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Fall center piece for a living room or dining room table. With wood, fabric, and tiny pumpkins.

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DIY Scrap Wood Pumpkins

Creating A Cottage Garden Walkway

Building a Puppy Spot on Your Deck Phase 1: Installing Artificial Grass

DIY’s | Renovating

Spring 2023 One Room Challenge: Installing Artificial Grass

Have you ever thought of installing artificial grass in your yard? Do you live in an area prone to droughts? Maybe you live somewhere the water is expensive to run. Or maybe you love green grass but you’d rather not spend time mowing, watering and keeping up grass. We have the answer for you… artificial…

How To Set a Simple Yet Stunning Summer Table

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Decorating | Tablescapes

How To Set a Simple Yet Stunning Summer Table

How to set a simple yet stunning summer table. Follow these easy steps to create your tablescapes this smmer.

unstained wood boards for building a pergola

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DIY’s | Renovating

Spring 2023 One Room Challenge week 4 & 5

We are half way through the One Room Challenge. Things are definitely still in construction mode and I get a little nervous at this point wondering if everything is going to come together. The last two weeks have been spent working on prepping the wood for our pergola build. Sanding: Generally we would not take…

Mood board for the backyard pergola

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DIY’s | Renovating

Spring 2023 One Room Challenge Week 3

Taking 8 weeks to refresh or remodel a space in your home or yard seems like a fairly doable task. Having previously participated in this challenge, we know that we have to stay organized and keep our focus or things can get crazy pretty quick. One way we stay focused is creating a mood board…

Frame for the Pergola Patio is set and filled with a layer of dirt and then road base gravel.

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DIY’s | Renovating

Spring 2023 One Room Challenge- Weeks 1 & 2

We are cleaning up our backyard and creating outdoor living spaces. This spring we have taken on the One Room Challenge, which is 8 weeks to change up or create a space or room in your home. The Project: We have chosen to create a patio oasis and build a pergola for an outdoor hangout…

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