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A Gift Guide of 61 Essential Tools, Broken Down By Project

November 27, 2020 - 2 Comments

Tool gift guides are a bit of a yawn sometimes, and not very helpful. We’re changing all that and giving you 61 tools anybody would love to receive, and breaking them down by the task they need to accomplish! And …

DIY

How to Drill into Tile To Hang A Shower Curtain

March 29, 2018 - 22 Comments

Drilling into freshly laid tile is a little bit scary, even for seasoned DIYers like us. In fact, last year after we finished the girls’ bathroom, we thought we’d bypass the whole project and just put a tension shower rod …

Briggs & Stratton Electric Pressure Washer

Tools

Our Pressure Washer is Our Best Friend + A Giveaway!!

June 1, 2017 - 35 Comments

This post and giveaway is sponsored by Briggs and Stratton. Pressure washing is, pretty much, our favorite summer hobby around here. In our most recent podcast, it was only a half-joke when we say we pressure wash every day. So …

DIY, Projects, Tools

How to Repair or Patch a Wall + Our Go-To Tools for the Job

March 20, 2017 - 12 Comments

Our stairwell has been through a lot over the years. From gallery walls and then no frames, to a new railing and the elimination of a DIY baby gate that was attached to the wall, the scars and gashes the …

Ask Julia, Decor, Tools

5 Tips for Keeping Area Rugs EXACTLY Where You Want Them.

January 5, 2017 - 37 Comments

A few months ago, we layered a really gorgeous vintage rug (from here) on top of our FLOR tiles in our entry. While we loved the character it added, and the extra layer of dirt camouflage, we struggled with it constantly bunching …

Tools

4 Reasons to Have a Garment Steamer In Your Tool Arsenal

August 16, 2016 - 21 Comments

We got a new toy, I mean tool–the CONAIR Turbo ExtremeSteam® Handheld Fabric Steamer–the most powerful handheld steamer on the market. Being someone that loathes ironing so much I only have a handful of shirts that need ironing ever, I knew it wouldn’t …

Tools

PSA – Tools on Sale (not sponsored)

December 10, 2015 - 4 Comments

Ok y’all, this is not a drill! Though, there are quite a few drills in this post, but crap, no, we don’t have time for lame puns because this is limited time only kinda stuff! Remember my gift guide last …

Tools

Our Go-To (Tried and True!) Paint Supplies

April 3, 2015 - 15 Comments

I have been meaning to put together this post for awhile, so when a reader on our last post reminded me how much I have been painting lately, I thought it’s time. So, here it is! The great guide to …

DIY

DIY Industrial Step Stool

June 19, 2014 - 126 Comments

Greta is at that magic age, where she is actually capable of helping out in the kitchen–washing the grapes and picking them off the stems, making her own peanut butter banana, helping Chris by dumping ingredients into the bowl, and …

Tools

Our Latest Indispensable Find + $100 Ace Giveaway

March 4, 2014 - 7 Comments

Chris and I have always been very selective about the sponsors and partners we work with. Our main goal of our blog is to document our home renovation and to share a little peek into our lives occasionally. We look …