Is there any food that is more universally loved than mashed potatoes? I’ve never met anybody that doesn’t like them, and even the pickiest children I’ve known will devour them. Most importantly, they make my husband and I very happy, so they turn up on our table fairly often. Now,…
How to Cut a Paver With an Angle Grinder
When installing our paver walkway, we had an angled ending and needed to cut our pavers. Fortunately, using an angle grinder makes quick work of cutting landscaping pavers. Unfortunately, we discovered this after many tries to manually break it using the wood chisels we had, which is far less effective….
Paint Like a Pro: 5 Easy Painting Steps
Painting a room is the simplest, budget-friendly way to transform any room in your house. Fortunately, it’s a straightforward DIY project that will look great as long as you follow these 5 easy painting steps Now, proper prep is critical, which I posted about yesterday and you can read here. …
Paint Like a Pro: 6 Easy Prep Steps
Painting a room is the simplest, budget-friendly way to transform any room in your house. Fortunately, it’s also a simple DIY project so you can save a bunch of money painting yourself, without it looking like a bunch of money painting yourself! The real secret in any great-looking paint job…
Build Your Own Paver Walkway
Building a walkway is hard work, but it’s not complicated, and the end result is so worth it! It not only looks great, but it absolutely saves your grass. We get a lot of rain living in the Seattle area, and when your yard is wet, regularly walking a path…
How to Prune Tomatoes
Fresh tomatoes are not only delicious, they’re actually very easy to grow if you have a good sunny spot. While pruning isn’t strictly necessary, it will maximize your yield. It ensures that leaves are more fully exposed to the sun and gathering more energy. It will also direct all that…
Unlimited Fresh Basil
Basil is absolutely my favorite herb for cooking. I mainly cook Italian food, so basil, ideally fresh, is an absolute must. It is also the easiest herb to grow, so it’s perfect for beginners! Finally, it’s so simple to propagate, so just one plant can ultimately provide a free, lifetime…
The Best Toilet Paper Holder
While not the most compelling topic, if you need toilet paper holders, you need to know the best kind. And, surprisingly, this seems to be the only area that the internet is quiet on as I could not find much helpful information at all when I was picking out my own. So hopefully experience and research helps you!
Planning a Paver Walkway
When you need a functional walkway but don’t want to spend a lot of money, a paver walkway is your perfect solution. You can use different types of pavers in different layouts to suit nearly any style, but the basics of planning and installation are always the same. Whatever you…
Building Custom Closet Shelves
First, I must prove to you why these custom shelves were necessary. When we moved in the linen closet (and all other closets…) had those builder-grade wire shelves that everybody puts up because they’re cheap. I didn’t like how they functioned, and the heights of the shelves gave me very…