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Get the Fixer Upper Beach House Look from Amazon
Everyone is obsessed with Fixer Upper, right? Joanna's style doesn't necessarily line up with my own (travesty!) but I was really obsessed with one house that she did - the Fixer Upper beach house of course! I thought that it would be fun to grab some snapshots from that home tour and try to find...
$100 Challenge: Hallway Makeover Design Plan
Hey y'all! I am so excited to announce today that we will be once again participating in the $100 Room Challenge! What is this challenge? We are teaming up with a ton of fantastic home and DIY bloggers to completely make over a room in only 4 weeks. The only catch? Your shopping budget is...
Tips to Update a Gallery Wall
Gallery walls are all the rage. Believe me, I know, we have had a ton of them over the years. However, I can see how you might get sick of staring at the same elaborate gallery wall every day. So, here are some tips for how to update or refresh a boring gallery wall. How...
Gorgeous Costco Bedroom Furniture
Did you know that they actually sell gorgeous bedroom furniture at Costco? Here's my favorite pieces that they are selling now! Looking for the best Costco bedroom furniture? Here are my favorites! Well y'all know that I am on an Costco furniture kick lately. I was so inspired by their stuff that I had to...
5 DIY Wood Finishes Using a Heat Gun
A heat gun can make an awesome finish on wood, but you can do it in lots of different ways. Here's five different wood finishes with a heat gun! Heat guns are a really unique and really inexpensive tool to add to your DIY arsenal. We got this Wagner Heat Gun last month and have...
Three Variations of a Custom Closet
There's nothing better than a custom closet. OK, that's not 100% true, but a custom closet is definitely an upgrade. When you move into a new place and all it has in the closet is one builder's grade wire shelf that you're supposed to hang all of your clothes on and stack the rest of...
How to Create an Ombre Look with Spray Paint
Want to use paint to give something a gradient or interesting paint job? Here's How to Create an Ombre Look with Spray Paint! You may or may not remember that we previously had a snake plan next to our TV stand. Well, it wasn't doing too hot, so I moved it over to be near...
Move over Hygge: How to Lagom your Home
Last fall was all about hygge, which means making your home cozy and comfortable. This year is all about Lagom (rhymes with pom). What is lagom? Lagom is a Swedish word with a definition or translation meaning not too much, not too little - just the right amount. Lagom is about creating a balanced life....
How To Paint an Exterior Door With a Paint Sprayer
Want to paint your exterior door? It's easiest to do if you remove the door from the hinges, but here's how to do it without! I am all about a colored door! Especially since our walls are all gray, painting a door was a great way to bring a pop of color into a room....
Tile Back Splash vs. Painted Back Splash
Ahh, the age old question. Tile back splash vs. painted back splash. Since the first cave person put a bucket in the corner of their hut and called it a kitchen, people have asked how to protect their walls from splashing. OK, maybe this is an exaggeration, but in today's day of people going the...
Have Eclipse FOMO?
Today is the eclipse, y'all! We took the day off of work (work-work and blog-work) to enjoy the fact that we are in the path of totality here in Charleston and will get to see a full eclipse this afternoon. Heck, even schools are off today around here! But, we know that not all of...
Blogger Profile: Saws on Skates
We've mentioned our trip to the Haven Conference a lot since we went in July, but we met a ton of amazing people there, both bloggers and sponsors. We met a lot of bloggers who are doing some amazing stuff and we wanted to take time to profile a couple of our new friends. Our...
How to add a barn door lock
Barn doors are super trendy right now. We built one from scratch last year between our master bedroom and bathroom. It works perfectly, but one of the biggest questions we get is "how does it lock?" Well, it didn't... until now. If you're looking to add a barn door lock to your sliding barn door,...
Unique Gallery Wall Layout Ideas
Gallery walls are a great way to fill up a big blank wall, but there are so many different gallery wall layout ideas! Whether you are working with an empty space, above a couch, around a TV, or over a bed, gallery wall layouts can be adjusted to fit any space. We have hung a...
DIY Wood Burned Stool
Check out this simple DIY stool build that is made unique by using a heat gun to burn the wood! Today we have a DIY wood burned stool for you that we're really excited to share. This project turned out better than I expected and love how we got to try out two new tools...
Gorgeous Living Room Furniture that you wouldn't believe came from COSTCO
Looking for beautiful living room furniture at a great price? Here's the best living room furniture for sale at Costco right now! So, we go to Costco about once a month. I this month, I noticed (how could you miss it!) that they had brought out the furniture. When I think of Costco living room...
What I've learned about growing grass
Wondering how to grow grass? Here is what we learned from a ton of trial and error! We've been in our house for a year now and when we moved in, there was very little grass anywhere. I'm talking like 40% grass in the backyard and 30% grass in the front yard. Our backyard is...
Can you spray paint a toilet flush handle?
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...
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...