Don't love the color of your toilet flush handle but don't want to go through the effort to swap it out? Spray painting it might not be the answer! You might remember that as a part of the $100 room challenge, in an effort to save money and do the makeover on a budget, I...
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Upcycling an old bench
We're dumpster divers for sure. When I see a pile of stuff in front of someone's house, I can't help but go over and check for some goodies. It happened again last week when we were walking the dog and saw an old outdoor bench upside down. It was one of those benches that is...
Summer Reading List
Summertime is still chugging along (who am I kidding, it will be in the 90's here for another 3 months!) and summertime to me means a ton of reading. Sean & I have both been crushing books and wanted to pop in and share our favorites recently. Where We Belong by Emily Giffin This is...
Thrift Flip: Pineapple Clock Makeover
Hey y'all! Today I have a really fun thrift flip makeover project for you. I actually accidentally stumbled on Rustoleum's Creator Studio this month, which is a site that shares a lot of DIY challenges where you can link up projects and compete to win Rustoleum products and gift cards. I love a good DIY...
5 Reasons that you NEED bench seating in your dining room
One of the biggest questions that we get about the dining room table that Sean built is how do we like the bench seating (which he also built!) The answer is simple: we LOVE having bench seating in the dining room and think that you need it too! There are so many benefits compared to...
DIY Canoe Stand
Want to get your canoe off the ground? Here's how to build a cheap and easy DIY cane stand from old pallets! We have a huge canoe that was given to us by Morgan's family when we moved into our old house on a lake. Being on the water, it was the perfect place for...
Cocktail Hour - July 28th
Happy Friday, y'all. I hope that you are excited for a hot and sunny weekend. We are soaking up the end of July and celebrating both a friend's baby's baptism and another friend's birthday roast! One of my favorite parts of summer is rosé, and lately, I've been totally crushing on this Black Box Limited...
DIY Modern Metal & Wood Address Sign
Want to update your house numbers with a DIY wood address sign? Here's a step by step guide on how to make a DIY modern metal and wood address sign! This modern address plaque is a fast, easy way to add a quick pop of curb appeal to the front of your home. We wanted...
A Guest Room Refresh
Summertime is the number one time that we have guests come to visit, which totally makes sense since we live at the beach. As I used to say in college, my life is your vacation 😉 Our guest bedroom is one of the spots that we have not yet made over or decorated at all...
Our Experience at Haven Blog Conference 2017 Including a Male Perspective
If you follow us on social media (and you should!) then you probably know that we spent this past weekend in Atlanta attending Haven Conference. Haven is a conference for DIY and home bloggers. It is an opportunity to meet sponsors and other bloggers while learning new skills in very specific classes. This was our...
Our Tropical Oasis
Last week we told you about how we were prepping for our tropical oasis in our backyard and now we have the reveal! We've been working on this project in phases over the last three months or so and have finally finished. Now we can relax in style! We started this project by building a...
Prepping for our tropical yard corner
We mentioned to you the other day that we were starting work on creating a tropical corner in our yard where our hammock stand is. We wanted to create a lush, tropical feel so that when we are relaxing in the hammock we feel like we are on vacation. We had already built the DIY...
Should I work on one project at a time or multi-task?
Knowing how to prioritize tasks is essential in home projects and building. Let's discuss whether you should work on one project at a time or multi-task. I often have this internal debate: should I work on one project from start to finish or work on several projects in various phases at the same time? There's...
How to transplant grass: The Ultimate DIY guide!
Do you need to move grass from one spot to another? Here's our complete guide on how to transplant grass in your yard! We have been working so hard to grow grass in our yard and it's finally starting to work. Sadly, one of the spots where it is working REALLY well is an area...
DIY Elevated Plant Stand for Fiddle Leaf Figs and Other Indoor Plants
Here is a complete tutorial on how to build a raised plant stand for a single pot. Basic betches love them some fiddle leaf figs. All I have been hearing from Morgan is "I want a fiddle leaf fig" for about six months. I asked her why. She said, "because all the basic betches have...
5 Types of "Beachy" Style Decor
I always have a hard time when people ask me my home decor style. I want to say "beachy" but beachy, nautical style kind of gets a bad rep. Some people imagine a seashell-covered monstrosity - something like one of the tourist shops often found a block away from the beach pier. Today, I thought...
A Pink Peony & Seaglass Summer Tablescape
Happy Wednesday! I'm excited to share a fun summer tablescape with you today as a part of a big blogger link up party! Be sure to scroll all the way to the bottom of this post to click over to all of the other blogs. I love mixing up our dining table decor and while...
How We Store Dirty Kitchen Rags (with an upstairs laundry room)
I love that we have been fully committed to cloth rags and napkins for years now (and yes, when people come to our house they always want to use paper towels and say they "don't need fancy cloth napkins" and I have to convince them that it's okay, they aren't fancy!) In the condo, it...
Our Kitchen for Charleston Home & Design Magazine
IF YOU’RE STOPPING OVER FOR THE FIRST TIME, CHECK OUT ALL OF THE DETAILS ON OUR DIY COLORFUL COASTAL KITCHEN HERE! Y'all! I am so excited about today's post. About a week and a half ago, we had a photographer come and shoot our kitchen for Charleston Home and Design Magazine! IS THIS REAL LIFE?! They...
Year 2 House Updates Plan
Well, now that we have officially been in our house for a year and have made a big chunk of the large updates that we plan to make, let's check out what is left on our to do list and what we plan to work on in the second year in our house. Year two...
Updated House Tour: All the Changes to our Home in Year One
Can you believe that as of this weekend we have been in our home for one year? It is crazy! In some ways it feels like we just moved in and in other ways it feels like we have been here forever. We decided to film a full video sharing an update of how our...
DIY 3 Tiered Corner Plant Stand
If you have a lot of potted plants, consider making this simple DIY 3 tiered corner plant stand! It is the perfect corner planter for your front porch and can hold six pots at a time. You're going to love this cheap and easy 2x4 DIY project. Y'all know that I have been going crazy...
Seven Projects You Can Do For Cheap As a New Homeowner
Just bought a house but don't have any leftover money to make it look like your own? Here's 7 projects you can do for cheap that make a big difference! Buying a house is expensive. You put all of your available cash into a down payment, closing costs, moving costs, and tons of expenses that you...
Upcycling a Vase & Chips and Salsa Tray into a Porch Side Table
Happy Wednesday! I am so excited to be hosting a Thrift Games for you today - me and some of my blogger friends went thrifting with a $15 budget and found something cool to up cycle! I really wanted a side table to go on our screened in porch in between two of our free...
Where to Donate Towels, Blankets, and Linens
It might seem counter intuitive, but summer time is my favorite time to get rid of old towels, blankets, and linens. If you didn't use them the whole winter spring or fall, you probably do not need them. We recently refreshed our guest bathroom and got all new towels. I wanted to share where we...
DIY Colored Glass Balls for Decor
Hey y'all! Are you doing any decorating switch ups around your home lately? I love decorating and re-decorating spaces throughout the seasons. One of the easiest ways to do that is to just swap out small decor items. Whether you are swapping it out for the season or decorating with a more long term duration...
Should we cut the cord?
Are we the only millennials left that have cable? This is a serious question. We've started to notice that everyone we talk to watches different shows than us. It took a little while to realize this was because they are watching shows on Netflix, Hulu, HBO Go, Amazon, etc, and we're watching network cable. So...
Tropical Yard Update
We've been working REALLY hard to make our backyard beautiful. We live on the water and in a city that you can spend outside almost entirely all year long. We have major plans for the fall, but we've spent the spring and summer trying to clear up all the crap that we had and putting...
DIY Wall Mounted Laundry Room Trash Can Hack
Looking for a DIY wall mounted trash can to serve as your laundry room trash can? You'll love this simple hack! Since we built the new litter box for Bear, we really no longer had space for a floor trash can in the laundry room. I was looking for something simple and wall mounted to...
DIY Outdoor Hammock Side Table
Is anyone else starting to feel the summer heat? We sure are! One of the only places that we are able to keep cool from the South Carolina sun is in our hammock, nestled right under a giant oak tree. We love laying in the hammock, but have been feeling the serious need for somewhere...
How to DIY Shingle a Wood Shed Roof
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #RoofedItMyself #CollectiveBias Summer is upon us in Charleston and that means we are spending a lot of time outside in the warm weather. Our backyard is the main reason we bought the house, so we love to spend...
Our First Garden: A Check In
As you know, we have been super into our garden and yard this spring. We did a lot of planting in February and March and now are reaping the benefits of that. I wanted to check in with you and share how everything (mostly the veggies!) is doing. Veggies: I over planted our raised veggie...
5 Ways to Give Your Bathroom an Instant Rustic Refresh
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #MegaSummerRefresh #CollectiveBias It is summertime, and when you live at the beach, that means that it is guest season! In June, we will have friends and/or family in town for three weekends in a row. We are so...
DIY Wooden Top Entry Cat Litter Box
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #CatsLoveNutrish #CollectiveBias We are all about treating our pets to the nicest of everything. From toys to accommodations to food, our pets are a part of our family as much as any human, so we make it...
5 Tips for Hosting an Awesome Backyard Party
Sean just turned 30 and we celebrated with a backyard party! Since we moved into our new home, we have really loved throwing backyard parties. I wanted to stop by today and share my five best tips for an awesome backyard party! Keep it simple - guests aren't going to expect tassels and banners and...
How To Replace a Front Door Peep Hole
Need to replace your front door peep hole? This is a quick and easy DIY project if you want to update yours or fix it! This summer, we are trying to force ourselves to conquer some of the little projects that we have been putting off for the almost-year that we have been in this...
DIY Knock Off Wall Mounted Acrylic Frame Gallery Wall
Want to make DIY Wall Acrylic Frames? Here's the inexpensive tutorial! Happy Monday! Last week, one of my favorite blogs, Chris Loves Julia, shared a gallery wall that turned a bit scandalous in the comments. They purchased wall mounted acrylic frames on Etsy and got blasted for not making them homemade from scratch from plastic that they...
How to clean electric stove top - 3 ways!
Wondering how to clean electric stove top without damaging the glass? Here are 3 ways that make it easy to clean! Glass top electric stoves look sleek and modern. Modern generally brings to mind "clean." Clean lines, clean spaces, clean surfaces. But a glass electric stove is often not clean clean. They can be hard...
How to use a miter saw
The miter saw was the first tool we bought when we moved into our new house. It was something that I had wanted for a long time, but never had the storage capacity or real need for it in the condo. A miter saw is extremely easy to use, but you have to be careful,...
Our DIY Coastal Kitchen Reveal!
Check out how we renovated our 1990's orange, closed off kitchen and turned it into a modern, coastal kitchen oasis! And we did it ourselves! After several hard months of DIY, we are finally ready for our DIY coastal kitchen reveal! We have spent a lot of time on our kitchen and did the majority...
How to cut door hinge notches
Here's how to cut door hinge notches if you are working with a new door or need to change the direction of your existing door! Earlier this week, you read about the new pantry door we put up in our kitchen. It was a world of problems, but one of the easiest parts of the...
How to Get Lilly Pulitzer for Cheap on eBay
Happy Wednesday! I am excited today to share something a little different with you - how I get Lilly Pulitzer for cheap on eBay! I get a lot of questions about my Lilly wardrobe (get a sneak peek at my Lilly Instagram and in our closet reveal!) A lot of the questions revolve around the...