and parties mean fun decor. We're getting prepared to start hosting people at our house with our new patio and fire pit area, but we needed some decor to go with it. We started with this simple DIY...
Our Most Useful IKEA Purchases
IKEA seems to be a polarizing subject. People either think the furniture is great or cheap. We're in the camp that IKEA is a great place to get useful furniture at a reasonable price. Is it made from the highest quality materials? No, but that's not what you should expect when you go to IKEA....
How to Build a DIY Garden Arch Arbor- with PDF plans
Want to build a wood garden arch? You'll love this tutorial and DIY garden arch plans! We recently built a garden arbor arch to go around the gate to our backyard from our side yard. The space is pretty empty so we wanted to try to fill it with something eye catching and beautiful. We constructed...
Pineapple Decor For Summer
It is really starting to feel like summer time around here - it was in the 90's this weekend! While I don't redecorate my home for every season (how exhausting!) it is always fun to bring a little something into your home to reflect the outside temperatures. All year round, but especially in the summertime,...
What Happens When You Mail a Company
Key word in that title? MAIL. Not email, mail. It's amazing how far a simple hand-written note can go. It's something that is becoming more and more scarce, but we decided to give it a go with a few of our favorite companies to see what would happen. We've read online before people mailing to...
My Favorite Reveals from the Spring 2018 One Room Challenge
We decided not to participate in the One Room Challenge this season in favor of focusing on our backyard makeover but you know that I have still loved following along! Last week was reveal week and I took a nice long afternoon to go through the submissions. Here are my favorites! One Room Challenge Reveals that...
DIY Wooden Foot Rest
Want to build a wooden foot rest for under your desk? Check out this simple step by step tutorial! When Morgan's office switched from desktop computers to laptops, everyone was happy about the technology upgrade, except Morgan lost her foot rest. She always put her feet on top of her computer tower, and was really...
Outdoor Lanterns I Love
As the weather warms up, it's amazing to spend more days (and nights!) in your outdoor spaces. While I don't like to get too accessorized in the outdoors, there is one accessory that I love - a lantern! Of course they have a coastal, nautical feel but can also just feel summery and luxurious. I...
Our Hardscape Benches + Fire Pit with The Home Depot
We have been working really hard to get our backyard into entertaining-worthy shape for the summer season! We previously shared our wonderful new patio with you and are so excited to have partnered with the Home Depot again to add Pavestone Rumblestone hardscape benches and fire pit to our space. The bench and fire pit...
Repurpose Clip Hangers into Regular Hangers
We have gone through phases at our house where different hangers work better for us. Sometimes we need clip hangers, sometimes we need regular hangers. We love using velvet lined hangers because they are soft on our clothes and hold them in place, but we seem to run out of regular hangers a lot (I'm...
Happy Birthday Dear Morgan
Today is my beloved wife's birthday. She's about to celebrate the last year of her twenties and she definitely has no reason to be sad about turning the corner next year. She has absolutely accomplished so much in her life and I couldn't be more proud. I mean, just look at this blog alone. Charleston...
7 Handmade Gift Ideas for Mother's Day
Here's some great handmade gift ideas for Mother's Day that are sure to blow your mom away! She's going to love something you made special for her! Mother's Day is just around the corner and if you're crafty like us, you're probably interested in making something for mom like you did back when you were...
DIY Removable Pineapple Tassel Zipper Pull
If you love the look of a good tassel zipper pull but don't want to pay for one, you will love this super simple tutorial to make your own! If you know me, you know that I am obsessed with Lilly Pulitzer. Take a peek at my closet if you don't believe me. I don't...
Mothers Day Gift Ideas
Mothers Day will be here before you know it. While your presence is always the best present, here are a few Mothers Day gift ideas that I know no mama would be sad to receive! Here are a TON of woodworking projects that make great Mother's Day gifts! Sproket Photo Printer // Succulent Terrarium // Squirrel Proof Bird Feeder...
Three Ways We've Used Countertop Scraps
We're very resourceful people here at Charleston Crafted. We don't like to waste ANYTHING. We hoard anything that we think we can use again later. When we had our kitchen countertops custom made last year, we told them to save and bring us all the scraps they cut off. When they delivered the countertops, we...
A Long Weekend In Helen, Georgia
We usually take a big, ten day vacation for our wedding anniversary. This year, due to work and personal commitments, we weren't able to make a long vacation happen. But, we were able to squeeze in a four day trip. Sean offered to surprise me with our destination and just told me that we were...
Shop Our Master Bedroom
Hello hello! I am back again with another room that you can shop - this time it is our master bedroom. I love this room because it is so cozy and inviting. It was actually the first room that we "finished" in this house - so many people focus on common areas like a living...
3 Inspirational Painted Dressers
What is one thing that literally everyone needs, you can often find at a thrift store, and is easily transformable into something new? That would be a dresser for your clothes. If you've outgrown your old dresser or need a new one for a new space, it might not be feasible to buy a new...
Our Patio for the Home Depot Patio Style Challenge
Happy Monday y'all! I am so excited to tell you that, after weeks of teasing on our instagram, our patio makeover is going live on the Home Depot blog tomorrow! I was really blown away by the outdoor furniture & accessory selection at our local Home Depot and on HomeDepot.com. The variety of options made...
Target's New Opalhouse Home Decor Line is SO GOOD!
I accidentally stumbled on Target's new Opalhouse home decor line and y'all. It is SO GOOD! Overall it is very bold, boho, and also nature-inspired. All together, it's a lot. But there are so many amazing pieces, I just had to share with you today! FURNITURE Avocet Rattan Fan Back Accent Chair // Touraco Accent Table Brown/White // Myna...
Cheers to 3 Years
Today marks three years since our beautiful wedding. The years have flown by but it also feels like it has been forever. Know the feeling? I feel so lucky to have spent these three years married to my best friend and of course look back on the beautiful day and fabulous party very very fondly....
9 DIY Wedding Decor Ideas
Wow! Tomorrow marks our third wedding anniversary! Crazy how fast time flies. We have been doing so much travel and home renovation since then and can't believe that three years is already passed. Our upcoming anniversary got us thinking about our wedding day and some of the amazing DIY wedding decor we put together to...
Repurposing an Old Stone Fire Pit
We are having a lot of fun working on our yard this season. We already shared our new patio and if you follow us on Instagram, you've seen some sneak peeks of the work that we are doing on a hardscape bench and fire pit area off the end of the fire pit. Since we are...
Shop our Sunroom
Hey y'all! Today we are back with the next episode of Shop Our Space! This post is all about our sunroom. The sunroom is actually an addition on the back of our house. We love it for all of the windows, but the long skinny shape of it + the door placement make layouts a...
RYOBI 40v Expand-It System
Interested in all the options of the Ryobi 40v Expand-It System? The options are endless and we have a review of how it all works! Spring is here! And with spring comes yard work. Yard work can be a real drag sometimes, but that's only if you're using outdated, ill-performing equipment. We recently switched all...
Using pebbles to fill outdoor dead space
A couple weeks ago, we shared with you guys how we built a new raised bed cucumber garden that was featured on Pretty Handy Girl's website. When we built that garden, it left this weird outdoor dead space in the corner of our fence because the fence was angled. We didn't know what we could...