Painted exterior brick – From dark to light
A more appropriate title for this post would be “Painted exterior brick – Finally revealing after 6 months”. 6 months to finally take pictures and write a post – can we say slacker?! We painted the...
View ArticleYou spent how much on trees? – Planting oaks
As you may already know from previous posts, I am a plant killer. The hubby on the other hand actually has a green thumb and is slightly obsessed with trees…specifically oaks. I think he might like...
View ArticleA green home – Climbing Ivy
Since we cleared up the landscaping we decided we were not really fond of the starkness of the front of the house. The porch area with the turquoise door has some interesting elements and will...
View ArticleDownfalls of Florida living – Hurricane preparations
So while many of you might strongly dislike me during the winter months while I’m posting pictures of the sunny outdoor projects I’m working on, this is the time of year you are happy that you are not...
View ArticleBlue skies ahead – Robin’s egg blue porch ceiling
Hope you all had a lovely weekend! We had lots of fun with good friends and managed to tackle a decent amount of house projects too, which to me equals a great weekend! No surprise that HGTV and DIY...
View ArticleThe list that probably won’t happen – 2013 house goals
Besides getting my blog back in order, we’ve declared 2013 the year of tackling more projects. 2012 was pretty quiet on the renovation front for us. Between my new job and Ray’s pottery business, we’ve...
View Articlea little list – 2014 goals
Yeah, so making grand Pinterest resolutions and house goals in 2013 did very little to keep me on track last year. Slacker. I admit it. Last year was pretty freaking busy and I just never managed to...
View Articlestill playing in the dirt – south florida landscape phase 2
This yard has been a never ending story of playing in the dirt. We inherited a very unruly South Florida landscape. The front yard has gone through some work in the past few years but still has a ton...
View Articlea little help from our friends – porch column cover up
The saga of making the front of our house presentable continues. We are not close to being done, but we’ve made the porch and the front of our house a goal for 2014. We’ve made progress with lots of...
View Articlelet it grow – south florida landscape is ready
I feel like we’ve been playing in the dirt way too long in the house. With summer fast approaching…yes, I said summer. This is South Florida. We flew past “winter” into just about summer already – it...
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